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Stop Doing Low-Value Work

Harvard Business

Ask for help reducing your low-value work from your company’s productivity unit or information technology gurus. A smart controller had been producing monthly reports for years that nobody read. When you have done an amazing job of something and everyone is celebrating, it’s a great time to ask for something.

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Innovative Companies Get Their Best Ideas from Academic Research — Here’s How They Do It

Harvard Business

In virtually every advanced field, whether it’s information technology, biotechnology, agriculture, or renewable energy, America holds a leading position. Take a look at any significant innovation, such as an iPhone , and you’ll find that most, if not all, of the technology came from some government program.