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3 Ways to Build a Data-Driven Team

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, being data-driven has joined the ranks of “innovative”, “diverse”, and “socially responsible” as the one of most laudable features of organizational culture, at least if we go by company websites. Instead, celebrate critical thinking, curiosity, and the deeper desire to question things.

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It's OK to Give Shareholders Access to Outside Directors

Harvard Business Review

Diversity of opinions, rather than indicating board dysfunction, may also give shareholders confidence that the board is tackling important issues holistically and not plagued by groupthink. Yet, none would run afoul of insider-trading laws and the diversity of viewpoints expressed would in no way suggest a malfunctioning board.

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Personality Tests Can Help Balance a Team

Harvard Business Review

Others, perhaps driven by their own narcissism, pick people who are like them, which kills diversity and breeds groupthink. For example, Edmunds , a sort of TripAdvisor for cars, uses personality tests to identify the most promising candidates for its executive team. Leading teams Collaboration Technology'

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What Great Social Media Campaigns Get Right

Harvard Business Review

The web did not invent community-driven brands – just think of Harley Davidson — but technology has surely made the strategy more popular. But consider the example of American Express and its long-running Open Forum initiative. This can only be done by applying a third principle: we must balance cohesiveness with diversity.

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India Remakes Global Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Asia's largest IT service provider has built what it calls a global Co-Innovation Network (COIN), which includes technology partnerships with startups and VC firms in Silicon Valley as well as academic tie-ups with leading American universities such as MIT, Georgia Tech, and Stanford. Is your company globalizing R&D?