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June 10, 2019 Why You Should Create a "Shadow Board" of Younger Employees By Jennifer Jordan, Michael Sorell Lessons from four companies that tried it.

Growth strategy Disruption Starts with Unhappy Customers, Not Technology by Thales S. Teixeira A common misunderstanding of an important idea. Hiring Every New Employee Needs an Onboarding "Buddy" by Dawn Klinghoffer, Candice Young, Dave Haspas Lessons from a pilot program at Microsoft. Managing people If Your Managers Aren't Engaged, Your Employees Won't Be Either by James Harter It's hard to change a culture when its leaders are checked out. Health Why People Hide Their Disabilities at Work by Pooja Jain-Link, Julia Taylor Kennedy And how they can feel safe and included. Entrepreneurship How AI Could Help Small Businesses by Karen Mills Access to capital and a better understanding of critical metrics. Corporate communications Why We Need to Rethink "Employer Brand" by Ken Banta, Michael Watras Too often it has nothing to do with the core business. Entrepreneurship How Corporations Can Better Work With Startups by Julia Prats, Josemaria Siota According to 120 chief innovation officers. Design Why Managers Design Jobs to Be More Boring Than They Need to Be by Sharon K. Parker, Daniela Andrei, Anja Van den Broeck Making a role efficient doesn't always make it engaging.

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