What Actually Sets High Achievers Apart? A Q&A with Angela Duckworth, author of a new book on how success is meaningfully affected by work environments, relationships, and team and organizational cultures. How Leaders Talk About AI Predicts Adoption. New research from BCG finds that when leaders communicate a clear, hopeful story about AI, employee usage increases.

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What Actually Sets High Achievers Apart?

A Q&A with Angela Duckworth, author of a new book on how success is meaningfully affected by work environments, relationships, and team and organizational cultures.

by Alison Beard

 

How Leaders Talk About AI Predicts Adoption

New research from BCG finds that when leaders communicate a clear, hopeful story about AI, employee usage increases.

by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, David Martin, and Julia Dhar

 

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