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Time management

5 Strategies for Getting More Work Done in Less Time by Elizabeth Grace Saunders

Use templates, checklists, and timeboxing.

Giving feedback

How Leaders Can Get Honest, Productive Feedback by Jennifer Porter

Show your colleagues that you appreciate their candor.

Strategic thinking

Managing When the Future Is Unclear by Lisa Lai

Periods of uncertainty don't have to be paralyzing.

Sales & Marketing

How Retail Changes When Algorithms Curate Everything We Buy by Bobby Gibbs, Nick Harrison

Think Expedia — but for consumer products.

Data

Data Was Supposed to Fix the U.S. Education System. Here's Why It Hasn't. by Simon Rodberg

Better information doesn't always lead to better teaching.

Creativity

How to Be Creative on Demand by Joseph Grenny

Strategies for coming up with good ideas when you need them.

Leadership

The Legacy of Herb Kelleher, Cofounder of Southwest Airlines by Bill Taylor

He showed that companies can create economic value based on human values.

Technology

3 Ways to Make Electronic Health Records Less Time-Consuming for Physicians by Derek A. Haas, John D. Halamka, Michael Suk

The time burden costs over $365 billion per year.

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