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July 22, 2019 The Art of Persuasion Hasn't Changed in 2,000 Years By Carmine Gallo What Aristotle can teach us about making an argument.

Motivating people Making Joy a Priority at Work by Alex Liu 90% of employees expect to feel joy. Only 37% do. Ethics How Our Brains Decide When to Trust by Paul J. Zak Insights from neuroscience. Talent management Why Consultants Quit Their Jobs to Go Independent by Dena McCallum, Susan J. Ashford, Brianna Barker Caza And how employers can retain them. Social responsibility For Leaders, Decency Is Just as Important as Intelligence by Bill Boulding Never forget that your decisions affect the lives of many, many people. Ethics The Trust Crisis by Sandra J. Sucher, Shalene Gupta Facebook, Boeing, and too many other firms are losing the public's faith. Can they regain it? Networking How to Reach Out to Someone Whose Career You Admire by Dorie Clark Highlight your value — and don't ask to meet for coffee. Communication Managers, You're More Intimidating Than You Think by Megan Reitz, John Higgins Powerful people are inherently scary. Knowledge management Why Employees Don't Share Knowledge with Each Other by Marylène Gagné, Amy Wei Tian, Christine Soo, Bo Zhang, Khee Seng Benjamin Ho, Katrina Hosszu Often it's because of how jobs are designed.

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