Featuring: Dan Ariely, A.G. Lafley, Lynda Gratton, Peter Cappelli, Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, Charlene Li, Tim Brown, Bob Sutton, Herminia Ibarra, Ed Schein, Jean-Francois Manzoni, and Daniel Pink. For more projects from thought leaders, check out the 2011 HBR Agenda.…

Featuring: Dan Ariely, A.G. Lafley, Lynda Gratton, Peter Cappelli, Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, Charlene Li, Tim Brown, Bob Sutton, Herminia Ibarra, Ed Schein, Jean-Francois Manzoni, and Daniel Pink. For more projects from thought leaders, check out the 2011 HBR Agenda.…

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