UNKNOWN

Once you start talking on a subject, discuss it thoroughly but press for closure on what has been decided and who’s going to do what and by when, before you go on to the next item on the agenda of the meeting.

The inability to keep on track and to press for closure are the...

Rituals are the glue for effective teams. They give everyone the space to be themselves and to have fun.

Some rituals should be required for all members, others can be decided upon as a team, and some should be decided individually.

It was during the 1937–1938 recession (one of the worst recessions of the 20th Century, with GDP decline reaching nearly 19%) that William Hewlett and David Packard, recent Standform graduates, decided to formulate a plan for their new electronics company, Hewlett-Packard. 

Still feeling th...