We find superstars at every work place and most times we think, for success to be achieved, these superstars are the only ones who need all the resources and all the power.
Margaret Heffernan, former CEO of five businesses, has found that that the result we get from going this route is always the same as it has been proven by William Muir’s experiment – aggression, dysfunction and waste.
Margaret speaks to us in this talk about a totally different, less travelled way by companies and businesses but which has brought out remarkable results over time. Alex Pentland suggested this way to one company and profits went up to 15 million dollars and employee satisfaction went up by 10 percent.
Interested in this great recipe for entrepreneurial success?
Watch the video here:
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