Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

We need diverse social and professional connections to innovate. If you invent something while working in a vibrant and diverse place, your invention has a greater likelihood to soar and succeed. This last observation leads us to the importance of diversity and interdisciplinarity in the art and science of innovation.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 3, 2013

How can we use diverse thinking to move from conflict to creative contention? In addition, leaders, OD professionals and others can apply the data to strategically align thinking resources with business objectives and challenges. When managed well, cognitive diversity has been proven to pay off,” Herrmann-Nehdi says.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 4, 2012

Through teaming, diverse employees representing different attitudes, values, and beliefs perform in an environment of mutual respect, shared knowledge and shared goals. Teaming also benefits an organization by allowing people to combine their knowledge to create new products or implement new procedures.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 14, 2014

On the other hand, we are not all created equal when it comes to our diverse aptitudes and abilities. Their aptitudes lead to careers in making or managing investments, overseeing manufacturing, wholesale or retail businesses, resource development, technology, real estate, and finance/ banking.

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