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Team Dynamics
When leaders embrace positive personal energy, everyone feels the benefits — in trust, innovation and creativity.
To bring the best out of your teams, don’t flex like Maximus — lean into a “helpful fight” instead.
Tech legend Bob Taylor — a pioneer of the computing revolution — figured out the genius of framing two types of disagreement.
Workplace community is too often dismissed as an HR initiative, when in reality it’s the key to driving business results through frontline employee performance.
Creative thinkers are unafraid of the ambiguous spaces where innovation often resides — and this trait is vital when navigating change.
Professor of leadership Michael D. Watkins identifies ways high-performing teams can be sabotaged — and offers simple fixes for each.
Jono Hey — whose sketches have been shared by the likes of Bill Gates and Steven Bartlett — draws some of his most valued leadership insights.
Stockholm has been called a “unicorn factory” for its success with new businesses. A unique connection with sports philosophy helps explain why.
Women bring new and innovative ways of exercising power to the table, argues Gaia van der Esch. All business teams will benefit.
Startup success can often hinge on a key lesson derived from behavioral science ... and Jerry Seinfeld's "Night Guy vs. Morning Guy" routine.
Cal Newport explains how you and your teams can accomplish more while improving quality and supercharging workplace morale.
Airbnb’s CBO, Dave Stephenson, joins Big Think for a chat about elite-team leadership, "founder mode," the Taylor Swift effect, and more.
Anne Chow, former CEO of AT&T Business, lays out a new approach to inclusive leadership that takes “thinking bigger” to the next level.
The multifaceted nature of company culture is what makes it so challenging — this guide will help you make sense of the complexity.
We can address the misalignment between the current leadership reality and traditional leadership practices with a simple formula.
How do you cope when joining a team shatters your confidence? Albert Camus and Harry Stack Sullivan can help.
Chip Conley — founder and CEO of JDV Hospitality and Airbnb’s former Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy — maps out an inclusive path from hindsight to wisdom.
When all your teammates fall for "the emperor's new clothes," the results can be disastrous — here's how to bust the groupthink.
As we pursue the leadership difference we seek, we attract fuel and generate heat. The trick is to avoid burnout.
Well-rounded business teams can be built by distilling key insights from sporting data. Bottom line: don't overstock on superstars.
Team storming — as defined by psychologist Bruce Tuckman — can be fractious. Done right, the benefits are immense.
By supplementing the "principle of marginal gains” with these practical steps, you’ll be well equipped for the journey towards excellence.
In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
From empowerment to intellectual humility, these executive leadership skills are invaluable to an organization.
Everyone loves a good underdog story, but the lessons we derive from them depend on how they’re told.
Today’s careers don’t offer a clear path forward, but the rewards can be worth more than a gold watch at retirement.
Company culture is always evolving — sometimes for the worse.
With the right management training program, organizations can empower leaders with the skills they need to succeed — giving everyone on the team a leg up.