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Heritage and Innovation: Finding the Balance

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In times of change there is the tendency to either stick doggedly to what has always worked in the past or to throw it all out and start new. Neither extreme is the answer. Heritage and innovation is a tension that needs to be managed— thoughtfully. Our default thinking is to view the world in terms of what has worked before so we often fail to address the changes going on around us.

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2011

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Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. Change Anything : The New Science of Personal Success by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler. The Corner Office : Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed by Adam Bryant. From Values to Action : The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership by Harry M.

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LeadershipNow 140: March 2011 Compilation

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Here are a selection of tweets from March 2011: To lead by example is difficult when you're a follower of fear. - T.A. Sachs Design by @the_folklore. NYT: A Changed Starbucks. A Changed C.E.O. Excellent Post: On the 111th Visit Something Really Bad Happened by @DPForrester. @tomasacker: You stand out by standing with your audience in possibility. No One is Immune.

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