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Here are 185 books Bill Gates has read and thinks you should too Meredith Lepore

Like many prolific business leaders, Bill Gates is a great reader. Gates reads about 50 books per year which means he is going through one per week. And not only is he reading about them but then he is writing recommendations for them on his blog and encouraging the world to adopt his vociferous appetite for books (sometimes with the help of puppies.) In a recent interview with The New York Times Gates said reading is one of his main tools for learning. “These days, I also get to visit interesting places, meet with scientists, and watch a lot of lectures online,” Gates explained. “But reading is still the main way that I both learn new things and test my understanding.” … Read More

Resumes

How do I use the right keywords on my resume?Danny Rubin

On a resume, lead with your skills because, in the crowded, competitive world of online job applications, your skill set matters above all. Somewhere, a robot is waiting to call your name. Read More

Productivity

It's not you, it's them: How to survive a gaslighting boss Ladders Contributor

Whether it’s the boss that overshares, the boss without work/life balance, or the one who micromanages, bad bosses are the subject of happy hour grievances and the top cause of employee turnover at companies across the country. Read More

Office Life

3 ways to manage up when you have a bad boss Mary Lee Gannon

One of the tests of being a leader is knowing how to navigate a boss who doesn’t score highly as a leader him/herself. Read More

Office Life

Want your team to be successful? Stop treating them like kids Gustavo Razzetti

Organizations want employees to become more mature, accountable, and to drive change — yet their policies and rules treat people as kids. Without realizing it, many executives act as Helicopter bosses: they have good intentions, but their need to control and protect their people doesn’t allow them to grow. Read More

How To

Here's how to turn that complaint into action Monica Torres

Instead of venting just to vent, a new article in Harvard Business Review shows us how we can channel the energy behind a complaint into productive action. Read More

Office Life

This is what Steve Jobs did to get the best feedback from employees Monica Torres

To get the best feedback, take note from Apple co-founder and Pixar former chairman’s Steve Jobs’ approach to it — don’t make feedback an optional question, make it a demand of every meeting that each employee is responsible for answering. Read More

Office Life

Here's an email template to help you settle a team dispute Danny Rubin

An email chain doesn’t allow for productive dialogue and employees can read a sentence the wrong way and become offended or turned off. That’s why, to settle a dispute, email should be used to plan a face-to-face conversation. Read More

Uncategorized

5 things women leaders should stop doing. TODAY.Ladders Contributor

If you desire to be your best professional self and make the difference only you can make, here are five things you should stop doing. Today. Read More

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