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August 30, 2022

Do this exercise to get more meaning from your life

It's about pinning down your "ultimate why," according to Berkeley Haas professors Sahar Yousef and Lucas Miller.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
10 mins
For students
goals
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August 29, 2022

4 steps to give a winning presentation (hint: sound like a human)

We all know what a great presentation sounds like. But going up there and delivering one ourselves? That's a different matter.

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Greg Shove
Sam Buti
6 mins
For students
storytelling
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July 27, 2022

5 questions every great manager asks their team

Stop asking, "When will I get this by?" and start asking the five questions that matter for coaching great teams.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
Management
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July 27, 2022

Having morale issues? Try telling better stories

Unhappy workers have usually lost faith in their leadership's story. Here's how to tell a better one.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 mins
For students
storytelling
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March 3, 2023

What is Web3 (and why should I care)?

Everything you need to know to talk about Web3 at your next cocktail hour.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
Web3
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August 9, 2023

The science-based secret to being more productive at work

Have you ever sat in a 9 a.m. meeting with your team and wondered why one person is jacked up on coffee and firing off ideas, and another person looks like they just woke up from a 100-year sleep?

You might think, “Well, the first person is just more productive. They’re good at their job, whereas Steve is a useless lump. Duh.” 

But actually, it’s not that simple. These two people probably have different chronotypes – meaning they’re inclined to sleep, work, and recover at different times. 

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
7 mins
For students
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March 3, 2023

Why most corporate learning offerings suck (and how to fix it)

What percentage of employees actually use the skills they learn in L&D programs at their jobs?

Twelve percent.

If these numbers sound rough, that’s because they are...

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For companies
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March 3, 2023

The three skills that actually matter to business growth

Do you ever look at a company like Google or Netflix and think, “I know we could be that successful – if only we had their people on our team”? 

The bad news: It’s impossibly expensive to recruit talent from the top tech companies.

The good news: You can develop this type of talent in-house, if you zero in on the skills that actually matter to drive business growth.

To help you, our research team looked at 100 of today’s top-performing organizations and identified the business skills that matter. 

These are the skills that should be your top priority in talent development. So let’s get started.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 minutes
For companies

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