Harvard Business Review
CategoryHow Self-Managed Teams Can Resolve Conflict
In a traditional team structure, conflicts can be escalated to the boss to resolve. Can’t agree on how to prioritize projects, or on which..
Employee Burnout Is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person
Employee burnout is a common phenomenon, but it is one that companies tend to treat as a talent management or personal issue rather than a..
If Humble People Make the Best Leaders, Why Do We Fall for Charismatic Narcissists?
The research is clear: when we choose humble, unassuming people as our leaders, the world around us becomes a better place.
How to Design Meetings Your Team Will Want to Attend
There’s a lot of advice out there about how to make meetings more efficient and productive. And while it’s true that leading focused, deli..
The Stage Where Most Innovation Projects Fail
When a CEO announces a major initiative to foster innovation, mark your calendar. Three years later, many of these ambitious ventures will..
Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse
Looking at the executive teams we work with as consultants and those we teach in the classroom, increased diversity of gender, ethnicity, ..
Strategic Choices Need to Be Made Simultaneously, Not Sequentially
The CEO of a large Australian company called me to relay a particular strategy development problem his firm was facing, and ask for my adv..
Assessment: How Mindful Are You?
Mindfulness is the ability to stay focused, while being aware of your thoughts and surroundings and being able to recognize and move past ..
Making Government Reorgs Work
When governments attempt to reorganize themselves, the changes they make have a huge bearing on the effectiveness of the public sector.
How to Get Your Team to Follow Through After a Meeting
Any team leader knows that it’s what happens between project meetings that makes or breaks a project.