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January 13, 2014 Chris Christie's "Bridge-gate" and the Nature of Payback By David P. Barash Vindictive behavior has its roots in evolutionary biology -- so don't expect it to always be rational.

Compensation Stop Basing Pay on Performance Reviews by Tom DiDonato Severing the link to compensation is the key to honest feedback. Compensation Need a Reason to Stop Giving Out Bonuses? by The Shortlist Back in 2002, Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella told Fortune that the more he earned, the more he was preoccupied by his earnings, a comment that got researchers Sanford E. DeVoe of the University of Toronto, Jeffrey Pfeffer of Stanford, and Byron Y. Lee of Renmin University of China wondering about money Managing yourself Change Your Intention to Focus Your Attention by Caroline Webb Reset your unconscious filters, deliberately. Boards Root Out Dysfunction in the Boardroom by Ram Charan Diagnosing and dealing with difficult directors. Managing yourself For a More Flexible Workforce, Hire Self-Aware People by Rich Thompson Know thyself -- and thine employees. Decision making Drive Performance by Focusing on Routine Decisions by Brad Power Searching for process improvements in the knowledge economy. Economy A Long View Shows That the Global Downturn May Be Worse Than the Depression by The Daily Stat The U.S., by contrast, has recovered well. Mergers & Acquisitions 2014 Will Be the Year of the Business Remix by Ben Gomes-Casseres The simple merger is becoming a thing of the past.

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