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October 31, 2018 4 Ways to Pressure-Test Strategic Decisions, Inspired by the U.S. Military By Rick Lynch, Jay Galeota Assign a team to poke holes in your strategy.

Developing employees Your Team Doesn't Need a Data Scientist for Simple Analytics by Kon Leong The skills you need are probably already in the company. Labor Myths of the Gig Economy, Corrected by David Jolley For one thing, Millennials aren't that into it. Sponsor content FROM TABLEAU Power Sales Performance by Harnessing Analytics By Brian Selby, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations, Tableau Software How often is your sales team making important decisions based on gut feel? Are you sure that deal will close this quarter and was it optimally priced? Are your sales resources allocated properly to drive growth? In my experience, when sales organizations make major […] Project management Stop Initiative Overload Rose Hollister and Michael Watkins, consultants at Genesis Advisers, argue that many companies today are taking on too many initiatives. Each manager might have their own pet projects they want to focus on, but that trickles down to lower level workers dealing with more projects at a time that they can handle, or do well. This episode also offers practical tips for senior-level leaders to truly prioritize the best initiatives at their company — or risk losing some of their top talent. Hollister and Watkins are the authors of the HBR article "Too Many Projects." with. They are the authors of "Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women." Operations How One Hospital Improved Patient Safety in 10 Minutes a Day by Roel van der Heijde, Dirk Deichmann It involves a quick meeting and a deck of cards. Technology Chinese Activists Are Using Blockchain to Document #MeToo Stories by Catherine Tucker, Yudan Pang The technology is helping them bypass online censorship.

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