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• Innovation

  Tips for Established Companies to Keep Innovating

  Intrapreneurship requires you to “think like a disruptor.”

• Finance

  “One of the Investment Greats” Explains His Portfolio Strategy

  A Q&A with renowned investor Lou Simpson.

• Policy

  Analyzing the Trump Tax Plan

  A former acting director of the Congressional Budget Office explains the impact on the deficit, corporate taxes, and pass-through income.

• Careers

  Podcast: How to Maintain Your Social and Professional Connections

  Plus, sending a regular “letter to the boss” can help you when you need it most.

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• Leadership

  Take 5: How to Tell a Great Story

  Storytelling is a key business skill. Here’s how to make your narratives more persuasive.

• Leadership

  When Should Leaders Own a Decision and When Should They Delegate?

  Here are four questions to consider to become a more efficient decision-maker.

• Policy

  Robots Are Taking Americans’ Jobs. What Can Be Done?

  Four concrete policy proposals to get people back to work.

• Teamwork

  The Science Behind the Growing Importance of Collaboration

  Plus, ideas for designing spaces that encourage employees to team up in unique ways.

• Data Analytics

  To Get the Most from Data Analytics, Reward Intellectual Curiosity Across Your Company

  Don’t relegate big data to sales and marketing. Let it permeate the culture.

• Marketing

  Podcast: Why Do So Many People Distrust the News?

  Plus, how to avoid being duped by fake news yourself.

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• Marketing

  What Is a Brand Really Worth?

  A global standard can help executives understand how powerful an asset they have.

• Innovation

  Take 5: How to Empower Employees to Be More Creative

  Creativity is a potent engine for business. Nurture it without letting office divas run the show.

• Entrepreneurship

  Waiting to Protect Intellectual Property Could Doom Your Startup

  Patent attorneys offer four tips for entrepreneurs on safeguarding ideas from the get-go.

• Marketing

  Podcast: Why Are Rankings and Listicles So Popular?

  From “Top 10 Beaches” to “Five Ways to Negotiate a Raise,” the psychology behind effective lists.

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• Leadership

  Four Strategies for Cultivating Strong Leaders Internally

  A retired brigadier general explains how companies can prioritize talent development.

• Policy

  Is an Unpredictable Leader Good for National Security?

  Think the goal is to keep your enemies guessing? Game theory suggests otherwise.

• Innovation

  Take 5: How Humans Benefit as Machines Get Smarter

  Kellogg faculty explain how human–machine partnerships can improve everything from your commute to your self-esteem.

• Careers

  How to Maintain Strong Friendships as You Move Through Your Career

  What the science of regret says about work–life balance and prioritizing close relationships.

• Careers

  Podcast: How to Avoid Five Common Career Pitfalls

  Plus, a study shows an upside for companies that hire ex-offenders.

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• Entrepreneurship

  Take 5: How to Succeed as an Entrepreneur

  Advice from Kellogg faculty experts on starting and running your own business.

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