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In a world where gaining and holding attention is a chief form of capital, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s restrained demeanor shows that keeping quiet and getting results can be worth even more.
 
While the U.S. economy maintains momentum, Europe’s represents an ongoing danger to global markets, amid Brexit, Italy’s woes and troubles for the euro.

Many following the Jussie Smollett case rushed to judgment, shaping sparse details to fit a preexisting narrative. Our overload of toxic information demands a better way of responding. In a moment of crisis like Smollett’s, these five early steps will lead to the best eventual outcome.
 
Here is how the Agile management phenomenon took shape over the past two decades. Today it may offer a potential solution to widespread employee shortages, enabling gig and freelance workers to reduce employer costs and quickly fill skills gaps with high-quality, diverse talent.

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Perspective

Company boards have a fiduciary obligation to exercise oversight for the office of the general counsel. A top lawyer’s departure should raise alarms, particularly after a tenure as short as Tesla’s Dane Butswinkas’.

The Last Word

As a venture capitalist, Kawasaki heard too many pitches full of empty jargon and buzzwords. Two stints with Steve Jobs convinced him of the power of a good story, like Apple’s rise from two guys building computers in a garage to $926 billion (market cap) behemoth. Today Kawasaki is chief evangelist at graphic design platform Canva, valued at $1 billion.

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