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February 4, 2019 What PwC Learned from Its Policy of Flexible Work for Everyone By Anne Donovan Working parents aren't the only ones who need flex time.

Conflict To Improve Your Team, First Work on Yourself by Jennifer Porter Are you part of the problem? Professional transitions If You're About to Take a New Job, Should You Consider Your Boss's Counteroffer? by Kelly O. Kay, Michael Cullen It's usually — but not always — a bad idea. Managing yourself Treat Your Weekend Like a Vacation by Cassie Mogilner Holmes This simple mindset shift can lead to greater happiness. Firing How to Decide Whether to Fire Someone by Rebecca Knight It's one of the hardest decisions a manager will ever have to make. Managing yourself Accounting for Time by Ashley Whillans, Hanne Collins Fresh research puts dollar values on how you spend your hours. Leading teams How to Unlock Your Team's Creativity by Rebecca Shambaugh Encourage a growth mindset. Disruptive innovation McKinsey's Three Horizons Model Defined Innovation for Years. Here's Why It No Longer Applies. by Steve Blank It assumes that breakthrough innovations will take years to develop. Security & privacy Improving Cybersecurity Means Taking More Care with What We Digitize by Andrew Burt, Dan Geer In some cases, it'll be necessary to preserve analog solutions.

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