The Best of the December Issue

 

November 17, 2015 by Best of the Issue Idea Watch Team Building in the Cafeteria Pass the salt for better group performance. Feature What Is Disruptive Innovation? Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor, and Rory McDonald Twenty years after the theory was introduced, what's changed – and what hasn't. Feature Control the Negotiation Before It Begins Deepak Malhotra Don't make costly mistakes before discussions even begin. Feature The Overvaluation Trap Roger L. Martin and Alison Kemper When investor expectations are impossible to meet, bad behaviors ensue. Feature Find Innovation Where You Least Expect It Tony McCaffrey and Jim Pearson It's probably hiding in plain sight. Managing Yourself Succeed in New Situations Keith Rollag Three getting-to-know-you skills most people are bad at.

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