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Top Quotes from the Art of Management 2010 | RoundtableTalk

Roundtable Talk

Collaboration does not = consensus.” “The When technology, access, information and how consumers buy changes, so must management.” ← Fast Friday with Jay Woo, COO, CAA South Central Ontario The Value of a 3rd Opinion – Part 1: finding and working with a Mentor → Like Be the first to like this post. Ctrl.Alt.Del.

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How to Capture Value from Collaboration, Especially If You’re Skeptical About It

Harvard Business Review

But collaboration is not consensus. Too often, people will try to collaborate on everything, and wind up in endless meetings, debating ideas and struggling to find consensus. Working with them to develop the COO survey showed me how valuable they are, and we later teamed up to pitch — and win — a major new project.

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Six Strategy Insights RIM's New CEO Can Use

Harvard Business Review

Heins, the new CEO of Research in Motion (RIM), has been plucked from the company's relatively obscure COO position to fill the giant shoes of two longtime co-CEOs as they depart at the behest of angry investors. Industry upheaval often calls for tough choices, and consensus will not be possible.