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Wharton School Publishing | Harvard Business School | Michael A. Roberto

Balancing Act

by Tracy Staton

You believe chaos sparks innovation, that failures should be postmortemed, not buried. You also know dissent can be divisive. Walk the fine line between conflict and harmony with Harvard Business School prof Michael A. Roberto in Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus (Wharton School Publishing, $28). — T.S.

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