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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

That’s what Stan Silverman has preached in his hundreds of columns for years. “Companies in which leaders at every level nurture a culture where employees can develop a sense of ownership in what they do are the companies that excel.” ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. Different in what way?

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What Companies Can Learn from Military Teams

Harvard Business Review

Joint Special Operations Task Force in 2003, he recognized that traditional tactics of warfare were failing in Iraq. The book is co-authored by his colleagues Tantum Collins, David Silverman, and Chris Fussell.). I may not know you personally, but I know some SEALS, and I know how they operate. soldiers to work cohesively.

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Workers, Take Off Your Headphones

Harvard Business Review

It's a huge and real loss in terms of career development. Headphones can operate as a visual "do not disturb, I'm working" signal for employees who, in open-plan offices, need solitude in order to execute their work. Is there an upside? Some personal-bubbledom is necessary. But too much creates a lonely crowd.

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

This means all R&D is subtracted from operating income in the year it’s expended, while the payoffs to R&D don’t occur until future periods. Thus the further out the fruits of R&D, the less likely operating divisions are to conduct it. Relatedly it led to smaller, more incremental innovation.