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  1. Climate change can be hard to talk about — but given the urgency of the climate crisis, silence is no longer an option.

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  2. AT&T has spent $874 million on repairs after natural disasters. Climate change is hurting bottom lines — hard.

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  3. This way to become a CEO upon graduation is more feasible and affordable than many people realize.

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  4. At many companies, people spend around 80% of their time in meetings or answering colleagues’ requests, leaving little time for all the critical work they must complete on their own.

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  5. There are three main psychological dynamics that lead people to cross moral lines.

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  6. At two Fortune 500 firms that transitioned from cubicles to open offices, face-to-face interactions dropped by 70%.

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  7. Just as a business may need to reinvent itself as markets shift, a family business may need to reinvent its ownership and leadership model with each new generation.

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  8. Men tend to interrupt women far more often than the other way around, and displays of confidence and directness decrease women’s influence but increase men’s. What else could be affecting how women are perceived in your workplace?

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  9. "If you give a good idea to a mediocre team, they’ll screw it up. But if you give a mediocre idea to a great team, they’ll make it work."

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  10. Approach your colleagues with the assumption that everyone else is smart, caring, and fully invested. This mindset can help you understand why others have differing views, leading to more constructive conversations.

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  11. Appearing calm and communicating your humility is key.

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  13. Three particular skills separate time management success from failure: - Awareness - Arrangement - Adaptation

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  14. Understanding cultural norms can give you useful information as you attempt to build trust with counterparts in different parts of the world.

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  15. It will be challenging, but having a rigorous assessment process for the next generation of leaders could be the most consequential decision you make to position your firm for long-term success.

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  16. Three things every company, big or small, must do for their part in mitigating climate change: 1. Use political influence for climate good. 2. Empower their employees and customers to take climate action. 3. Rethink the business itself.

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  17. You have more to offer people than you realize. Think less about social connections, technical support, and information, and more about gratitude, recognition, and enhanced reputation.

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  18. Companies say they're committed to fighting climate change. But the trade associations that many belong to are lobbying against the climate.

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  19. A few simple rules that leaders need to keep in mind when it comes to climate action: First, they should do the right thing. Second, be seen doing the right thing. Third, don’t get the order of those two rules mixed up.

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  20. We don't have the cognitive capacity to truly focus on tasks at hand when we read the email notifications we get every few minutes.

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