Many bosses say they want their managers to spend time developing people. But then they reward the results of that process, rather than time spent on it. If you truly expect your team to support the professional growth of their direct reports, put your money where your mouth is.
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A Tylenol Headache for the Chinese Communist Party
The fall of Communist Party leader Bo Xilai began as an exercise in crisis management for the Chinese Communist Party and it continues as such.
Bo — who is descended from Chinese Maoist royalty — had been flamboyantly …
China Makes iPads. So Why Does It Still Cut Corners For Its Own Consumers?
Consumers in China are all too familiar with the realities of shopping locally. In the kingdom of “caveat emptor,” the buyer who doesn’t beware faces a daily gamut of frustration and disappointment with substandard purchases — …
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Huffington: Financial Crisis or Empathy Crisis?
Last night at a cocktail party I attended in Davos, the queen of new media, Arianna Huffington, did a surprising thing. She asked people to unplug from their Blackberries and—gasp—slow down. Multi-tasking is ubiquitous at …
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WATCH: TIME’s Rana Foroohar on Social Business
Rana Foroohar, Assistant Managing Editor, talks about her interview with Professor Muhammad Yunus, the father of microfinance. More from Davos, here.
