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December 05, 2013 How to Argue Across Cultures By Jeanne Brett East and West need to meet halfway — but usually don't.

Talent management Ten Essential Tips for Hiring Your Next CEO by Ram Charan Have a plan in place before you actually need to use it. Consumer goods How Black Friday Lost its Mojo by Rafi Mohammed To compete with Cyber Monday, brick-and-mortars need to keep Friday special. Talent management This Is What It Looks Like When a Google Manager Gets Feedback by David A. Garvin An interactive look at one of the company's most effective tools. Sales A Problem Shared Is a Company Aligned by Charalambos Vlachoutsicos The case for transparency when conflict abounds. Talent management How to Get More Value Out of Your Data Analysts by Robert Morison The more time data analysts and business people spend together, the more productive both groups become. Social media Who's Managing Your Company's Network Effects? by Michael Schrage Only a Chief Network Effects Officer should be entrusted with handling such value. Design Don't Give Consumers Too Many Visual Choices by The Daily Stat Text prompts a slower, more systematic mental-processing style.

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