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Research: We’re Not Very Self-Aware, Especially at Work

Harvard Business Review

With 58 teams and more than 300 leaders performing in a dynamic and competitive business simulation , we tested the extent to which accurate self-awareness was related to team effectiveness, which was evaluated across a number of business metrics like market share, ROA, customer awareness, productivity, and so forth.

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Games Can Make You a Better Strategist

Harvard Business Review

They allow managers to suspend normal rules in an acceptable way and they provide an effective audiovisual medium for absorbing ideas. People Express, for example, is a business simulator that provides players with a rich inside perspective on starting and managing an airline.

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The Top Six Innovation Ideas of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Devices of all kinds have gone from advertising, branding, and marketing media to promotional platforms. Advertising will take a backseat to promotional offers as retailers and brand managers alike collectively decide that branding a promotion matters just as much as promoting a brand. I haven't a clue. A Beautifully Designed Lobby.