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Morten T. Hansen is a management professor at University of California  Berkeley. Formerly a professor at Harvard Business School and INSEAD (France)  professor Hansen holds a PhD from Stanford Business School  where he was a Fulbright scholar.  Hansen  was also a manager at the Boston Consulting Group  where  he  advised corporate clients worldwide.  He  is the coauthor (with Jim Collins) of the New York Times bestseller Great by Choice and the author of the books Collaboration and Great at Work. We caught up with  him  to discuss the latter book.
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 Morten Hansen : I think it owes  in some part  to ingrained norms  in particular our enduring workplace traditions. Although we live in an age of perpetual âdisruption â so much of how people work today is old  born at the dawn of the industrial revolution. The dreaded performance review  for instance  dates from at least the 1940s and draws intellectually from Frederick Taylorâs work on scientific management during the early 20th century. Ethical codes and other rules of professional conduct originated in the 19th century  when modern professions were first taking shape. Technology is now upending many of these conventions  and many people are pushing beyond âbusiness as usualâ and questioning how work gets done. And yet  change is slow  and much of the traditional edifice of work remains in place.
 Hansen : In Great at Work  I set out four âwork smarterâ practices that relate directly to how well individuals get their own work done. In organizing our efforts  for instance  we can choose to restrict the scope of our work and to obsess to excel over the few priorities weâve selected (a practice I call âDo Less  Then Obsessâ). Of course  that is not easy to do when people constantly ask for help  request meetings  and when your boss keeps on giving you more to do. The best handle this by becoming good at saying âno.â Thatâs a key skill to learn to succeed in todayâs hectic workplace.
 Hansen : When I began the research described in this book  I posed a simple question: Why do some people perform better at work than others? As my study progressed  and the answers to this question came into focus  I noticed an interesting pattern: Many of the top performers my research team and I interviewed  the ones who embraced the seven âwork smarterâ practices outlined in the book  realized benefits that extended well beyond their work performance. They were less stressed out  more balanced  and more satisfied with their job.
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Five Questions With 'Great At Work ' Author Morten Hansen


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ROBERT SIEGEL  HOST:
Donald Malarkey  was one of those brothers.  He  died last week. But 73 years ago   Malarkey  was in a plane over France  hunched under gear and a parachute  waiting to jump. It was D-Day - June 6  1944.
SIEGEL: And Easy Company succeeded. Then  Malarkey  and  his  platoon pushed through France to the Netherlands  into Belgium  Luxembourg and Germany.
SIEGEL:  Donald Malarkey  spent 172 days on the front lines  more than any other man in Easy Company.
KELLY: For his actions  the U.S. gave  Donald Malarkey  a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.  Malarkey  got married  had a family.  He  became an Oregon county commissioner. Later  he  worked in insurance and real estate.
SIEGEL: Here's Donald Malarkey of Easy Company speaking in 2009 to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
KELLY:  Malarkey  died September 30 in Oregon.  He  was 96 years old. Transcript provided by NPR  Copyright NPR.
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World War II Vet Donald Malarkey Portrayed In 'Band Of Brothers' Dies At 96


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Stop Hating On Ed Sheeran's Fundraising Ad  Say Critics
Radi-Aid  a nonprofit group in Norway  was running its annual contest  asking folks to vote for the nominees. And the winner (or loser) for worst charity ad was a 5-minute spot for Comic Relief  in which pop star Ed Sheeran visits orphans in a slum in Liberia  talks to one homeless boy and asks viewers to help the children.
Maybe it's not such a bad idea to show a rich guy giving money to a kid on the streets  argues Tariro Mzezewa in an op-ed this week in The New York Times: "Ed Sheeran Raises Money For Liberia â And Is Promptly Shamed." Mzezewa  a staff editor for The Times' opinion section  writes: "The reaction to this video is not only overblown but also harmful to the people who need help and those who may want to offer it."
Others agree with Mzezewa  including Beyan Flomo Pewee  the Liberian founder and executive director of YOCEL  a nonprofit youth organization in Monsterrado  Liberia. "I personally think that the video was not really bad given  he  was raising funds and Liberia benefited "  he  wrote in an email to NPR. "Especially the closing part of the video where  he  demonstrated commitment to help the boys."
"Poor Ed Sheeran  he only wanted to help."
What's your perspective on Comic Relief's fundraising ad featuring Ed Sheeran? Share your thoughts on this thread on Twitter.
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Does The Charity Ad Starring Ed Sheeran Deserve To Be Slammed? : Goats and Soda : NPR