Business and society
What Makes a Team Smarter? More Women
When professors Anita Woolley and Thomas Malone studied the factors that increased a group's collective intelligence, they made some surprising discoveries:...
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Partner Article
Make Your Crowd Smart
Taking a one-size-fits-all approach to crowdsourcing - in which crowds without directly relevant knowledge are asked to address problems they're poorly...
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Every Team Needs a Super-Facilitator
Most of us have met super-facilitators-people with a talent for bringing individual group members together, combining each one's unique strengths to promote...
- Business and society
When Great Minds Don't Think Alike
As organizations strive to make their workforces more diverse with respect to race, gender equity, and people with disabilities, leaders need to apply...
May 23, 2023
- Business management
Can You Make Your Team Smarter?
Anita Woolley, assistant professor of organizational behavior and theory at Carnegie Mellon University and coauthor of the HBR article “What Makes a Team Smarter? More Women.”
HBR IdeaCast• Episode 247 - Business management
How to Build a Culture of Originality
Fresh, innovative thinking is essential for business growth, and most people-not just a few gifted "visionaries"-are capable of it. So says the Wharton...
- Business management
Why Leadership Training Fails-and What to Do About It
U.S. corporations spend enormous amounts of money-some $356 billion globally in 2015 alone-on employee training and education, but they aren't getting...
- Health and behavioral science
Don't Let Power Corrupt You
A paradox of power is that people gain it through virtuous behaviors such as collaboration, openness, fairness, and sharing, but once they enjoy a position...
- Business management
Successful Remote Teams Communicate in Bursts
For remote teams, remote communication is both a challenge and a priority - and it will remain so long after the present pandemic has ended. The authors...
Oct 28, 2020
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Working Together Effectively Before It All Goes Downhill
Multiple team membership (MTM) is a reality in today's workplace, with high-value employees lending their expertise to a variety of project teams. An...
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Chapter Enrichment Program Teams at the American Red Cross (B)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Chapter Enrichment Program Teams at the American Red Cross (A)
The American Red Cross has a system for structuring, staffing, and leading teams to review its local chapters. Mirroring professional services firms that...
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