7 must-read leadership stories of the week

Leaders who shaped the globalized world, the countries with the boldest leaders, and other top leadership stories from the past seven days.

1. Which degree will make you a better leader? Does having a business degree make you a better leader?

2. The 4 words to use when negotiating in business, according to a former hostage negotiator. Richard Mullender, a former hostage negotiator, gives his advice for negotiating in business.

3. How to de-clutter your career. At work, we must constantly be vigilant about possible interferences, doing our best to minimize and manage them.

4. The most productive people in the world approach life the same way. Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg suggests that people who try out different ways of doing things are more productive.

5. Which countries have the boldest business leaders? A study looking at the role of boldness in effective leadership, comparing levels around the world.

6. 10 leaders who shaped the modern world. A look at some of the people who ushered in today's era of globalization.

7. Half of women on boards support quotas, but their male colleagues say no, finds survey. Half of women on corporate boards support quota systems to correct gender imbalances, but their male colleagues disagree, a study found.