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The necessity of deviance
(upbeat music) - Here's a really strange reality. We love mavericks, but in everyday organizational life, well we work pretty hard to shun them and to silence them. You see, it's one of the oldest ironies in organizational life. We need order out of chaos. We need structure so we make rules. We have meetings, we have policies and methodologies and they do help us. But slowly, they start killing us and make work very, very difficult. Boring, painful and completely irrelevant. So meet the organizational deviant. I mean you can call them what you want. The deviant, the maverick, the change agent. Square peg round hole. They're people who understand the need to try new things, the need to push forward quickly. The need to really not think as much about red tape, but instead, how sometimes we have to work around red tape. So my advice to you. Now when you're hiring people, you're going to be looking for a large diversity of folks, most of whom will be motivated, educated, awesome, rule…
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Politics at work3m 54s
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Meeting survival tips4m 29s
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Using lunch correctly2m 10s
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How to build game-changing rapport3m 5s
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Chemistry over talent1m 56s
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Marvelous mistakes4m 58s
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The necessity of deviance2m 42s
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The problem with smart2m 21s
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Goals are not enough2m 11s
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More than credentials2m 40s
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Selfish ain't bad2m 3s
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The three levels of bravery2m 37s
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Rediscovering the kid inside2m 59s
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Finding purpose5m 1s
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The case for giving back2m 50s
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