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March 31, 2017 How to Get Your Team to Follow Through After a Meeting By Paul Axtell Send out a one-page summary within an hour.

Policy What a Bipartisan Approach to U.S. Health Care Could Look Like by John S. Toussaint Encourage competition, reduce costs, and cover the poorest. Government Making Government Reorgs Work by Stephen Heidari-Robinson Only 13% of them achieve their goals. Technology How to Win with Automation (Hint: It's Not Chasing Efficiency) by Greg Satell Don't look for low-hanging fruit. Leading teams How Personalities Affect Team Chemistry Deloitte national managing director Kim Christfort talks about the different personality styles in an organization and the challenges of bringing them together. Her firm has developed a classification system to help companies better understand personality styles and capitalize on their cognitive diversity. She and Suzanne M. Johnson Vickberg coauthored the article, "Pioneers, Drivers, Integrators, and Guardians" in the March-April 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review. Diversity Teams Solve Problems Faster When They're More Cognitively Diverse by Alison Reynolds, David Lewis Find people who disagree with you and cherish them. Labor Inequality Isn't Just Due to Market Forces — It's Caused by Decisions the Boss Makes, Too by Adam Cobb There are factors within our control. Strategy Is It Too Late for Sears to Save Itself? by Denise Lee Yohn The retailer could take a cue from Marvel.

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