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The first tip is excellent: Put a meaningful keyword in the title such as ACTION, INFO, REQUEST,...

https://hbr.org/2016/11/how-to-write-email-with-military-precision

How to Write Email with Military Precision Get to the point.

So, the best way to learn is to... unlearn?
In this thought provoking piece from HBR, the author describes three steps to help you start.

Why the Problem with Learning Is Unlearning Don’t get stuck in your current ways of thinking.

What "being on time" means when you manage a cross-cultural team. (Hint: 8 o'clock may not be 8 o'clock for everyone)

4 Ways to Manage Deadlines on Cross-Cultural Teams Miscommunications about time can lead to frustration.

Indeed, we have observed the trends described in this very interesting NYT article: 1) millennials want to live in the city, 2)today's companies are truly global and virtual ("administrative functions in Colorado, the finance guys in Switzerland and the tax team in the U.K.”) and as a results, 3) companies are moving their corporate HQ in large cities to tap the talents and the infrastructure.

Why Corporate America Is Leaving the Suburbs for the City Companies including McDonald’s and General Electric are moving headquarters to cities like Boston and Chicago, partly as a lure to younger employees.

Managing virtual teams requires a different approach. Here is a good summary that matches my own experience.

Managing Virtual Teams: Ten Tips By Prof. Sebastian Reiche, Professor of Managing People in Organizations at IESE Business School As companies continue to expand globally, the number of people working in teams with colleagues and managers separated from them by many miles (and often different time zones), is growing. This virtual...

Six ways to trick your brain back into focusing.
Tip #2 is definitely for me...

What Happens In Your Brain When You Lose Focus Our brains are built to treat distraction as a threat. Here are six ways to trick your brain back into focusing.

From HBR, another tip for working in a multicultural environment: Learn the meaning of time in different cultures...
https://hbr.org/2016/05/different-cultures-see-deadlines-differently

Different Cultures See Deadlines Differently Is time linear or cyclical?

How to best prepare our brain to handle change: Strong social network + information + healthy living!

How Your Brain Reacts To Change What drives our behavior during moments of change and how best to handle it.

When communicating in English is critical to your global growth, here are some tips to implement a common language strategy with non-native speakers.
https://hbr.org/2012/05/global-business-speaks-english

Global Business Speaks English Why you need a language strategy now

Here is the 2016 list of "Must-Have" productivity apps. And I already use most of them.

The 13 Best Apps to Maximize Your Business Productivity Plenty of business productivity apps promise big results, but these 13 really deliver.

"When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations — and that most of us don't converse very well..."
A very enlightening TED video: 10 ways to have a better conversation...

10 ways to have a better conversation When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations -- and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy…

Beyond Pie and Bar Charts: Some amazinzly creative ways of displaying data...

Feast Your Eyes On The Most Beautiful Data Visualizations Of 2015 An infographic illustrating sufferers of infectious diseases by state took the top prize at the 2015 Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards.