Compromise is an agreement, a settlement of a dispute or differing opinions that is reached by opposing sides making concessions. After years of working with teams around leadership, creativity, and innovation one thing we notice is that when groups are attempting to make a breakthrough innovation, solve a longstanding problem, they often and sometimes unknowingly default to compromise.  […]

We recently worked with a group that was strategizing about how to roll out a new service. As typically was the case, the formal leader of the team had a strong point of view and was very convincing. Given his persuasiveness, experience and role, it was challenging for him to be open to points of view […]

Being a catalyst for collective intelligence is what leadership is about today. What’s emerging in the world of leadership?  A president of a global bank recently told me, “We are becoming more of a matrix organization where roles and responsibilities constantly change to the point when people ask me about their roles and responsibilities I […]