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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

by David Silverman. Silverman's basic philosophy on cover letters? The concept of reverse innovation applies in finance, as well. Better Time Management Is Not the Answer. Management is chaotic by nature. Important advice for smart people (and their parents and managers). Don't bother. by Tony Schwartz.

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

When CEOs lack this expertise, they are more likely to manage R&D “by the numbers,” despite the fact that those numbers are more elusive than those for capital and advertising. CEOs from rival firms); conversely not all inside CEOs have it (CEOs promoted from finance). Instead of decentralizing R&D, recentralize it.