The Daily Alert from Harvard Business Review

 

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser.

March 22, 2017 Why You Should Make Time for Self-Reflection (Even If You Hate Doing It) By Jennifer Porter Start small.

Research & development Is R&D Getting Harder, or Are Companies Just Getting Worse At It? by Anne Marie Knott Returns to innovation appear to be declining. Competitive strategy Walmart Won't Stay on Top If Its Strategy Is "Copy Amazon" by Denise Lee Yohn Free two-day shipping is table stakes in e-commerce today. Networking When You Agree to a Networking Meeting But Don't Know What You're Going to Talk About by Dorie Clark If you're doing a favor for someone, let them take the lead. Policy Where Both the ACA and AHCA Fall Short, and What the Health Insurance Market Really Needs by David Blumenthal, Sara Collins We know what works, but the U.S. lacks the political will to implement it. Workspaces Research: Stale Office Air Is Making You Less Productive by Joseph G. Allen A better ventilation system doesn't have to break the bank.

BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials | HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set | HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations | HBR Guide to Better Business Writing | HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done

FEATURED PRODUCT What You Really Need to Lead: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner HBR Press Book What makes a leader? Can you really learn to lead? You might believe that leaders are born, not made. Perhaps you think that you need to hold an important job to be a leader—that you need permission to lead. Leadership is one of the most important aspects of our society. Yet there is enormous disagreement and confusion about what leadership means and whether it can really be learned. As Harvard Business School professor Robert Steven Kaplan explains in this powerful new book, leadership qualities are not something you either have or you don’t. Leadership is not a destination or a state of being. Leadership is about what you do, rather than who you are, and it starts with an ownership mind-set. Buy Now

FEATURED PRODUCT Financial Intelligence Collection Special Offer Many managers can’t read a balance sheet, wouldn’t recognize a liquidity ratio, and don’t know how to calculate return on investment. This specially priced collection gives managers mastery of the financial basics they need to plan, budget, forecast, and control resources with confidence. Buy It Now

ADVERTISEMENT

HBR.ORG | TOPICS | THE MAGAZINE | BOOKS | CASES | STORE | SUBSCRIBE TO HBR UNSUBSCRIBE | NEWSLETTERS PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT Copyright © 2017 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing 60 Harvard Way Boston, MA 02163 CUSTOMER SERVICE: 800-988-0886 (US/Canada) 1-617-783-7500 (outside the U.S. and Canada)