October

2009

29 October 2009

In a good collaboration, 58% of partners strongly agree that they trust each other. Trust is indeed essential in partnerships, as every partner needs to be able to depend on his counterpart for the collaboration to achieve excellence, say the authors of Power of 2.

29 October 2009

Five years of in-depth Gallup research into collaboration has culminated in Power of 2: How to Make the Most of Your Partnerships at Work and in Life (Gallup Press; hardcover; November 10, 2009). New York Times bestselling author Rodd Wagner and Gallup World Poll leader Gale Muller draw on their own research as well as studies of monkeys, computer gaming, revenge, and self-sacrifice to uncover the blueprint for creating successful partnerships.

22 October 2009

Visionary CEO Ray Anderson, who proudly boasts the moniker “radical industrialist,” says it’s imperative that we save the environment -- but business, not government, must take the lead. In this interview, Anderson explains how other companies can do what his business has done.

08 October 2009

At age 60, visionary CEO Ray Anderson, author of Confessions of a Radical Industrialist, decided to move his company toward environmental sustainability. He’s proving that it’s possible to do well -- very well -- by doing good. In this interview, he tells how.

06 October 2009

Cost curtailment and downsizing aren’t the only approaches to remaining viable in this relentlessly sluggish economy, according to Gallup research. Companies can focus on optimizing the human element of their business by engaging their staff and customers, says the coauthor of Human Sigma.

01 October 2009

Your partnership won’t succeed unless both of you believe it is fair, say the authors of the new book Power of 2. Even if you have no formal authority over the pay, promotion, or recognition of your collaborator, you should make sure he feels good about the arrangement.

01 October 2009

Podcast of the GMJ article No Fair!