Manager-coach

The Last Dance

Michael Tollin, Jon Weinbach

By following the journey of the Chicago Bulls football team during the 1997-98 season, we can see how coach Pil Jackson manages his team's stars.

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Make Your Meetings a Safe Space for Honest Conversation

Paul Axtell

Encouraging frank exchanges through an attitude of questioning and openness.

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Complicating the Narratives

Amanda Ripley

How can we better present controversial topics, so as to avoid providing sustenance to excessively polarized positions? An article intended for journalists, but that can easily inspire executives as well.

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Can Your Employees Really Speak Freely?

James R. Detert, Ethan R. Burris

Leaders often wish for their staff to share their opinions and doubts. Yet, the latter tend to refrain through fear of consequences. How can we overcome this reluctance?

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Athlete Leadership in Sport Teams: Current Understanding and Future Directions

Stewart T. Cotterill, Katrien Fransen

A meta-study that identifies four complementary leadership roles, all of them necessary to a team’s performance.

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The secret sauce for organizational success: Managing and producing star performers

Herman Aguinis, Kyle J. Bradley

An article that underlines the exceptional impact of top performers on collective results and offers paths to better understanding and valuing their contribution.

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Changing the Conversation in Your Company

Boris Groysberg, Michael Slind

Shifting from unilateral communication to truly cross-functional exchanges across the organization.

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Conversation Starter: How Intimate Are You?

Boris Groysberg, Michael Slind

Establish a relaxed environment conducive to open and sincere discussion.

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Leadership Is a Conversation

Boris Groysberg, Michael Slind

Reconsider the role of the leader and the role of conversation within the company.

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Managing Big Egos So the Entire Teams Wins

John Baldoni

How can you get several strong personalities within your team to cooperate?

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