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Boston Consulting Group's Luc de Brabandere, who investigates leading-edge ideas for executives, says a successful brainstorming session is not a meeting at which a new concept arises but one where an existing concept suddenly makes a lot of sense to a lot of people. – BCG Perspectives
Benevolent ruler makes the best boss
Consultant Max Carbone says there are three leadership styles: Dictator, collaborator and benevolent ruler. Over time, teams lose their focus with a collaborative leader, so arguably the best alternative is the benevolent ruler, celebrated in fables and movies, who leads by considering everyone's insights and perspectives. – TeamWorksWeb.com
Clear your desktop, save your time
Separate documents you are working on from those you have completed to minimize the number of files you need to search through or back up. Move completed files out of My Documents to another folder on your desktop, a special archive folder, flash drive or external hard drive. – The Organized Executive Blog
Fonts matter more than you may think
Typefaces influence how we think. University student Phil Renaud found his grades rose with essays written in Georgia rather than Trebuchet MS or Times Roman fonts. Errol Morris of The New York Times found articles displayed in Baskerville edged out those in Georgia in believability, with Comic Sans badly trailing. – The Week.com
Boost readability by switching default size
If your type and photos are small printing too small from Internet Explorer, columnist Rick Broida advises clicking the gear icon in the upper-right corner, then choosing Print and Print Preview. In the preview window, the toolbar's print-size selector is probably "shrink to fit." Instead, choose 100 per cent. – PCWorld
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Harvey Schachter is a Battersea, Ont.-based writer specializing in management issues. He writes Monday Morning Manager and management book reviews for the print edition of Report on Business and an online work-life column Balance. E-mail Harvey Schachter