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Study: Smaller Teams Perform Better Than Bigger Teams

HR Digest

Kaplan Professionals, an HR firm that assesses, designs and implements innovative learning solutions, conducted a three-year extended Situational Judgement Assessments of 4,500 employees at global tech firms and identified five key workplace findings. Teams that have interdepartmental interactions do better.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team. And that feeds our approach in society at large. It leads to short-term thinking.

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What to Ask the Person in the Mirror

Leading Blog

The difference, says Harvard professor Robert Kaplan, is “how they deal with these periods of confusion and uncertainty. Know and learn to manage your strengths, weaknesses, and passions, not only to bring out your best, but also to create this same environment and aspiration among your staff. Reaching Your Potential.

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The Power of Vulnerability

Leading Blog

In The Power of Vulnerability , Barry Kaplan and Jeffrey Manchester explain that the secret to unleashing the power of leaders, teams, and organizations, is through vulnerability. Some environments carry more risk than others. You don’t begin this journey to authenticity and vulnerability by giving away the store.

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Leading to Disruptive Innovation

LDRLB

Five personal leadership competencies are essential for success in today’s environment: A Leapfrogging Mindset. On the personal side, leaders who live abroad, work across different functions, and surround themselves with diverse team members continually expand their mindsets and creative problem solving abilities.

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How to Give a Briefing that Impresses the Boss

Strategy Driven

You also can use this five-step formula for project updates with your staff or with interdisciplinary teams. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc., Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. Other Uses of the Process. All rights reserved.

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4 Breakthrough Leadership Strategies for 2013

LDRLB

When it comes to business, great things can also happen when we apply the catalytic energy of the New Year to our teams and organizations. 2013 represents a great opportunity to leapfrog our mental models and innovate our way to breakthroughs for ourselves, our teams, our organizations and, of course, our customers.

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