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September 9, 2019 Should You Accept a Lower-Level Job After a Career Break? By Carol Fishman Cohen Prioritize opportunity, not prestige.

Project management When Waterfall Principles Sneak Back Into Agile Workflows By Steve Blank Beware "AgileFall." Leadership Hire Leaders for What They Can Do, Not What They Have Done By Josh Bersin, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Three questions to ask about each candidate. Productivity How to Motivate Yourself When You Don't Have a Deadline By Elizabeth Grace Saunders Set up your own incentives and rewards. Labor It's Time for a C-Level Role Dedicated to Reskilling Workers By André Dua, Liz Hilton Segel, Susan Lund Who's in charge of preparing your workforce for the future? Negotiations Research: Being Nice in a Negotiation Can Backfire By Martha Jeong, Julia A. Minson, Mike Yeomans, Francesca Gino Warm and friendly isn't always the most lucrative approach. Decision making Are You at Risk of a Mid-Career Rut? By Laurence Minsky, Julia Tang Peters It's a low point for work-related decision making. Stress When Teamwork Is Good for Employees — and When It Isn't By Chidiebere Ogbonnaya It doesn't always make the dream work. Meetings To Build an Inclusive Culture, Start with Inclusive Meetings By Kathryn Heath, Brenda F. Wensil Look out for people who dominate the conversation.

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