Your Favorite Blog Posts of 2008

1:12 PM Monday December 29, 2008
by Katherine Bell

Tags:Innovation, Leadership, Strategy

From the catastrophic failures of Wall Street and the auto industry to Barack Obama's spectacular campaign and victory, 2008 proved to be a remarkable year for those of us interested in how people and businesses work. (And, sometimes, don't.) Yet only a single story about the recession and one on the election were among the 10 most popular posts of the year on the Harvard Business blog network.  Our readers, it turns out, are most intrigued by what they can learn from other companies' and individuals' triumphs and mistakes, as well as by straightforward advice on how to become more productive, persuasive, and innovative -- in short, smarter -- leaders.

Here are the 10 most-viewed HarvardBusiness.org stories of 2008:

10. Quelch - How Starbucks' Growth Destroyed Brand Value

9. HBR Editors Blog - Lessons from GE's Approach to Personal Productivity

8. Goldsmith - When Should You Keep Your Ideas to Yourself?

7. Taylor - The Wisdom of Warren Buffet

6. Erickson - 10 Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work

5. Raffoni - Are You Spending Your Time the Right Way?

4. Haque - Obama's 7 Lessons for Radical Innovators

3. Taylor - What Kind of Leader Are You?

2. Silverman - 11 Habits of the Worst Boss I Ever Had

1. Taylor - Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit

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