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Good Charts
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Good Charts

by Scott Berinato
April 2016
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
264 pages
8h 3m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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CHAPTER 7

PERSUASION OR MANIPULATION?

THE BLURRED EDGE OF TRUTH

“THAT’S NOT WHAT I sent and not what I requested,” Tamar’s e-mail read. “Let’s meet to discuss.” Colette’s spirits sank. Her boss, the head of HR, was rejecting the visualization Colette had created for her. Colette knew why. Tamar had sent her a chart she’d spit out of Excel while analyzing her data, along with a note:

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Colette—Data and rough visual attached. For the board presentation, want to show the big change, the U-curve for current satisfaction and the huge gap in current vs. expected for young employees, which closes and flips in midcareer. Important for presentation to show ...

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ISBN: 9781633690714