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SUMMARY: PON Live! Katherine Coffman – Capitalizing on the Best Ideas and T
 alent
DESCRIPTION: Even the best ideas and talent can only deliver value when the
 y are put forward. A student who is unsure of an answer on a test can only 
 answer correctly if she is willing to submit her best guess rather than ski
 p the question. A corporate executive can only improve a board’s decision i
 f she […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p style="font-weight: 400\;">Even the best i
 deas and talent can only deliver value when they are put forward. A student
  who is unsure of an answer on a test can only answer correctly if she is w
 illing to submit her best guess rather than skip the question. A corporate 
 executive can only improve a board’s decision if she is willing to speak up
  with her opinion about the best path forward. A firm can only hire the bes
 t candidate if she applies for the opening. Whether we are considering nego
 tiations\, hiring\, performance evaluations\, conversations within teams\, 
 or any other aspect of workplace decision-making\, the choice of process wi
 ll influence whether and how individuals put themselves forward (supply-sid
 e) and how those individuals are treated (demand-side). Through discussion 
 of scholarly research and case studies\, we will explore how leaders can be
 tter manage both demand-side and supply-side decisions to capitalize on the
  best ideas and talent. We will analyze the impacts of reducing ambiguity i
 n processes. Processes that are clearer and more objective not only help to
  reduce the “wiggle room” available for demand-side biases to influence dec
 isions\; they also communicate to candidates that demand-side biases are le
 ss likely to play a role in decisions\, addressing supply-side consideratio
 ns. Second\, we will discuss how leaders can build processes that rely less
  on individuals to self-evaluate and self-advocate to advance.</p>
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kenneth D. Russell":MAILTO:kerussell@law.harvard.edu
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 italizing-on-the-best-ideas-and-talent/
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