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November 11, 2013 Indies Need to Push Back More on Amazon By The Daily Idea Amazon — the king of e-books and deep discounts — has offered an olive branch of sorts to indie bookstores via its new Source program. It works like this: If stores agree to sell Kindles, Amazon will offer them a 10% commission on every e-book a customer purchases on a device bought at the store for the next two years. It's a tempting deal for indies, for sure, but it's far from ideal. The biggest... More »

Decision making Stop Worrying About Making the Right Decision by Ed Batista We can't always make the right decision, but we can make every decision right. Innovation China Can't Be a Global Innovation Leader Unless It Does These Three Things by Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang And they all require the government to surmount a number of formidable hurdles. Crisis management What Really Led to Last Summer's Most Notorious Firing by The Shortlist For a few days last August, it was one of the most talked-about business stories in America: Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired someone abruptly during a meeting. A recording of the incident went viral. What made the typically affable Armstrong snap? In this massive piece, Nicholas Carlson analyze Managing people Is It OK to Yell at Your Employees? by Michael Schrage Raising your voice isn't necessarily a bad thing. Gender What Men Can Do to Help Women Advance Their Careers by Debora Spar Shaking off the past means changing how we act. Disruptive innovation Saving Academic Medicine from Obsolescence by Benjamin P. Sachs Academic health centers need to embrace change if they want to maintain their pre-eminence and viability. Personal effectiveness The First Step to Being Powerful by Nilofer Merchant The story you tell yourself shapes who you are — and what you can do. Education The Threat of Dismissal Shakes Up Chicago Public Schools by The Daily Stat When principles were able to fire teachers, faculty absences dropped. Managing yourself Three Creativity Challenges from IDEO's Leaders by Tom Kelley and David Kelley Innovation requires practice.

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