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When Is Teamwork Really Necessary?

Harvard Business

While the group liked getting together and engaging in some joint activities — such as goal setting, best-practice sharing, and talent development — people often wondered why they were in the room. Talent Developers: attract, assess, develop, and retain talent. Talent developers. of Overall Teaming Effort.

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Marissa Mayer’s Departure from Yahoo and the Challenge of Drawing Lessons from an N of 1

Harvard Business

Mayer should become a case study for highlighting this point. Leading a turnaround requires much more than making a splash. Too often when we evaluate leadership performance, we fail to distinguish between the leader’s personal success and the success of their companies. Experience (still) matters.

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7 Factors of Great Office Design

Harvard Business

To illustrate how this all plays out on a larger scale in real companies, here are two mini case studies from businesses we’ve worked with. The developer teams realized that they were more interactive than they initially imagined, but also needed quiet space to churn out quick turnaround projects.