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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Mello Here's a link to a post I run each year at this time to make sure that I never forget the tragedy and heroism that took place on September 11, 2001. Join me in THANKS and in prayer for our Patriots, both domestically and abroad, who continue to fight valiently for the Freedoms we all enjoy! I Think Not.

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2008 Quought for the Day #14 – Steve Shapiro | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

I will be posting answers (which will be Quoughts) one by one.This one is from Stephen Shapiro During his 15-year tenure with the international consulting firm Accenture, Stephen developed and delivered innovation training to over 20,000 consultants. His latest concept is the fun and educational “Innovation Personality Poker.”

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Failing Toward Success at Google

Harvard Business Review

Google Audio Ads (January 2006 to February 2009). Google Notebook (May 2006 - January 2009). Google Catalogs (December 2001 to January 2009). Google Print Ads (November 2006 to January 2009). Google Page Creator (April 2006 to August 2008). Google Answers (April 2002 to November 2006).

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Subjective Understanding in the Workplace: Embracing Complexity and Fostering Collective Intelligence

Mike Cardus

By embracing the fluidity of subjective understanding, organizations can tap into the collective intelligence of teams and foster innovation. Actively listen to different viewpoints and facilitate constructive discussions that promote understanding and innovation. References: Bandura, A. Jossey-Bass. Stacey, R. Griffin, D.,

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New Ways to Collaborate for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

IBM has accelerated collaboration with " innovation jams " that engage everyone in identifying opportunities. Since 2001, IBM has used jams to get 300,000 employees and others around the world to explore and solve problems. In IBM's 2006 jam, the company assembled 150,000 people from 104 countries and 67 client companies.

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The Market Wants Apple to Unveil a Time Machine

Harvard Business Review

What the naysayers are overlooking or ignoring is that one could have made a list for Steve Jobs that would look remarkably similar: Missed earnings: Apple posted a $247 million quarterly loss ( in 2001 , four years after Jobs took over — and the stock went UP in after-hours trading). Bad quality control: MobileMe, antenna-gate.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

The Speed of Trust (2006) By Stephen M. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t (2001). Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, Christensen presents a set of rules for capitalising on the phenomenon of “disruptive innovation.”. The 7 Habits are: 1) Be proactive.