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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! In today's job market you need to be ambitious and driven if you don't want to get pushed out by others who spot gaps that could have been filled by you.". Lakshman Rajagopalan presents What can you do about a culture of Mistrust… posted at Learning Curves.

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It’s Time To Stop VCs Driving Entrepreneurship

The Horizons Tracker

Famous research from Stanford’s Nicholas Bloom illustrates the difficulties we face in keeping the wheels of innovation turning. Bloom illustrates that while we’re spending more on research and innovation than ever before, we’re getting diminishing returns for that investment. Engines of creation.

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Are We Really Prepared for a More Automated Future?

Lead Change Blog

There have been some really great reads on the topic ranging from the 2011 ebook, Race Against the Machine by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson out of MIT, to the recent LinkedIn post, What Happens When Millions of Jobs Are Lost Because of Automation? Because of its resistance to change, of course. Automation and the future of work.

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Pursuing Entrepreneurial Companies: Grad Advice | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • April 11, 2011 • Human Resources , Strategy • 0 Comments. Sixty-five innovative operations - four in the state of California alone. EA says that would stifle innovation. Check their market cap and reputation for innovation. Don’t resist entry-level sales. December 2011.

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. I believe the answer is yes.

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Why Your Customers Hate You and How to Fix It

Skip Prichard

More importantly, he offers concrete examples of how any organization—large or small, and regardless of industry—can innovate in ways that delight customers and attract top-level talent. In the real world, of course, change is not easy, and resistance is not only common, but to be expected. I recently spoke to John about his research.

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Leadership & Initiative Overload | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Resist the temptation to just advance a broad number of disparate initiatives, and alternatively focus your efforts on the completion of a few high impact objectives. I Think Not.

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