Rich Karlgaard

Why do organizations go flat or, worse fail? There are three commonly accepted reasons. The talent is poor. The leader is weak. The mission is murky.

There is a fourth reason, says Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard. That’s when teams within organizations perform below their potential.

Based on cutting edge research in neuroscience and anthropology, Karlgaard has unlocked the keys to high performance teams, which Karlgaard will share in advance of his 2015 book, The New Science of Teams.

At this speech, you will learn:

• What science says about racial and gender diversity. Warning: It’s provocative.

• Why cognitive diversity yields the highest performance gains – but only if you understand what it is.

• How to find the “bliss point” in team intimacy – and become three times more productive.

• Why too much conformity will kill you – as will too little.

• How to create “whole brain teams” with the right amount of “creative abrasion.”

• How do identify destructive team members before they harm you.

• Why 7 (+/-2,) 150 and 1,500 are magic sizes for teams.

• Why everything you know about performance compensation is probably wrong.