Personal Development

Leadership Is a Conversation

Boris Groysberg, Michael Slind

Reconsider the role of the leader and the role of conversation within the company.

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Why You Need to Make Your Life More Automatic

Tony Schwartz

Introduce rituals as a performance enhancer.

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Ballast: A Tool for Finding Work-Life Balance

Sabina Nawaz, John P. Williamson

Identify your core values to achieve effective work-life balance.

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You’ll Feel Less Rushed If You Give Time Away

Cassie Mogilner

We get a sense of regaining control over our agenda when we choose to devote time to people who need help.

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Train Your Brain to Focus

Paul Hammerness, Margaret Moore

Rather than try to improve efficiency and performance by multitasking, we are better off developing our ability to focus.

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The first 100 days of a new CIO: Nine steps for wiring in success

Michael Bloch, Paul Willmott

The first hundred days of an executive—a CIO in this case—should be prepared for even before arriving on the job, in order to maximize the odds of success.

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Le burn-out chez les expatriés

Marie-Pierre Parlange

Watch out for the risks of expatriation-related burnout.

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Tonight’s Presidential Debate Will Be Decided by Body Language

Amy J.C. Cuddy

How can you combine both power and warmth in your gestures to more effectively obtain the adhesion of your audience?

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Your Body Language Speaks for You in Meetings

Charalambos Vlachoutsicos

Some practical tips to become aware of your body language during important meetings.

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Enquête sur le bonheur personnel et professionnel en 2012

A pan-European study on the benefits of wellbeing at work for the company, as well as on the factors that influence it.

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