A Look Back at 2016
Read 10 Stanford Business stories from the past year, including pieces on work-life balance, power, and management.
December 19, 2016
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1. How Smart Leaders Build Trust
The chairman of JetBlue explains how a high-trust culture makes a better company (and life).
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2. Did Racial Threat Galvanize the Tea Party?
New research explores the link between racial animosity and the Tea Party movement.
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Reuters/Brian Snyder
3. A Big Data Approach to Public Speaking
Key takeaways from an analysis of 100,000 presentations.
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Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
4. Pepsi CEO: Break with the Past and Don’t Play Too Nice
Six management tips from Indra Nooyi, one of the most powerful women in business.
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Stacy Geiken
5. Power Couples Explain How They Juggle Career, Family, and Laundry
Five tips from partners who balance it all.
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6. Riding the Feedback Loop to Authentic Self-Expression
How the lessons of improv theater help business leaders become their true, powerful selves.
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7. Three Things All Good Bosses Do
Share your vision, teach well, and help employees meet their career goals.
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8. Should Employees Design Their Own Jobs?
A scholar who studies job crafting says change may be easier than you think.
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9. The Peril of Power Without Status
Jobs that grant control over resources but lack respect can ignite conflict.
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Illustration by Stefani Billings
10. How to Fix Overcrowded Jails
A scholar explains why putting more convicted felons on the street is the smartest solution.
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Illustration by Stefani Billings
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