Want Your Team to Work Together? Start a Fight.
The more you encourage healthy debate among your top managers, the better off your company will be. Read story

Mark Peter Davis is co-founder and chief executive of Kohort, a social media start-up in New York. He is also a venture capitalist at High Peaks Venture Partners, where he invests in information companies. He blogs at mpd.me. @mpd
The more you encourage healthy debate among your top managers, the better off your company will be. Read story
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