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How Spotify Balances Employee Autonomy and Accountability

Harvard Business Review

Balancing freedom to innovate versus following proven routines. The art and science here is determining how to get both outcomes — consistency and innovation — in the right proportion and in the appropriate parts of your organization. In many areas, freedom to innovate is the critical need.

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Why the Lowly Dandelion Is a Better Metaphor for Leaders than the Mighty Banyan

Harvard Business Review

Banyans are among the world’s largest and longest-living trees — one in India is more than 200 years old and is reported to be the world’s largest tree. Leadership Institutes , conferences, and management gurus reference the mighty banyan in their teachings. It is designated as the National Tree of India.