Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Developing Original Ideas. They move before the market can support their idea. When you are the first to market, you have to make all of the mistakes yourself.” Dealing with Groupthink. Cohesion in a group doesn’t cause groupthink. Our audience needs more exposure to accept them. It speaks to their identity.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

While both had top people, one was dramatically more successful in the market. This proprietary model analyzes six critical team competencies: Balance: How well a team understands the importance of diversity of skills and strengths and is willing to incorporate them. Do you have enough diversity of skills and strengths?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Additionally, you’re more prone to groupthink if you’re not exposed to diverse perspectives and points of view. Indeed, research shows that companies with more diverse boards enjoy better financial performance. Relationships with those like you may feel more natural, but it pays to push beyond your comfort zone.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2015

Holacracy, inspired by Agile software development , is optimized for adaptation, making these types of adjustments as a matter of course. In each case, the market leader had a chance to invest or partner with the upstart that eventually disrupted them. These days, every enterprise needs to develop a culture of change.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Ed Gadsden, former chief diversity officer at Pfizer, once asked his sponsor, the legal scholar and federal judge Leon Higginbotham, why he took such an interest in him, aside from the fact they were both African American. Using your power is about developing others, helping them achieve their leadership potential. Fill in your gaps.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

And yet federally funded research and development — creativity, institutionalized — is down 20% as a share of America's GDP since the late 1980s. Wandering around — observing, talking to strangers, taking pictures, inhaling the rich diversity of unfamiliar life, may feel unproductive or even wasteful. Take a walk.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Chirotech specializes in biocatalysis and chemocatalysis, two important subspecialties of biotechnology and chemistry that help develop key biological and chemical intermediates needed for the efficient production of medicines. Polycentric innovation won't work in organizations that promote groupthink.

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