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November 11, 2019 5 Mental Mistakes That Kill Your Productivity By Alice Boyes If your to-do list isn't getting any shorter, here's why.

Health Making Work Less Stressful and More Engaging for Your Employees By Natalia Peart 11 tips for managers. Meetings Why Groups Struggle to Solve Problems Together By Al Pittampalli If your meetings are unproductive, this might be the reason. Gender The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity in Supporting Female Entrepreneurs By Shalini Unnikrishnan, Roy Hanna Women-led companies outperform men-led firms over time, according to an analysis. Research & development Why Science-Driven Companies Should Use Agile By Alessandro Di Fiore, Kendra West, Andrea Segnalini Can breakthrough discoveries happen more efficiently? Gender Research: How Women and Men View Competition Differently By Selin Kesebir Understanding it can help break gender stereotypes. Assessing performance Attractive People Get Unfair Advantages at Work. AI Can Help. By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Algorithms can make sure decisions are about performance rather than looks. Diversity Getting Over Your Fear of Talking About Diversity By Daisy Auger-Dominguez Advice for leaders who are afraid of saying the wrong thing. Personnel policies When Companies Support Pumping Breastmilk at Work, Everyone Benefits By Allison S. Gabriel, Sabrina D. Volpone, Rebecca L. MacGowan, Marcus M. Butts, Christina M. Moran A study found it increases the employee's well-being and productivity.

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