Superbosses, Rembrandt and a Quiz: Your September Issue
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The September Issue
Superbosses, Rembrandt's workshop, a quiz and fresh science
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September was a full month at The Times of Talent: new science on coaching and AI, stories from eighteen cultures and a bookshelf that keeps growing. Here is what we think is worth your time.
The editors
The Art of LearningRembrandt’s Other MasterpiecesRembrandt painted masterpiece after masterpiece. He was also a great developer of talent, and his methods still work for anyone who leads a team today.Read the story
The QuizEight Questions on Learning and LeadershipSee your score at once and get the full report with every answer explained and where to read more.Take the quiz
What Others Say37 Countries, One FearPew surveyed 37 countries. In 34, people expect AI to cost more jobs than it creates. Those expectations walk into every training room.Read the story
From the Bookshelf
The Bosses Who Build Other BossesSuperbossesSome leaders leave a whole generation of stars behind them. Their habits are easier to borrow than we might think.Read our take
Same Team, Twice the BrainpowerMultipliersLiz WisemanSome leaders get nearly twice as much from the same people. Wiseman shows how they do it.Read our take
The research
Latest ScienceCoaching Works Best Where Colleagues Pull TogetherGood relationships lead managers to coach more, and the lift in performance is largest where people feel little pressure to compete. Latest ScienceAI Shrank the Inbox. The Meetings Stayed Put.Given an AI assistant, people changed what they could change alone. Changing how a team works takes the team. Myths About LearningIs It Really Ten Thousand Hours?Practice matters a lot. How we practice, and who gives us feedback, matters just as much.
Talent10Our Ten Favorites for SeptemberFrom an AI tutor that gives hints to a Nigerian master trader who funds his own rival.See the list