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The Condensed September 2015 Issue

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.




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Become a Better Listener

Mark Goulston, psychiatrist and author of "Just Listen," explains how.




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Salman Rushdie on Creativity and Criticism

The acclaimed writer describes how he develops his novels, what he expects from reviewers, and why business people should still read fiction.




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PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on Design Thinking

How PepsiCo is harnessing the power of design.




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What’s Your Digital Quotient?

Kate Smaje of McKinsey explains how it's about more than being tech-savvy.




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The Condensed October 2015 Issue

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.




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The Creator of WordPress

Matt Mullenweg, founder and CEO of Automattic, on growth, leadership, and mindfulness.




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Build Your Character (at Least for a Day)

Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker, on why we need more time to develop our inner selves.




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Your Office’s Hidden Artists and How to Work with Them

Kimberly Elsbach, author of the HBR article "Collaborating with Creative Peers," on collaborating better with a certain type of colleague.




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Why the Term “Thought Leader” Isn’t Gross

Dorie Clark, author of "Stand Out," on having more influence.




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Disrupt Your Career, and Yourself

Whitney Johnson, author of "Disrupt Yourself," on taking the big risks we secretly want to.




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The Condensed November 2015 Issue

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.




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What Makes Social Entrepreneurs Successful?

Sally Osberg, president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation and author of "Getting Beyond Better" with Roger Martin.




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China and the Biggest Startup You’ve Probably Never Heard of

Clay Shirky talks about Xiaomi, the subject of his new book, "Little Rice."




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The Man Behind Siri Explains How to Start a Company

Norman Winarsky, coauthor of "If You Really Want to Change the World," on ventures that scale.




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Simple Rules for Creating Great Places to Work

Gareth Jones, author of "Why Should Anyone Work Here?", explains the things managers know, but struggle to do.




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Slide Deck Presentations Don’t Have to Be Terrible

Evan Loomis and Evan Baehr, coauthors of "Get Backed," on how to win someone over with PowerPoint.




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Katie Couric on the Shifting Landscape of News

The renowned American journalist talks with HBR senior editor Dan McGinn.




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The Condensed December 2015 Issue

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.




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4 Types of Conflict and How to Manage Them

Amy Gallo, author of the "HBR Guide to Managing Conflict at Work," explains the options.




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Accenture’s CEO on Leading Change

Pierre Nanterme discusses the forces changing consulting, and other knowledge-intensive industries.




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Life’s Work: Neil deGrasse Tyson

In every issue, we feature a conversation with someone who's been wildly successful outside the traditional business world. This time, it's an astrophysicist.




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The Condensed January-February 2016 Issue

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.




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Marketing Lessons for Companies Big and Small

Denise Lee Yohn, author of "Extraordinary Experiences" and "What Great Brands Do," explains what we can learn from retail and restaurant brands




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Achieve Your Goals (Finally)

Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of "No One Understands You and What to Do About It" and "9 Things Successful People Do Differently," explains how to actually stick to your resolutions this year.'




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Stop Focusing on Your Strengths

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor at University College London and Columbia University and CEO of Hogan Assessments, explains how the fad for strengths-based coaching may actually be weakening us.




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How to Give Constructive Feedback

Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman have administered thousands of 360-degree assessments through their consulting firm, Zenger/Folkman. This has given them a wealth of information about who benefits from criticism, and how to deliver it.




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Be a Superboss

Lorne Michaels, Bill Walsh, Alice Waters–all have had a disproportionate impact in their respective industries through their knack for collecting and inspiring great talent. We hear how they do it from Sydney Finkelstein, the Steven Roth Professor of Management in Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and the author of "Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent".




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Closing the Strategy-Execution Gap

Paul Leinwand, co-author of the book "Strategy That Works," explains how successful companies solve this thorny problem.




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The Condensed March 2016 Issue

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.




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Your Coworkers Should Know Your Salary

Pay transparency is actually a way better system than pay secrecy. David Burkus, professor at Oral Roberts University and author of "Under New Management," explains why.




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Are Leaders Getting Too Emotional?

There's a lot of crying and shouting both in politics and at the office. Gautam Mukunda of Harvard Business School and Gianpiero Petriglieri of INSEAD help us try to make sense of it all.




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The Condensed April 2016 Issue

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.




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How to Say No to More Work

Karen Dillon, author of the "HBR Guide to Office Politics", explains how to gracefully decline excessive projects–and thankless tasks.




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Life’s Work: Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Iconic relationship expert Dr. Ruth discusses what she's learned over a long career.




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Smart Managers Don’t Compare People to the “Average”

Todd Rose, the Director of the Mind, Brain, & Education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the author of "The End of Average: How to Succeed in a World That Values Sameness," explains why we should stop using averages to understand individuals.




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Understanding Agile Management

Darrell Rigby of Bain and Jeff Sutherland of Scrum explain the rise of lean, iterative management tactics, and how to implement them yourself.




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The Condensed May 2016 Issue

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.




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Isabel Allende on Fiction and Feminism

The bestselling author describes her creative process and explains why she was always determined to have a career.




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Let Employees Be People

Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey, both of Harvard, discuss what they've learned from studying radically transparent organizations where people at all levels of the hierarchy get candid feedback, show vulnerability, and grow on the job. Their book is "An Everyone Culture."




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Make Better Decisions

Therese Huston, Ph.D. and author of "How Women Decide," offers research-based tips for both men and women on how to make high quality, defensible decisions -- and sell them to your team.




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Be a Work/Life-Friendly Boss

Managers play a huge role in their employees' personal lives, which in turn affects productivity, morale, and turnover at work. Professor Scott Behson, author of "The Working Dad's Survival Guide," and professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, gives practical tips for being a leader who is flexible, fair, and effective.




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Yo-Yo Ma on Successful Creative Collaboration

The acclaimed cellist explains how he chooses and works with partners and shares advice on honing one's talent.




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Asking for Advice Makes People Think You’re Smarter

The research shows we shouldn't be afraid to ask for help. Francesca Gino and Alison Wood Brooks, both of Harvard Business School, explain.




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Greg Louganis on How to Achieve Peak Performance

The champion diver explains how visualization and ambitious goal-setting helped him achieve double gold medals in back-to-back Olympic Games and why he now serves as a mentor to younger athletes and a spokesman for LGBT causes.




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A Brief History of 21st Century Economics

Tim Sullivan, co-author with Ray Fisman of "The Inner Lives of Markets," on how we shape economic theory -- and how it shapes us.




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Brexit and the Leadership Equivalent of Empty Calories

Mark Blyth of Brown University and Gianpiero Petriglieri of INSEAD discuss Britain's vote to leave the European Union.




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Teaching Creativity to Leaders

Tim Brown, CEO and president of IDEO, on breakthrough problem-solving.




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The Zappos Holacracy Experiment

Ethan Bernstein, Harvard Business School professor, and John Bunch, holacracy implementation lead at Zappos, discuss the online retailer's transition to a flat, self-managed organization. They are the coauthors of the HBR article "Beyond the Holacracy Hype."




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In Praise of Dissenters and Non-Conformists

Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author of "Originals", on the science of standing out.