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Strengthen Your Leadership with the Science of Awe
This Nano Tool for Leaders from Wharton Executive Education offers techniques for developing an "awe mindset" for greater creativity, improved collaboration, and better decision-making.…Read More
The Meeting Style That Generates Breakthrough Solutions
In this Nano Tool for Leaders, experts from Wharton and SEB explain how a neuroscience-proven tool can help your team work more effectively to find solutions to tough challenges.…Read More
The Prepared Leader: The Five Phases of Crisis Management
In an excerpt from their book ‘The Prepared Leader,’ Erika James and Lynn Perry Wooten lay down five steps to becoming a more prepared leader in times of crisis.…Read More
Creating Authentic Connections in Virtual Teams
Working with Matriarca, an Argentinian sustainable goods distributor, scientists from the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative leveraged an exercise known as "Fast Friends" to improve online collaboration within the organization. In this article, they explain how any group can adopt the same technique. …Read More

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