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Success is not a zero-sum game

Lead on Purpose

In games like chess , one person wins and the other loses. In his book The Speed of Trust , author Stephen MR Covey discusses the value that comes from trusting others. Chris Warner and Don Schmincke , the authors of the book High Altitude Leadership describe what happens when people do not work together.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

2010), and even looking into the impact of facial features (DeBruine, Lisa, 2002). Economics and game theory also provide valuable insight into the study of trust (cf. Daniel Goleman used the term in his book Ecological Intelligence. And, if you trust yourself to be an open book, your customers will trust you.

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Understanding the Game Being Played in Washington

Harvard Business Review

Peyton Young’s “ The Evolution of Conventions ,” one of several works of game theory I plowed my way through this week in an attempt to find a way to think about the government shutdown and looming debt ceiling fight that didn’t make me want to bang my head against a wall. That quote is from economist H. Trial and error.