“The great thing about string quartets is the players are kind of like family. They work really well as a unit, so you can write things that let them use those talents of association and intuition-all the things they’ve developed together as a group.” WritingWellsKindUseTogetherPlayerGroupsTalentIntuitionGreat ThingsStringsAssociationUnitsQuartetsLike FamilyString Quartets Author:Terry Riley
“For most of modern life, our strong talents and desires for group effort have been filtered through relatively rigid institutional structures because of the complexity of managing groups. We haven't had all the groups we've wanted, we've simply had the groups we could afford. The old limits of what unmanaged and unpaid groups can do are no longer in operation.” Has BeensWantedPoliticalDesirePoliticsStrongCan DoEffortGroupsModernTalentHavensLimitsStructureOperationsComplexityModern LifeGroup Effort Author:Clay Shirky
“Surround yourself with people of like mind and different talents and temperaments with the purpose of serving the goals of every member of the group. Associate with these people on a regular basis.” PeopleMindDifferentPurposeGoalGroupsTalentMembersBasesServingSurroundAssociatesTemperamentSurround YourselfSurround Yourself With People Author:Jeff Olson
“In my first career I had founded my own company, with a group of MIT professors, before coming to Harvard to finish my doctorate, and so I had a deep respect for the brains, talent, and dedication of managers. That made it hard for me to believe the attributions in the business press that stupid management was to blame. So I looked elsewhere for an explanation.” FirstsBelieveMadeHardMy OwnBrainCompanyCareersGroupsTalentStupidManagementBlamePressesMade ItManagersExplanationProfessorsDedicationElsewhereHarvardMitStupid MenDoctoratesAttribution Author:Clayton Christensen
“Well, the difference in working with the Supremes and the other girl groups like Martha and the Vandellas, and the Marvelettes, you let the material dictate to you, uh, really, how you worked with the group, and with the talent, and the personalities. All of these things was instrumental in having all of the groups, uh, retain their own identity. Uh, and, and the material had a lot to do with it, you know.” KnowsWellsGirlDifferencesGroupsTalentIdentityMaterialsPersonalitySupremeOther GirlGirl Groups Author:Cholly Atkins
“The failure to find the right niche for people - or to let them find their own perfect niches - is a major reason that so many workplaces are mediocre, even toxic, in spite of the presence of talent. Leaders of great groups give them whatever they need and free them from everything else.” PeopleNeedsGivingReasonPerfectLeaderGroupsTalentMajorsSpiteToxicWorkplaceMediocreNiche Author:Warren G. Bennis