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January 06, 2014 How Regular Exercise Helps You Balance Work and Family By Russell Clayton A reduction in stress is tantamount to an expansion of time.

Talent management Headhunters Reveal What Candidates Want by Boris Groysberg To recruit the best, offer more than a job. Difficult conversations Life After the Death of a Colleague by The Shortlist Six things, according to Michael Hobbes in this thoughtful essay about something we hope never happens (but most likely will). First, at least in Hobbes's office, someone tells you that Colin, the guy in communications, died. It's an awkward and difficult conversation. Second, "We are terrible." By Economy Who Will Create the Future? by Umair Haque It probably won't be America. Managing yourself Overcome the Eight Barriers to Confidence by Rosabeth Moss Kanter Achieve your goals this year. Talent management Africa's Companies Need to Become More Like Training Schools by Bryan Mezue Investing in employees can help solve Africa's youth unemployment crisis. Managing yourself If You Were a Poor Performer, You Wouldn't Be Aware of It by The Daily Stat People who lack the skill to perform well also tend to lack the ability to judge performance (their own or others'). Decision making Zappos' CEO on Using Corporate Relocation to Preserve Customer-Led Culture by Tony Hsieh CEO Tony Hsieh explains why the company moved from San Francisco to Las Vegas.

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