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Before Covid, executives often had the chance to casually chat with colleagues while they grabbed coffee before a meeting started. Today, as participants’ windows pop up on the screen, it’s either talk to everyone or don’t talk at all. Here are four ways to bring small talk back.

Companies can design better products by looking at the jobs that customers are struggling to do. Learn how in this video slide deck.

Adopt these mindsets and behaviors.

They can be a source of competitive advantage and growth.

Michael Porter and Jim Heppelman explain how augmented reality will change how we work.

Most people show at least three.

Five ways to manage your company like a software business.

Don't avoid confrontation.

Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. surgeon general, explains what can be done.

Sometimes just being yourself is the wrong thing to do -- especially as you move into new roles and face new challenges. Learn how how leaders can develop an "adaptively authentic" style in this video slide deck.

Half of leaders fail in their first role.

Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson show how it can improve resilience.

Category creators like Tesla are reinventing the way business works.

It's not a fad or a 'soft' topic.

They all have pros and cons.

If you don't like your choices, create better ones.

Chris Zook explains how you can fight bureaucracy by thinking like a founder.

Irene Yuan Sun explains why Africa could be the world's next great manufacturing center.

Even if you work within a company, these 5 strategies can help you make the most of your talents.

The power of a distributed ledger.

Thinking styles matter.

These six tactics create productive conflict with a focus on issues, not personalities.

If your employees are underperforming, it could be a result of your own low expectations. Learn how to reverse the vicious circle in this video slide deck.

Don't underestimate the importance of basic competence.

These 4 steps will help you resolve conflicts, whether you're a seeker or an avoider.

Avoid these common traps when you join a new organization.

Based on decades of patenting data.

How to achieve your goals while keeping stress under control.

Get employees to move forward on their own, without being pushed.

You can achieve wins in four domains of life at once–work, family, community, and self—following Friedman’s Total Leadership process. Learn how in this video slide deck.

They vary in deference and decision making.

Overcome the challenges and get everyone working together.

Thomas Lee, MD explains how ideas from Michael Porter and other business thinkers could fix healthcare.

Working-class men got the fewest callbacks.

iRobot cofounder Helen Greiner has moved on to found a drone company. When we visited, she said, "I can't think of an industry that shouldn't be thinking about their drone strategy." Watch now.

None of them involve delivering packages.

The best defense against these traps is awareness.

The average breach costs around $4 million.

Making the leap from unit-level manager to company-level executive requires some key changes to your leadership style. Learn what they are in this video slide deck.

Account for the intangibles.

A business plan that asks -- and answers -- the right questions is a powerful tool.

Think about consumers' jobs-to-be-done.

Companies may be profiting, but they're not investing those profits in long-term growth.

Generosity burnout, explained.

Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision.

Pay gaps are rising between companies more than within them.

Work-life balance and flexibility rank highly.

It's the language of international business.

A two-minute guide to one of the most important types of data analysis.