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Why I Decided to Rethink Hiring Smart People

Harvard Business Review

Chris Argyris' " Teaching Smart People How To Learn " utterly changed the way I thought about management. We had a pretty simple recruiting philosophy during our swift ramp-up from inception in 1983 to that point in time: hire super smart consultants because, thanks to their great intellect, they will be able to learn best and fastest.

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What I Learned About Coaching After Losing the Ability to Speak

Harvard Business Review

I knew I couldn’t keep facilitating team meetings and giving strategy presentations — staples of the consulting services I had provided for many years. As both a team consultant and a coach to individual team members, I help people build strong interpersonal and work relationships. Manage the feedback flow.