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Smarter Workplaces: Why High Achievers Flounder

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DeLong and Sara DeLong, “The Paradox of Excellence,” Harvard Business Review, June 2011 Leaders are often high achievers who continually grow as professionals. Posted in Leadership Development Many high performers would rather do the wrong things well than do the right thing poorly. They’re smart, ambitious [.].

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2020 Hindsight: Learning for Tomorrow

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As businesses plan for 2021, it’s a perfect time to practice 2020 Hindsight – reviewing observations from this year for insights and learnings to leverage in the coming 12 months. The operating model you’ve had in place for the past 10 years may have been perfect for 2011 but doesn’t work as well as it needs to for 2021.

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