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September 06, 2013 Ambitious Women Face More Obstacles than Just Work-Life Balance By Sarah Green The reasons women don't reach the top go beyond having it all and leaning in.

Business education Six Classes Your Employer Wishes You Could Take by Michael Schrage Acquiring the skills you need to stay relevant shouldn't be a chore. Gender Why We Need More (Women) Leaders by Nancy Dearman Because we need more leaders, full stop. Global business How CEOs Are Succeeding in Africa by HBR IdeaCast Jonathan Berman, author of "Success in Africa," busts media myths about the continent. Managing people Make Your Knowledge Workers More Productive by Jordan Cohen and Julian Birkinshaw Three techniques for getting more out of your team. Education Should Higher Education Be Free? by Vijay Govindarajan and Jatin Desai Disruptive new models offer an alternative to expensive tuition. Economy Money's Other Purpose: Easing Our Fear of Death by Andrew O'Connell People desire money in part because it has the power to soothe existential fears. Advertising Better Data Can Help Advertisers Avoid Cringe-Inducing Ad Placement by Eddie Yoon And it can't come soon enough.

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