10 quotes to recharge your batteries

  • June 23, 2010

Everybody knows that leaders are optimists. Here are nine quotations and a little story for when your glass drops to the halfway mark. For starters: “The optimist...

Consistent contributors = good team

  • April 09, 2010

Whether a group is dividing a restaurant bill or working on a shared budget, the more cooperative the group is, the more likely it can rise above a challenge. It helps...

Encourage deep thinking on your team

  • December 26, 2008

The late Tony Athos would sometimes sit on a bench outside the Harvard Business School and think deep thoughts. Asked what he was doing, he’d say,...

Why close-knit teams don’t always win

  • May 01, 2005

New findings suggest that close-knit teams are often less competitive than teams in which camaraderie is weak. Sociologists at the University of California and elsewhere...