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Shifting from Star Performer to Star Manager

Harvard Business Review

You’re well aware that you’ll need to rely on your emotional intelligence skills to understand and work through your new team’s dynamics. For example, you might think you’re helping people when you dive in to complete a report or put the “finishing touches” on someone’s slide deck. Add to Cart.

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Do You Have What It Takes to Help Your Team Be Creative?

Harvard Business Review

McClelland got the ball rolling in the 1970s. Invariably, we have learned that murky human performance categories like sales ability and leadership can be broken down into skill sets that are not only measurable; they are also trainable. Captures new ideas: Preserves novel ideas as they occur, without first judging or editing them.