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Career Development

Job Hunting

Job-Hunting: Getting the Basics Down

Peter Allen is both an executive coach and a career coach. He recently gave a workshop for University of Chicago alumni about the most important things to know about the job search. Topics include your résumé and LinkedIn page; how to answer the universal request, "Tell me about yourself"; why networking is important and what to know about it; using some basic AI tools; and other resources.

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People and Organization Development

Quest for a Killer KPI

The Quest for a Killer KPI

How radically simplifying performance metrics helped one company align employee behavior with organizational goals, make smarter investments in the business, and foster a culture of learning and cooperation. Co-authored with Omri Morgenshtern and Robert Rosenstein. MIT Sloan Management Review 2022

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People Analytics at Agoda

People Analytics and Business Culture at Agoda

Case A and B (co-author; case subject), Kenneth Goh and Ken Mark: Ivey Publishing (9B17C024, 9B17C025), Ivey Business School (2017). Ivey Best Seller Award

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HR Philosophy

Toward a New HR Philosophy

McKinsey Quarterly, 2015

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Performance Appraisals

Performance Appraisals with More Gain, Less Pain

Harvard Management Communication Letter

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Diversity and Inclusion

Increasing Innovation and Productivity in Singapore: The Role of Diversity and Inclusion

Editor, Point-of-View Paper, Government and Regional Affairs Committee, American Chamber of Commerce, Singapore (2019)

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Learning and Development

The Art of Learning

The Art of Learning

Peter Allen interviews chess champion Josh Waitzkin at Google.

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Computer Science Learning

The Future of Computer Science Learning

By Mehran Sahami, Associate Chair of undergraduate computer science at Stanford University

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Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

Peter Allen introduces Daniel Goleman in the Authors@Google series

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The Sharing Economy

At Home Around the World

At Home around the World: The Short-Term Rentals Handbook for Guests, Hosts, Neighbors, and Governments

Co-authored with Robert Rosenstein, Co-founder and Chairman, Agoda.com. Available at www.vacationrentalhandbook.com

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Local Host Rentals

Making Local Host Rentals Work for All

Business Korea, March 29, 2019.

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Business Strategy

Online Travel Agencies

Online Travel Agencies in Asia: A Major Opportunity in E-Services

(Co-author), RCEP Publications, Asian Trade Centre, Singapore (2017) and Policy Brief 17-10 (in English, Mandarin, Korean)

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Humanities

The Wages of Sin

The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present

On the cultural pre-history of the AIDS crisis. University of Chicago Press

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The Art of Love

The Art of Love: Amatory Fiction from Ovid to the Romance of the Rose

University of Pennsylvania Press

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Literary

Driving Mr. Cohn

NEW YORK OBSERVED; Driving Mr. Cohn

Memoir of my experiences driving for New York attorney Roy Cohn and the connections with Tony Kushner's TONY-winning play Angels in America.

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Books, Endings, Beginnings

Books, Endings, Beginnings.

Beginnings and endings - life and literature are full of both. In this piece from the Modern Elder Academy's Wisdom Well blog, I reflect on the path to here, and the journey ahead.

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Finding Values

Finding Values in a Time of Transition

In the darkness, when external landmarks disappear and the path forward is unclear or simply invisible, moving forward requires an inner sense of direction. When external factors are gone, inner values become more and more important; they are the compass points that help set one's direction and find one's way.

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