You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 30, 2011

Being able not only to tolerate, but to encourage diversity of thought will go a long ways in inviting co-creation and collaboration. Your point about encouraging diversity of thought is particularly important. Thanks for this post, and for the reminder of that wonderful video, which we have used in our courses on occasion.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 20, 2009

This is one pretty sharp boss!) In my experience, the ROI of a 15-minute exercise like the one described above (calibrated of course to match the organization’s culture) is significant. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. THE THEME: Viagra advertising slogans.

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Steve Farber

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I was thinking about Cam, of course, and trying to come to terms with the whole deal. Black, white, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, male and female, young and old, sharp clothing, shorts, and sweats—this crowd was a diverse and lively mix of people who were clearly engaged and happy to be in the same room together.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

A professional with proven ability to manage change and work across diverse areas, as required, can be a great asset to an organization. Become an expert and keep the saw sharp – always be looking for ways to expand your knowledge, experience and command of your craft. First, you need a job to pay the bills.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2014

Except, of course, the rep has a lot of questions — why he''s canceling, why he doesn''t want the fastest service in all the land, why the reasonable man won''t just give him any kind of concrete answer. But not only does Lady Gaga have a great and sticky thesis, she’s endowed with a sharp mind for branding.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

It continues to live on in places as far-flung and diverse as Iran, Burma and Zimbabwe, just to name a few. The contrast is sharp and it is no accident. As Tina Rosenberg describes in Join The Club , Otpor published a manual, developed a training course, and brought in activists from all over Serbia to onboard them.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

And of course, there's always the small fear that we are about to do something stupid, as in the early days of email, when your colleague actually managed to message "Philips is a complete tool" to everyone in the company. In a culture that flowers with an increasingly diverse variety, this is useful. Here's what I mean.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

These sharp differences between Chinese women and their counterparts in other countries show that multinationals can't have one cookie-cutter global policy for women," says Rosalind Hudnell , Chief Diversity Officer and Global Director of Education and External Relations, Intel.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2013

And over the years, I''ve helped many others conduct simple and effective experiments in areas as diverse as customer onboarding to policy deployment. This means the attendant focus, sharp definition of the question, careful design, data you can trust, and in-depth analyses — just what is called for in many situations.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

In general we find that teams of four offer enough diversity and engage quickly with the challenges they select. But for jamming to pay dividends, problems need sharp definition, even if this requires more effort up-front. And of course, you can have too much of a good thing; at the end of the day the team is there to work.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Below are nine key steps we’ve taken to reduce bias in our selection cycle, convince people we’re serious and thus draw a more diverse group of outstanding speakers. Of course, you need to have a sentence saying that you welcome people from groups under-represented in your community. Diversity Gender' Be deeply transparent.

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Cooperperson

OCTOBER 21, 2019

By the grace of God and connecting with generous people, Ellen got to the chairman of Merck Sharp & Dohme, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. He’s brought together a diverse group of people – a few are famous, most are not – who’ve faced a myriad of challenges and prevailed.

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