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Diversity and Inclusion – Two Very Different Concepts

Great Leadership By Dan

You need to de-bias the systems that run the organisation, such as recruitment, pay, procurement, talent management and marketing. Whilst both are important, leadership is the cornerstone, without which all the diversity initiatives in the world will be in vain. And you need to lead inclusively.

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How to Make a Team of Stars Work

Harvard Business Review

While both had top people, one was dramatically more successful in the market. This proprietary model analyzes six critical team competencies: Balance: How well a team understands the importance of diversity of skills and strengths and is willing to incorporate them. Do you have enough diversity of skills and strengths?

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Creativity Lessons from Charles Dickens and Steve Jobs

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, experts fret that our public school system doesn't foster enough creativity in our future workforce. If innovation is stimulated by identifying under-served markets and then figuring out a service or product to fill the void, then here are a few low-to-no-cost suggestions for reinvigoration.

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You Don’t Need to Adopt Holacracy to Get Some of Its Benefits

Harvard Business Review

Even as someone who has studied alternative management movements , I’ve been skeptical about holacracy, which eschews the standard “org chart” for a system of interlocking “circles.” In each case, the market leader had a chance to invest or partner with the upstart that eventually disrupted them.

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India Remakes Global Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Dr Reddy's plan is to leverage Chirotech's scientific capabilities to optimize drug development processes, thus lowering manufacturing costs and speeding time-to-market. In recent years, Indian firms such as Dr Reddy's have also started globalizing their R&D footprint by moving into Western markets. Reliance MediaWorks.