Jill Perry-Smith
Media Publications
May 23, 2022
Goizueta Business School
Creativity is the lifeblood of innovation and cutting-edge business. How can creativity and innovation be developed, enhanced, and amplified in the workplace? Jill Perry-Smith of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School joins to discuss the journey of an idea in the fast-paced world of business.
May 1, 2022
The Wall Street Journal
For some people, there’s nothing better than working with their best friend. But there’s such a thing as too much togetherness.
Identify and pursue truly novel concepts by helping the innovators in your organization collaborate in the right ways at the right times.
December 2022,
MIT Sloan Management Review
You’ve Built a Racially Diverse Team. But Have You Built an Inclusive Culture?
August 30, 2021
Harvard Business Review
Whether business leaders have social justice aims in mind, wish to win the war on talent, or embrace the value-creating potential of a diverse workforce, race is at the forefront of everyone’s minds.
August 31, 2021
Harvard Business Review
November 5, 2015
TEDx Conference
Dr. Jill Perry-Smith, a Professor of Organization and Management at Emory University and speaker at the upcoming TEDxPeachtree, has an interesting perspective on creativity.
October 8, 2012
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Businesses commonly hire outside consultants to try and determine what might be creating management problems, but such probes are generally are topical and not focused on the top executive. “That is unusual,” Dr. Perry Smith said. “It might suggest there is a problem with the leadership that needs to be addressed or it might suggest something else. It might send an unintended message that those commissioning it did not intend to send.”...
June 16, 2012
CNN
"Within organizations, there are different objectives," says Jill Perry-Smith, a professor at Emory University's Goizueta Business School who has studied the effect of informal social networks on creativity. "In many cases, some of the systems that produce effective organizations simultaneously may hamper creativity within those firms."...