From an award-winning Harvard Business School Professor, a practical
framework for maximizing the creative and collaborative output of
diverse teams
Today's leaders recognize the potential for diverse teams to unleash
superior innovation, creativity, and problem solving. But if you want to
see tangible business results, you can't just throw people from
different backgrounds in a room together and expect them to figure it
out. You must develop leadership with the skillset of facilitating
collaboration and dialogue across differences.
Drawing on decades of research on workplace dynamics, All Hands
identifies the four key characteristics of leaders of thriving diverse
teams: shifting power, receptivity, brokering and resetting. Gino then
outlines strategies for developing these skills to get the most of out
of the knowledge and talent of those around you. Lastly, she explains
the broader conditions needed for these skills to become both
effective personal habits and a permanent part of an organization's
culture.
Using her own research, principles from a range of disciplines,
including psychology, sociology, economics, history, management, as well
as dozens of case studies of successful leaders and teams, Gino offers
an inspiring yet immediately actionable primer on harnessing the power
of difference in the workplace. By learning and embracing the skills to
create truly inclusive environments, you can tackle more complex
problems, get more out of relationships, and take your team to new
heights.
