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The New Kind of Worker Every Business Needs

Harvard Business Review

The guiding concepts in this view of leadership are openness, self-election, continuous prototyping, robust platforms, and low coordination costs. Leadership skills focus on community building, consensus building, mediation, commitment, and humility.". Socialize your underused assets.

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How to Negotiate After a Staggering Defeat: A Playbook for Democrats

Harvard Business Review

We’ve heard a lot about how the Democrats need new leadership. Even if Republicans can dictate changes to health care law, there will not be consensus among them on how to fix it. This is problematic even in the best of times. When times are bad, it can be fatal.