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Fast Company

Why Year-End Reviews Are A Big Fat Waste Of Time

The standard-model performance review is an unhelpful barrage of built-up criticism. Instead, give feedback consistently so that your employees hear the good with the bad and make improvement a matter of routine.

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Mission Leadership: 4 Principles For Creating Corporate Commandos

Much of the post-Petraeus talk has centered on the crisis of leadership in the military’s top echelons. But on the ground, innovation doesn’t spring from “command and control,” but from mission leadership, something commando-turned-consultant Damian McKinney can teach you a thing or two about.

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Thick Skin Thinking: How To Use Negative Feedback To Your Advantage At Work

It goes against our nature to shout “Hooray!” when someone calls us out. But studies show that people who solicit and accept feedback are more effective leaders and more successful at work. Here’s how to take the sting out of feedback and make it work for you.

Fast Company

Negotiate Like A Car Salesman: 5 Tactics To Help You Win Every Time

Whether you want a raise, different responsibilities, or more resources, knowing how to negotiate is vital. Here are 5 (non-sleazy, promise!) tricks straight from the car lot that will help you get what you want at work.

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The Business Turnaround Tactics Of Restaurant: Impossible’s Robert Irvine

In “Restaurant: Impossible,” chef Robert Irvine must turn around abominably bad restaurants (like an Italian joint-slash-petting zoo) in a matter of days. Despite tough-guy antics, he says compassion is key to the process. Here are his tips for doing triage on ailing organizations.

Fast Company

Pooch Power: What Dog-Friendly Workplaces Can Do For Your Business

Meet Louie, the slobbery, four-legged officemate who taught us a few things about how to work better.

Fast Company

The Second City Way Of Better Brainstorming

Have you ever briefed your group on a topic and given the greenlight for freeform discussion, only to be met by blank stares and middle-of-the-road ideas? Second City Communications is here to help, with these six tips to quell people’s qualms about sharing ideas.

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Hip-Hop HR: Talent-Finding Tips From Shady Records’ Riggs Morales

As VP of artist and repertoire at Eminem and Paul Rosenberg’s Shady Records, it’s Riggs Morales’s job to find the next big thing in rap music. Fast Company recently spoke with the uber-prescient talent scout about what it takes to hire and hone stars.

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With Guerrilla Networking, A Little Monkey Business Will Get You Noticed

The story of Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, a helicopter, and how thinking a little bit bigger about networking will get you a lot further.

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Why Being A Meaner Boss Will Help Your Company–And Make Your Employees Happy

Looking to hone your management technique for a more productive workplace and more satisfied employees? Make “no more Mr. Nice Guy” your mantra.

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How Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Sequel” Plans To Convert Viewers Into Activists

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This Map Shows Where People’s “Civic Space” Is Most Threatened

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Why IBM Pays Its Employees To Take Time Off To Tackle The World’s Problems

Entertainment

This Chrome Extension Makes Every Trump Tweet A Little More Honest

Entertainment

UPDATED: “Sex And The City” Star Mario Cantone Graciously Volunteered To Be SNL’s Anthony Scaramucci–And Now He Never Will Be

Entertainment

Inside The Dumbest First Amendment Battle Of 2017

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Spaces

Donald Trump’s Drawing Is Even Worse Than You Think

Spaces

This Skatepark Is A Sculpture You Can Ride

Cities

This Crowdsourced Project Is Mapping Mysterious Photos Of Lost New York

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Technology

Trump Takes Victory Lap On Foxconn’s Plans For New U.S. Factory

Technology

Facebook’s Rumored Smart Speaker Is A Great And Terrible Idea

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