IdeaScale

JANUARY 3, 2018

He’s the founder and Managing Editor for IEDP – covering the global executive development sector– and cofounder of IEDP’s sister organization, Ideas for Leaders , which reviews, distills and shares the latest research on business leadership coming out of universities and business schools around the globe.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2011

In researching my book The Rare Find , I focused on a small group of world-class organizations that pull ahead of competitors by making the most of jagged-resume candidates. Standout examples can be found everywhere from military special-forces units to some of Silicon Valley's top tech companies.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

Jobs in retail, transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture are highly vulnerable to technological change. Or child care, elder care, psychological services, rehabilitation, or meeting space for community groups? It also offers a buffer against the downsides of technological unemployment for employees.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2018

“You know, I believe that technology is the great leveler. Technology permits anybody to play. And in some ways, I think technology — it’s not only a great tool for democratization, but it’s a great tool for eliminating prejudice.” Tech Jobs Don’t All Require Advanced Degrees.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2011

So we have to use lessons from the science of attention blindness to construct teams in a way that eliminates group think (where the group rallies around one idea oftentimes at the expense of others that may have been "blind") and yields innovative new ideas they might be missing if they're not actively addressing blind spots.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

How do you form group norms, establish clear goals, and create an environment where everyone feels comfortable and motivated to contribute? People form opinions pretty quickly, and these opinions tend to be sticky,” says Michael Watkins, the cofounder of Genesis Advisers and author of the updated The First 90 Days. “If

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In the technology world, we’ve seen the tremendous impact that eBay has made in helping small e-commerce businesses get off the ground. Now imagine if eBay went beyond providing a technology platform and entered the field of business incubation in a meaningful way, It’s an idea that could have a huge impact. Most stagnate.

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