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ACTION POINTS

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Recognize that each team member has a unique contribution to make.

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Create an environment of psychological safety, one in which these unique contributions can be shared unreservedly and genuinely.

Assess these contributions and decide whether to choose them, adapt them, adjust or discard them, so as to move the team closer to its targets, or achieve them outright.

RECOMMENDED READING

Ultimately, Leading Collective Genius is an effective, complementary leadership style. It fosters an inclusive and creative organization that attracts and develops top talent.

WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION? It is a conscious decision of the leader to step down from the pedestal and start leading from the back (at least for some of the time). Suspending judgement (and ego), actively inviting everyone into the conversation, and allocating equal time for each team member is not a cognitive challenge; it is a deliberate choice.

COLLECTIVE GENIUS: THE ART AND PRACTICE OF LEADING INNOVATION B Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, Kent Lineback (Harvard Business Review Press, 10 June, 2014) COLLECTIVE GENIUS By Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback (Harvard Business Review, June 2014)

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