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How Successful Virtual Teams Collaborate

Harvard Business Review

Collaborative activity is the "secret sauce" that enables teams to come up with innovative new products or creative, buzz-worthy marketing campaigns. Teams have been getting larger and larger, some even exceeding 100 people for complex projects, according to one study. Here are some of the lessons we've learned. Adjust for size.

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Use Jugaad to Innovate Faster, Cheaper, Better

Harvard Business Review

The experience gave us some insights into a unique approach to innovation called jugaad , which entrepreneurs and enterprises are practicing in complex emerging markets like India. Jugaad innovators innovate better: Jugaad innovators recognize that consumers in emerging markets are low earners, but high yearners.

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The Authenticity Trap for Workers Who Are Not Straight, White Men

Harvard Business Review

Because of his decision to “hide,” he says, he found himself excluded from high-profile teams and projects, even though he had twice the experience of some of his colleagues. In today’s hypercompetitive world, the organization absolutely needs you to bring your whole self to work. It’s a case of the invisible man,” he explains.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. The same was true of Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen. Theodor Weimer , Country Chairman at UniCredit.

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The 4 Types of Project Manager

Harvard Business Review

Your organization’s growth opportunities fall into four different categories, and in order to develop your business in a commercially sustainable manner, you need four specific types of project manager to pursue them. Hence, the projects in X tend to be outside Google’s current domain and strategic focus. The Four Types.

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How to Gain Credibility When You Have Little Experience

Harvard Business Review

There’s a meme on the internet, which speaks truth about a dilemma for young people entering the hypercompetitive workforce of 2017. ” This credibility paradox is indeed a core dilemma many young people face as they enter the workforce. Opportunities abound to prove yourself.

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