Word: teamworks
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...kind of thing you'd expect to find preoccupying even the most eccentric inventor's mind. Yet Xerox PARC (it stands for Palo Alto Research Center) is the kind of place that prides itself on overturning assumptions. For one, there are no lone nuts tinkering away in silent labs. Teamwork takes priority here--and as history suggests, there's nothing more powerful than the feedback effect of inventors riffing off one another's work...
...bring to their jobs a ferocious commitment to editorial independence. At the same time, we expect them to work closely with their business colleagues to assure that our publications are financial as well as journalistic successes. Walter's close working relationship with TIME's president Bruce Hallett exemplified the teamwork that we encourage and produced stunning results. Between 1995 and 1999, TIME's advertising revenues increased 63%, and ad pages are up 35%, to more than 3,000 annually. This year TIME is headed for another record. And thanks to you, TIME remains the world's leading newsweekly, with more...
...plan offices. More companies, like Ogilvy & Mather in Los Angeles, now boast that not even their CEO has a door. Some have backtracked a little and provide sequestered spaces for the few, cubicles for the many. But most open-plan proponents still deride walls as barriers to the creative teamwork demanded by a high-speed economy...
Music is beneficial not only on an individual level. Playing or singing music in a group creates a sense of community and teamwork. Being part of a school choir or band can teach a child listening skills and instill a sense of responsibility to a larger group. Most importantly, music can add stability and comfort to a young person's life. The more precarious a child's home life or external condition, the more important the need for mental rejuvenation at school. (Since when have the three R's rejuvenated...
...Teamwork also creates buddies. On housecleaning day, divvy up chores and reward collaboration by treating the whole family to a movie. Another trick: assign kids tasks to accomplish together without adult aid. "When my two kids were in elementary school, they used to prepare dinner for us occasionally," Stewart said. "We ate a lot of Campbell's tomato soup and grilled-cheese sandwiches, and they learned to cooperate...