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In Search of Microsoft’s New CEO Whether you love Microsoft or absolutely hate the company, you have to admit that whoever replaces Steve Ballmer and becomes the next CEO will be the most watched person in the information technology (IT) world for the next several years. Joe Townsend explores the candidates for this huge role. |
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How Good Team Members Deal with Delivering Bad News No one likes to deliver bad news. But sometimes you have no choice. Sometimes you have to give your customers, managers, or employees information that will displease them or make them angry. How can you best deliver the bad news? Naomi Karten offers some important tips for anyone to consider. |
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What Does the Sport of Cycling Teach Us about Teamwork? One of the skills needed to be an effective part of a team—or to run a large corporation—is the ability to work with a diverse set of people, which is broadly an attribute of good teamwork. Of the many sources available to learn about teamwork, sports-related metaphors are often the best. |
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