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
The answer says as much about you as it does about your partners in the workplace, say the authors of
Power of 2 in this podcast of their
GMJ article
Whom Do You Trust?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.
06 October 2009
Companies can improve performance by optimizing employee and customer engagement -- even in this sluggish economy, says John H. Fleming in this podcast of his
GMJ article
A Powerful Alternative to Cutting Costs.
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
The instincts about fairness that emerged on the playground also apply to your partnerships in the workplace, say the authors of
The Power of Two in this podcast of the GMJ article
No Fair!.
