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How to Manage People Who Are Smarter than You

Harvard Business Review

“The higher you go in an organization, the more you’re expected to make decisions on which you might not have direct experience or expertise,” says Roger Schwarz, an organizational psychologist and the author of Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams. “It’s enormously motivating for employees.”

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The Big Picture of Business: Fine Wine, Aged Cheese and Valuable Antiques. Professionals Who Go the Distance.

Strategy Driven

Their market value is set by the seller, who often is an appreciator or, at the least, has a profit motive. To still another, it may be a Roy Rogers wristwatch, one of Elvis Presley’s scarves or a Partridge Family lunchbox. Mentor-Leader-Advocate-Motivator. To one, it may be a rare painting. Valuable Antiques.

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The Big Picture of Business – Fine Wine, Aged Cheese and Valuable Antiques: Part I

Strategy Driven

Their market value is set by the seller, who often is an appreciator or, at the least, has a profit motive. To still another, it may be a Roy Rogers wristwatch, one of Elvis Presley’s scarves or a Partridge Family lunchbox. Mentor-Leader-Advocate-Motivator. Case Studies. To one, it may be a rare painting.