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Your Favorite HBR Articles of 2023

Harvard Business

They called out articles ranging from a 2001 classic article about managing your energy as a worker to a recent magazine piece on storytelling for leaders. And how specifically did it change the way you operate? We heard from readers in a variety of different industries, writing in from various corners of the world.

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The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut

Harvard Business

Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst. Inventory challenges aren’t new. In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory.

Metrics 101
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Greece Loses 17,000 Jobs in July, Most Since 2001

MishTalk

Via translation from Libre Mercado, The Greek Economy Lost 17,000 Jobs in July, the Worst Result Since 2001. According to the local press, Greece destroyed about 17,000 jobs in July, the worst result since 2001. He does not want the grim news of job losses and austerity to hit when he is more vulnerable. What a disaster.

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Did Ukraine Shoot Down Passenger Plane? They Did Once Before: SA Flight 1812 Erroneously Downed by Ukraine in 2001

MishTalk

The only other civilian airliner to have been shot down over Ukrainian airspace was the Siberian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Novosibirsk in 2001. So we are talking some heavy duty weaponry here. Ultimately that was found to be the handiwork of a poorly-coordinated Ukrainian air defense exercise. But neither would I jump to conclusions.

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Full of Bull: Wall Street Analysts' S&P 500 Predicted Gains vs. Actual Gains 2001-2015

MishTalk

Data prior to 2001 was for the Dow. I used years 2001-2015 in my analysis so the numbers are consistent line to line. In the table below, S&P 500 projections are the average of all the analysts making calls for that year.

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How to buy a lottery ticket

Seth Godin Blog

It’s movies like 2001 or Memento. They have titles like To Kill a Mockingbird or The Celestine Prophecy (which make no sense until you read the book) or reviews like those the Great Gatsby got at first, or are biographies of people no one cared about (like The Power Broker ). Or perhaps a singer like Rickie Lee Jones or Tones & I.

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Why CEO’s Hire Consultants and Coaches: The REAL Value They Bring with Brad Rex

Consulting Matters

During his twelve-and-a-half-year tenure, he worked in finance and strategic planning before taking over as leader of Epcot theme park on the week of 911, 2001. He was offered an executive job at Disney and moved to Orlando, Florida, in 1994.