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Why it’s time to become a more inclusive leader

CEO Insider

The case for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is considerable, not only from a moral perspective, but because it simply makes good […]. We know that gender equality remains a huge problem for businesses, but for real change to occur, the drive has to come from the top. So, firstly, why is this important?

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The Key to Building a Culture of Innovation

leaderCommunicator

Hill co-authored the recently released book, Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation, with fellow researchers Greg Brandeau, former CTO of Pixar and Disney; Emily Truelove, a doctoral candidate at MIT; and former executive Kent Lineback, a best-selling author and coach. It’s essential to a company’s long-term success.

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Leadership: A Global Perspective

N2Growth Blog

My goal was to meet with a globally diverse group of thought leaders and top executives to discover what is required to lead in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment. This fall, I embarked on a worldwide quest to gain insights and perspectives on global leadership in the 21st century.

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11 Ideas for Economic Recovery

Strategy Driven

One retail CTO summed it up well at a recent SAS event when he said, “We don’t want to just struggle through and be hanging by our fingertips when the economy recovers. Subscribe now to get your subscription to this award-winning quarterly magazine. sas com Magazine can also be accessed online at www.sas.com/sascom.

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How Self-Managed Teams Can Resolve Conflict

Harvard Business Review

As Etsy CTO John Allspaw says , people are “the most expert in their own error. Even if this doesn’t result in a unanimous opinion or a clear plan of action, it shifts the focus from the responsible parties and opens the remediation process to many diverse, productive ideas. Quantify the impact of the problem.

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Get the Most Out of Your Board

Harvard Business Review

Select for diversity. The Teach for America board includes teachers, and parents of kids in public schools — members who represent diverse markets. In fact, research shows that companies with diverse boards outperform those with a "male, pale, and stale" composition. Encourage transparency.

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Which U.S. Companies Are Doing the Most R&D in China and India?

Harvard Business Review

While both measures are less than perfect, and we recognize that many companies use Eastern Europe and South American engineering sites, the GEI works well to demonstrate the diversity of industries—it isn’t just software and IT—with a significant portion of their R&D overseas. The top thirty companies are shown below.