How to lead like Henry V
A famous speech from Shakespeare's "Henry V" holds lessons for modern leaders, writes Nigel Roberts. Henry's soaring rhetoric provides an upbeat call to action based on a higher goal -- the same strategy CEOs should use to win over their employees. "[T]he Bard managed to capture some universal truths about human nature and the complex way that individuals relate to each other which can provide useful lessons for today's corporate leaders," Roberts writes. Knowledge.Insead.edu (3/7)
Why bosses should keep on talking
Good leadership is the art of engaging in the right conversations at the right times, write Alan S. Berson and Richard G. Stieglitz. Conversations help bosses build relationships, develop leadership qualities in their direct reports, make better decisions and execute more effectively, they argue. "[I]t is something you need to do well -- consciously and unconsciously -- every minute of every day," they write. Knowledge@Wharton (3/6)
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Data from spy badges can boost productivity, companies say
Equipping workers with badges that track their activity and conversation style helped lead to productivity increases of 10% or more, according to a Bank of America study. The technology appears to be legal but might not be popular with workers. "[D]o you really want your employers following around what you are doing? It's a creepy way to work," says Lewis Maltby, president of the National Workrights Institute. The Wall Street Journal (3/7)
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Spending cuts could hamstring science research
Federal budget reductions could remove as much as $54 billion from publicly funded science research over the next five years, according to a report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. That's a big deal because that money goes to the kinds of foundational research that private companies tend to overlook. "This is where radical innovation and fundamental scientific breakthroughs happen," says analyst Vladimir López-Bassols. Bloomberg Businessweek/Very Near Future blog (3/5)
Don't seek answers when you should be asking questions
Give Albert Einstein 60 minutes to solve a life-or-death problem and he'd use all but five minutes mulling over the best question, Liz Alexander writes. Innovators should take a similar approach, she argues, focusing on identifying meaningful questions rather than obsessing over solutions. ThoughtLeaders blog (3/6)
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Oil giants remain wary of post-Chávez Venezuela
Hugo Chávez's populist demagoguery scared off foreign oil investors, and his death won't be enough to lure them back, Cyrus Sanati writes. Chávez broke deals and seized property when he nationalized the oil industry, and it will take time for those wounds to heal. The country can't wait, though: "It needs real foreign partners with real experience to come in and help it boost production," Sanati writes. CNNMoney/Fortune/Term Sheet blog (3/6)
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How 10th-century music lovers got their fix
For about 1,000 years before Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, people sought ways to record and reproduce sounds. This gallery includes ornate music boxes, self-playing pianos and 10th-century musical transcriptions. BuzzFeed (3/6)
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Help SmartBrief cover SXSW Interactive
SmartBrief will cover the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, from Friday to Tuesday, and we need your help. SXSW has way too many must-see events for our staff to cover, so we're turning to our readers to help document the best panels as blog contributors. If you're headed to Austin and want to contribute to SmartBrief's blogs on Social Media, Leadership, Finance, Food and Beverage or Education, check out our guest-post guidelines and send a note to Jesse Stanchak.
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