Weekly Hotlist: Data is Worthless if You Don't Communicate It

 

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June 24, 2013 Data is Worthless if You Don't Communicate It By Tom Davenport To be a better consumer of data, you also have to be able to tell people what it means.

Hiring Becoming a Better Judge of People by Anthony K. Tjan Ten questions to help you understand the "why" and "how" behind a person. Strategy Microsoft Blew It on the Price of Xbox One by Rafi Mohammed The tech giant chose the wrong moment to sell at a 25% premium over the competition. Creativity Use Tension and Conflict to Create Breakthrough Products by Matthew E. May Oppositional goals can actually increase creativity. Procter & Gamble The Black Swans Circling P&G by Grant McCracken Five megatrends that threaten the megacorporation. Personal effectiveness The Most Effective Ways to Make It Right When You Screw Up by Heidi Grant Halvorson Focus on the recipient's perspective, not yours. Managing uncertainty Is Anyone Really Responsible for Your Company's Data Security? by Joel Brenner Probably not. Global business Beware Africa's "Middle Class" by Bright B. Simons The continent's rising consumers don't fit easily into standard classifications. Talent management New Research: Where the Talent Wars Are Hottest by Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell A recent global poll shows the countries and industries where hiring is about to surge.

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