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Let's Talk About Blending Sour Beers: Growth Rings 2023

This is the second in a series of posts each covering an aspect of brewing mixed-fermentation barrel-aged beers where my opinions have changed significantly since I wrote American Sour Beers 10 years ago. Each post will focus on our process, recipe, and results for one of the beers in the Sapwood Cellars Shipping Club (includes 6 bottles, for Read more about Let's Talk About Blending Sour Beers: Growth Rings 2023[…]

Healthcare Reputation Management: 7 Tricks to Do First

Staying on top of what people are saying or writing about you is about more than ego. It helps you amplify the positive and quickly resolve anything negative—before it blows up. Healthcare providers face a unique challenge when it comes to their reputations. How current and future patients view you […] The post Healthcare Read more about Healthcare Reputation Management: 7 Tricks to Do First[…]

How Bad Leaders Get Worse over Time

There’s plenty of advice on how to grow into a better leader. And it takes effort to become more effective. But bad leadership gets worse almost effortlessly, says Barbara Kellerman, a Center for Public Leadership Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. She shares real examples from the public and private sectors of how bad leaders Read more about How Bad Leaders Get Worse over Time[…]

3 Types of Call Center Reporting and Which Is Right for You

Managing a call center well requires a lot of careful decision-making and even more data to back it up. At the same time, though, it can be extremely difficult to know which KPIs and metrics matter the most to your specific business. There are three types of call center reports […] The post 3 Read more about 3 Types of Call Center Reporting and Which Is Right for You[…]

Special Series: Tech at Work

If you’re a senior leader, managing technology has never been more challenging. You face hard decisions about how to incorporate technology into your organization. But how do you cut through the noise to understand what a tool—especially a brand-new technology like generative AI—could mean for your organization or your team? HBR IdeaCast has a Read more about Special Series: Tech at Work[…]