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The top 10 Harvard Business Review blog posts of 2010, by Jimmy Guteman, www.blogs.hbr.org
We think more about quality than quantity here on the HBR blog network, but we do pay close attention to what our readers are paying attention to. In that spirit, we offer our 10 most popular posts of 2010, as measured by that most inarguable of website metrics, pageviews:
1. 12 Things Good Bosses Believe
Robert Sutton, author of
Good Boss, Bad Boss, ponders what makes some bosses great.
2. Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything
Tony Schwartz of the Energy Project reports on what he's learned about top performance.
3. How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking
Peter Bregman learns how to do one thing at a time.
4. Why I Returned My iPad
Here, Bregman finds a novel way to treat a device that's "too good."
5. The Best Cover Letter I Ever Received
Although David Silverman published this with us in 2009, it remained extremely timely this year.
6. How to Give Your Boss Feedback
Amy Gallo reports on the best ways to help your boss and improve your working relationship.
7. You've Made a Mistake. Now What?
We all screw up at work. Gallo explains what to do next.
8. Define Your Personal Leadership Brand in Five Steps
Norm Smallwood of the RBL Group gives tips on how to convey your identity and distinctiveness as a leader.
9. Why Companies Should Insist that Employees Take Naps
Tony Schwartz makes the case for naps as competitive advantage.
10. Six Social Media Trends for 2011
David Armano of Edelman Digital ends the year by predicting our social media future.