Paul Sean Hill, former flight director and director of mission operations for human spaceflight at NASA, tells Chris Maxwell why, in times of crisis, it is important that leaders take stock of the situation and get ideas--even criticism--from those around them. "After alignment on team-purpose, I insist on full transparency, usually phrased as, 'All cards are face up on the table in every decision with the full team,' " he says.
Neuroscientific insights can help leaders to better develop and execute meetings that empower team members to participate, write Dick and Emily Axelrod. "Create opportunities for participants to influence the meeting's direction and participate in decisions that are made there," they explain.
Walter Isaacson discusses his latest book, about Leonardo da Vinci, and the lessons for businesses and leaders who are willing to embrace da Vinci’s kind of intense creativity and curiosity.
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