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

Harvard Business Review

And the correlation was even lower for work-related skills. For teams to perform effectively, each member must possess a combination of technical and interpersonal skills and constantly adjust their contributions to meet the team’s needs. Teach self-development skills in addition to self-awareness.

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Games Can Make You a Better Strategist

Harvard Business Review

And the corporate executive playing games to improve his or her strategy-making skills is still rare. In our work with executives and strategy games, we see five distinct benefits of using games for enhancing strategy formulation and execution skills: 1. This is unfortunate. Games provide inexpensive, real-time feedback.

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The Portable Leader Is the New “Organization Man”

Harvard Business Review

Depending on where the market is heading and the trends we see in business, I am very open to different things. I always think of myself as acquiring skills, not necessarily taking a job. Hopefully, in my skill-gathering I will be able to get everything I need to take on whatever job comes my way.