Top 100 Innovation Articles of 2019
Innovation Excellence
JANUARY 6, 2020
Building upon the success of Braden Kelley’s Blogging Innovation, we launched Innovation Excellence on August 1, 2011 and so 2019 was our eighth full year of operations.
Small Business Resolutions for 2011
Coaching Tip
JANUARY 4, 2011
by Alexander Hiam, author of Business Innovations for Dummies. The key to improved results is innovative actions that, while they stick within the limits of your budget, also take you in exciting new directions. Here are some resolutions to help small or mid-sized businesses innovate in 2011. . Be proactive in 2011. .
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Innovation High-Five
Mills Scofield
JANUARY 6, 2013
By Tim Kippley: Jeff Bezos, one of the planet’s greatest innovators, once said that: “You need a culture that high-fives small and innovative ideas and senior executives [that] encourage ideas.” ” The Value of Innovation at Geneca. I have long felt that companies can’t survive without innovating.
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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.
Leading Blog
MARCH 6, 2023
When CEO Sam Palmisano stepped down at the end of 2011, there were several qualified replacements, including Rometty. We must give people the tools—the how—to change. When moments of reinvention arrive, innovating the “how” can be overlooked in favor of focusing on the “what.”
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A Mirror as a Leadership Development Tool
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 27, 2010
Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe A Mirror as a Leadership Development Tool by Kevin Eikenberry on October 27, 2010 in Influence , Leadership , Learning We look in them each day, research says, more often than we realize. We check our hair and our smile.
The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week - A Look Ahead at 2011
Sales Wolf Blog
JANUARY 10, 2011
Today I would like to shift gears and take a look ahead at what the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogging community sees in store for us in 2011. Below is a great collection of posts containing predictions, resolutions, trends, and thoughts for 2011. Enjoy! . Enjoy!
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The State Of University Spinouts In The UK
The Horizons Tracker
JULY 13, 2022
University spinouts represent a major source of innovation but a recent report into the sector by the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub and Beauhurst suggests all is not as healthy as it might be. The researchers have tracked over 50,000 high-growth businesses across the UK since 2011, with 1,628 of these identified as spinouts.
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Five Reasons Stories are a Powerful Communication Tool
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Reasons Stories are a Powerful Communication Tool by Kevin Eikenberry on October 11, 2010 in Leadership , Leadership Communication , Learning We all grow up with stories.
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Innovating The Brick-and-Mortar Injustice Infrastructure
Mills Scofield
JUNE 16, 2013
This week''s post is by Andy Posner , Co-Founder & Executive Director of Capital Good Fund ( CGF ), a non-profit microfinance organization targeting the root causes of poverty through innovative micro-loans and personal financial coaching. Maybe you can help! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
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161 Favorites of 2011: Team Building & Leadership activities / simulations
Mike Cardus
DECEMBER 29, 2011
With the end of the year approaching, this week is a great to share some of my favorites of 2011. Favorite Team Building & Leadership Activities + Simulations 2011. Dimension Time Cost Operator (DTC) – is a tool for for seeing problems differently exploring ideas of extremes in size and cost. What an amazing year 2011 was!
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Research Shows That Investing In Tech Matters
The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 22, 2024
The research looked at 1,054 American manufacturing companies from 2011 to 2013. Spending money on IT tools can make DPO longer and reduce the negative impact of high DIO and DSO on how well a company does. This investment helps them make smart decisions about working capital, which improves how well they do overall.
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096: Bringing the Lean Startup into Your Organization: Leadership in the Age of Uncertainty | with Jeff Dyer
Engaging Leader
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
The new book The Innovator''s Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization, by Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer, is a leader’s guide to validating new ideas, refining them, and bringing them to market. It presents a method for leveraging a set of tools emerging from lean start-up, design thinking, and agile software development.
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3 August 2011 - Canton, Ohio - Mastering Workplace Performance
Jason Womack
AUGUST 3, 2011
Looking forward, how will you maximize your (1) time, (2) energy, (3) focus, and (4) systems and tools? Mental Energy affects how deeply you think, how long you can dive in to that thought, and the power of connections you make as you continue thinking, planning, developing and innovating that idea. Now, it's time to implement.
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Gjis van Wulfen: An interview by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 19, 2013
At the end of 2002 he started his own innovation organization to spread, train and facilitate the FORTH innovation […]. Bob''s blog entries Albert Einstein and ECCI XII (Faro (2011).
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Radical Recovery Tools
Strategy Driven
MARCH 18, 2011
Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Innovation on a budget. That extra time, along with the cost savings identified by Turney, can be used to focus on the third area: innovation.
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Twelve Programs for Creating Remarkable Leaders
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 11, 2010
They look for innovative approaches (like the Remarkable Leadership Learning System ). If you are looking for a cost effective and quick way to deliver targeted leadership skills training in your organization, this is a great tool. If you want a pre-built way to deliver an ongoing series of leadership workshops, this is a great tool.
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The Business of Innovation – The Execution Plan | StrategyDriven
Strategy Driven
DECEMBER 9, 2010
Innovative companies realize remarkable marketplace rewards. The Business of Innovation is a five part series created by CNBC in association with IBM. Within each episode, Maria Bartiromo and a distinguished panel of guests discuss what it takes to be an innovation leader.
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Winners Are Born In Difficult Times
Tanveer Naseer
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
And it is managers’ ability to innovate, collaborate and adapt to a constantly changing environment that are the leadership skills we most need to develop. Like most large organizations, one of their biggest challenges was creating and innovative and entrepreneurial culture. 3) US Training Industry Report, 2011.
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Kevin Eikenberry
JANUARY 24, 2011
When I talk to people about journaling I am often asked lots of questions including: how often to journal, what to journal about, what tools to use and much more. I don’t have the right tools. However, I recently found a tool that might be the ticket for you if you honestly want to try. I don’t have time.
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N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 10, 2011
They are the ones innovating and breaking-down barriers. I might only add and you know that young or immature leaders simply need tools, mentoring, and info to become great leaders. I've spent nearly 40- years in the field and use numerous psychological tools to help with different aspects of development. Great post Mike.
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‘Managers as Mentors’ Celebrates Publication Anniversary
Marshall Goldsmith
JUNE 19, 2014
Bell will share special blog posts throughout the month of June focusing on tips, techniques and tools for all leaders striving to be better mentors. ” Leadership guru Jim Kouzes called the book, “The essential handbook for all those who are trusted advisors to aspiring leaders.”
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Brand New Resources for New and Longtime Leaders
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 18, 2010
Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Brand New Resources for New and Longtime Leaders by Kevin Eikenberry on October 18, 2010 in Leadership , Learning In early 2011 my next book, co-authored with Guy Harris, will be published. Register now!
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Modern Servant Leader
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
September 20, 2011 Servant Leadership. Monthly: September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Servant Leadership Observer – April 2011. Servant Leadership Observer – March 2011. Servant Leadership Observer – February 2011.
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150 Are We Really Prepared for a More Automated Future?
Lead Change Blog
AUGUST 31, 2016
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? Automation and the future of work. Are enough citizens taking this topic seriously?
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What are they doing? Learning…Do they just sit there?
Mike Cardus
NOVEMBER 28, 2010
All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress. Design by 12GrainStudio What are they doing? Learning…Do they just sit there? Can skateboarding give us a better model for teaching and learning? Watch this video to find out.” Work Your Ass Off Until You Figure It Out.
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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 20, 2011
Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.
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Social Media Demystified
N2Growth Blog
APRIL 2, 2010
Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. Let me make this as simple as I can…social media simply provides you with tools and channels that allow you to extend your reach and better engage those with whom you wish to communicate.
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Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 29, 2010
Tagged as: engagement , likeability , trust { 2 trackbacks } MAPping Company Success January 3, 2011 at 4:19 am The January 2nd Leadership Development Carnival New Year’s Edition | HR Interview Tools January 13, 2011 at 1:57 am { 5 comments… read them below or add one } Jenny Rog December 29, 2010 at 10:23 am Hello Kevin!
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Encouragement - An Underappreciated Coaching Skill
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
Amongst all of your coaching competencies and fancy coaching models, remember one of the most powerful tools you have. If you want people to do more, take on more, and grow; encourage them. If you want people to try new things, encourage them. Encouragement. Ask yourself, who can I encourage today?
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Finding Your Bigness Balance: Seven Ways to Properly Set the Size.
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 6, 2010
Worry not, the last point might be the most helpful of all… Your Sizing Tool Your answer to these six questions may still leave you saying, “yes, but. However, whatever size goal you set, you will do it more effectively and confidently using the questions and tool outlined above. But the title promises seven ways you ask?
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Team Building & Leadership Blog: Create-Learning » Blog Archive.
Mike Cardus
FEBRUARY 2, 2011
Wednesday, February 02nd, 2011 Posted by: mike In Leadership Coaching and when I am trying to work out solutions and success of my own, I use a scaling method learned from Solutions Focused Coaching. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress. Design by 12GrainStudio What is the 1st action you can take?
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102 A Halloween Leadership Challenge
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 29, 2010
Thanks, Brian Reply Christine Hastie January 8, 2011 at 8:40 am Hi Kevin, Must take issue with you here. This one was repeated to my Facebook feed after New Year and thus raised the issue again, so I thought it was a sign I needed to respond Chris Reply Kevin Eikenberry January 8, 2011 at 9:44 am Chris – Thanks for your insights.
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Stop Marketing & Start Sharing: Social Media Workshop
Mike Cardus
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
Discuss and co-create techniques, processes, plans, and short-cuts to see a rapid return with using on-line social media tools. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress. Explore how your capacity for change, values & commitments can either explode or implode your business.
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TopSalesWorld.com
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
You can access podcasts, webinars and all sorts of other resources and tools – all designed to help sales professionals be more successful. TopSalesWorld.com , dubbed The Global Sales Community, is exactly that. You can access articles, blogs, and profiles of the experts.
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Team Building & Leadership Process for a Retail Operation; New.
Mike Cardus
NOVEMBER 27, 2010
Team Building & Leadership Process Summery; Providing the team leaders with skills, tools, and facilitation that will allow them to find strengths within themselves, their department, other departments and the Organization. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.
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103 Empowerment is For Suckers!
Mike Cardus
DECEMBER 20, 2010
The men were supplied with tools and skills to accomplish tasks within their abilities and solve problems within boundaries that were established by management, using their best judgment. Like the Dilbert above – once the team gained the tools, management wanted a return to the way things were. All rights reserved.
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Leader's Guide to Radical Management
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 25, 2010
Radical Management, though not succinctly defined by the author, is an approach to leadership and management that leads to greater job satisfaction, higher productivity, client delight and continuous innovation. The book’s subtitle accurately describes, as it should, what you can expect from this great read.
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150 Genuine Success: Vitality, Service, & Outstanding Performance
Tony Mayo
JANUARY 4, 2011
GS:VSOP is a continuing program to provide business people with structure, tools and support to produce nonlinear, unpredicted, massive results at work while enjoying a high level of personal satisfaction, fulfillment and vitality. Apply their knowledge to innovate & make things happen. Get each new post by email.
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149 Remarkable Leadership Boot Camp Series
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
In the community, you can: Read articles about how to make a successful transition to leadership Listen to audio or watch video on a range of leadership topics Get special reports and ebooks to help you become a Remarkable Leader To join the free community and gain access to great resources and relationships, enter your information below and click (..)
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Nurturing Decisive Followers
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 27, 2010
This goal isn’t just a nice thing to do, or a delegation tool. Set the expectations, set the boundaries, provide coaching and let them do it. These steps will put you on a path to having more decisive followers. As you develop decisiveness in yourself and others, you create a more positive, engaged and productive workplace.
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The Radical Edge is Free
Steve Farber
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
And then, in 2011, we released The Radical Leap Re-Energized , which combined Leap and Edge in one volume–and that’s the only book that’s commercially available these days. ” You’ll learn: How to use a simple method to capture world-changing ideas, and to spark innovation in yourself and others.
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Top 10 US Cities to Capture Small Business Recovery Act Dollars.
Women on Business
JANUARY 11, 2011
Boston , MA Innovative entrepreneurs will find fertile ground for their ideas in Boston. New York , NY With the financial sector reeling, New York is counting on technological innovation to save the day. Internet Marketig tools such as pay-per-click (PPC), social media marekting can help you represent artists from Cheyenne to China.
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157 Values Based Hiring | N2Growth Blog
N2Growth Blog
APRIL 14, 2010
Are there certain tools one can utilize? Tools are available that generate meaningful and relevant information which can greatly augment the present interviewing processes. Above all, don’t be seduced by qualities that while they may be attractive on the surface, won’t ever make-up for a lack of character and integrity.
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The Most Valuable Question?
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
Using a free online tool, The Headline Analyzer, this question scores an emotional marketing value of 66.67%. The question I ask is very similar – What results are important to you? Most marketing copy is around 30-40%. By adding the word results creates far greater focus and truly differentiates me from many others.
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