The Secrets of great groups

Personal leadership is one of the most studied topics in American life. Indeed, I have devoted a big chunk of my professional life to better understanding its workings. Far less studied -- and perhaps more important -- is group leadership. The disparity of interest in those two realms of leadership is logical, given the strong individualist bent of American culture. But the more I look at the history of business, government, the arts, and the sciences, the clearer it is that few great accomplishments are ever the work of a single individual.

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"Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The Myth of "Elegant Reasoning"

Great leaders create great strategies, right?

Not so.

The reality is that compelling strategies are seldom created but rather discovered and enhanced by drawing on the shared experiences of many.

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