April 2019
How to Lead Effective Cross-Functional Teams
There are three central tasks, all of which revolve around communication.
Sharpening the Focus of a Board
Several new clients have contacted us in the past few weeks looking for help with their Boards. Here are the problems that they talked abo..
3 Ways Leaders Can Elevate Quiet Voices
Here are three strategies to help make sure every employee feels safe to speak up.
Learning or Playing? The Effect of Gamified Training on Performance
Adopting a gamified training platform helps performance when employees are already highly engaged, and harms performance when they’re not.
Leading Innovation = Managing Uncertainty
These frameworks use different dimensions that hide in plain sight, the real challenge that leaders are facing – i.e. managing uncertainty.
How companies can help midlevel managers navigate agile transformations
Agile organization models have less hierarchy and fewer conventional managers. Here’s how executives making the move to agile can keep the..
Government’s Journey to the Future of Work
Public-sector management practices and workplace tools rooted in the distant past can’t address today’s complex challenges.
Unlocking the Creative Value of Inefficiency
Too much efficiency — such as that provided by computers and algorithms — can turn off creativity and innovation, according to a new book.
Large businesses don’t have to be lousy innovators
In his new book, Harvard Business School prof Gary Pisano offers senior leaders a three-part solution to the innovation challenge.
To Develop Leadership Skills, Practice in a Low-Risk Environment
People rarely become better leaders because they know more. They become better leaders because they follow through on what they know.