Hotlist: The Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019

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October 28, 2019 The Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019 By Harvard Business Review Staff The latest edition of HBR's annual list.

Collaboration The Truth About Open Offices by Ethan Bernstein, Ben Waber There are reasons why they don't produce the desired interactions. Presentations How to Look and Sound Confident During a Presentation by Carmine Gallo Your audience will make up their minds about you in seconds. Gender The Secrets of Successful Female Networkers Four behaviors set them apart. Diversity How the Best Bosses Interrupt Bias on Their Teams by Joan C. Williams, Sky Mihaylo Strategies to foster equity and inclusion. Coaching The Leader as Coach by Herminia Ibarra, Anne Scoular How to unleash innovation, energy, and commitment. Entrepreneurship What the Lean Startup Method Gets Right and Wrong by Ethan Mollick It puts a premium on customer experience, but undervalues strategic thinking. Managing people Helping Your Team Feel the Purpose in Their Work by Dan Cable Show people how their work impacts others. Collaboration Cracking the Code of Sustained Collaboration by Francesca Gino Six new tools for training people to work together better.

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