A Quote by R. Keith Sawyer

In an improv group and a successful work team, the members play off one another, each person's contributions providing the spark for the next. Together, the improvisational team creates a novel emergent product, one that's more responsive to the changing environment.

R. Keith Sawyer

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R. Keith Sawyer
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Born: April 28, 1960

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I believe a family can be like that sports team. A successful family wins as a team. But if its members are intent upon winning their own individual battles with one another, the team loses. A winning solution is to work out the differences and, when it's over, let it be over. Then they can get back in the game as a team.

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Simon Sinek

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Peter Senge

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Don Meyer

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Jennifer Hyman

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Al Horford

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Martin Fowler

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Martin Brodeur

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Patrick Lencioni

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Jim Breyer

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The trick to maximizing your team's productivity is to create a workspace that's flexible, so it can be altered according to the ever-changing needs of the company and its team members.

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