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January 23, 2014 Cracking the Code That Stalls Multicultural Professionals By Sylvia Ann Hewlett Executive presence is difficult to embody when it's based on white male standards.

Innovation So You Want to Build an Internet of Things Business by Gordon Hui You have three big challenges. You must manage them all well. Managing people How to Engage Employees Who Are About to Lose Their Jobs by Ken Banta Successful mergers and acquisitions require transformative, empathetic leaders. Politics For a Codependent America and China, What Comes Next? by Stephen Roach There are risks and opportunities for both nations. Consumer goods Three Long-Held Concepts Every Marketer Should Rethink by Itamar Simonson Brand, loyalty, and positioning aren't what they used to be. Ethics What People Really Care About When They Meet You: Are You a Good Person? by The Daily Stat Recent theories say that the two fundamental dimensions of perception are warmth and competence, not morality. Personal effectiveness Does Your Company Make You a Better Person? by Robert Kegan Successful organizations place personal development front and center.

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