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February 28, 2019 How to Talk to an Employee Who Isn't Meeting Their Goals By Sabina Nawaz Be clear, be specific, and end with a plan to move forward.

Human resource management 12 Ways to Help Women in Retail Advance into Management by Fay Hanleybrown, Elizabeth Hawkins, Sandra Medrano There is a clear business case for investing in women's professional development. Competition Walmart's Strategy to Beat Amazon, and Millennial Socialism Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss how Walmart is trying to compete against Amazon and whether the strategy is working. They also debate the rise of socialism in U.S. millennials — is it a healthy phenomenon or a dangerous one? Business law Fighting Legalese with Digital, Personalized Contracts by William Pitt Simple changes could make them much shorter and clearer. Sales 4 Ways Sales Teams Could Get More Value Out of AI by Andris A. Zoltners, PK Sinha, Sally E. Lorimer, Arun Shastri Despite the hype, very few organizations are using it well.

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