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In her bestseller, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (2016), Angela Duckworth shares results of her research that suggests that with all due respect to talent, grit is a better predictor of success. She studied West Point cadets, National…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by James Manyika, Sree Ramaswamy, Jacques Bughin, Jonathan Woetzel, Michael Birshan and Zubin Nagpal for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…
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In Leadership Skills That Inspire Incredible Results, Fred Halstead shares his thoughts about one of a supervisor’s most important functions: delegation. Its benefits include the development of a direct report’s skills as a leader and manager; keeping what Bill Oncken characterizes…
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In The Power of Creativity, Bryan Collins offers “a three-part series for writers, artists, musicians, and anyone [else] in search of great ideas.” In his latest book, this is what he suggests in order to cultivate habits that can change your…
Read MoreIn Originals, Adam Grant explains how non-conformists rule the world. For example, here are his suggestions for building workplace cultures: of originality: 1. Hire not on cultural fit, but on cultural contributions: “When leaders prize cultural fit, they end up…
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The Genius Checklist: Nine Paradoxical Tips on How You can Become a Creative Genius Dean Keith Simonton MIT Press (October 2018) How to co-create “a cultural florescence most worthy of posterity’s admiration” What seems to be Dean Keith Simonton’s working…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Morgan Galbraith for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please…
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HBR’s 10 Must Reads for New Managers Various Contributors Harvard Business School Press (2017) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt The eleven HBR articles assembled in this volume were published…
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If Humility Is So Important, Why Are Leaders So Arrogant?
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bill Taylor for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please…
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