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4 Ways to Build an Innovative Team

Harvard Business Review

One of the most common questions I get asked by senior managers is “How can we find more innovative people?” That’s no simple task, and most managers have difficulty with it. In my previous company, we had a division manager who wasn’t performing the way we wanted her to. Hire for mission.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. Ever had a manager or mentor who took a lot of trouble to help you when he or she did not have to? Daan Van Knippenberg of Rotterdam School of Management shows that employees of self-sacrificing leaders are more cooperative because they trust their leaders more.