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Don't Like the Message? Maybe It's the Messenger

Harvard Business Review

To which I can only add that, although I know nothing about the 1951 Dartmouth-Princeton game other than what I've read in the cited article, I'm confident that if anything the refs went far too easy on Dartmouth. It was inspired by comments from author Neal Stephenson, who espoused the latter view in a Q&A at MIT.

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Why Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction

Harvard Business Review

Singapore has overtaken Silicon Valley as the world’s innovation hub after FDA regulation prompts a brain drain from California. Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age inspired Jeff Bezos to create the Kindle ; Sergey Brin mines Stephenson’s even more famous Snow Crash for insights into virtual reality.

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People Suffer at Work When They Can’t Discuss the Racial Bias They Face Outside of It

Harvard Business Review

To drive home the urgency, the coalition’s website, CEOAction.com , directs visitors to research showing that diverse teams and inclusive leaders unleash innovation, eradicate groupthink, and spur market growth. At the Center for Talent Innovation, we wanted to look into these suspicions. But as Tim Ryan, U.S.

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Can Being Overconfident Make You a Better Leader?

Harvard Business Review

Randall Stephenson, then CEO of AT&T, famously said , “I told people you weren’t betting on a device. As such, our findings are consistent with research showing that overconfident CEOs are better innovators. You were betting on Steve Jobs.”

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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement

Harvard Business Review

The authorities accepted the increased risks from concentrated telecommunications, financial, and radio industries, among others, for the prospect of future efficiencies and innovation. However, they argue that these firms achieve their “superstar” status with superior quality, lower costs, or greater innovation.