First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 26, 2012

Reverse Innovation: Create Far from Home, Win Everywhere Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble Harvard Business School Press (2012) How and why reverse innovation can help to reverse the negative trends and tendencies that can weaken an organization Those who have read one or more of Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble’s previously published books (..)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 9, 2012

The Little Black Book of Innovation: How It Works, How to Do It Scott D. Anthony Harvard Business Review Press (2012) How to develop and then apply the skills needed to create “something different that has impact” I have read and reviewed all of the other books that Scott Anthony has authored or co-authored and [.].

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 27, 2012

With the end of the year approaching, this week is great to share some of my favorites of 2012. Favorite Team Building & Leadership Activities + Simulations 2012. Team Building Book. These variations all focus on creating better teams that are able to work together to solve problems and innovate solutions.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 23, 2012

I reviewed Seth’s blog last year as well apart from doing “one-question interview and review” for his books “ Linchpin ” and “ Poke the Box ”. This time around, I will point you to 5 best posts and snippets written by Seth in 2012: Who Cares? : “ Caring, it turns out, is a competitive advantage , and one that takes effort, not money.”.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Serial Innovators: Firms That Change the World Claudio Feser John Wiley & Sons (2012) How and why continuous innovation and adaptation can help an organization “live” longer What we have here is a “hybrid” narrative that develops on two separate but interdependent levels: a fictional account that focuses on Carl Berger (CEO of American Health [.]. (..)

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 26, 2012

My good friend and Dartmouth Professor Vijay Govindarajan (VG) reveals a bold discovery with far-reaching implications in REVERSE INNOVATION: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere (HBR Press, April 2012): Innovation flows uphill and its future lies in emerging markets. You will find the book of considerable interest.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 20, 2012

The Innovative Team: Unleashing Creative Potential for Breakthrough Results Chris Grivas and Gerard J.

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Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

©2012 Bob Kelleher. Bob’s first book, Louder Than Words: 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps that Drive Results , has been one of the world’s best selling employee engagement books since its release in 2010. His second book, Creativeship : A Novel For Evolving Leaders , was published in October, 2012.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A few additional key takeaways from the book include these from King: It’s no longer about having power over others but rather power with others, which is about working with others to achieve results. King Today, King shares these additional insights with us: Question: Why did you decide to write your book? Michelle P. Michelle P.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 12, 2012

inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity Tina Seelig HarperOne/An imprint of HarperCollins (2012) How and why the tools and techniques of creative thinking are as essential to invention as the scientific method is to discovery There are six components that comprise what Tina Seelig characterizes as an “Innovation Engine.”

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

One of the assessment tools we use a great deal is the Basadur Innovation Profile. This instrument measures one’s preferences for engaging the innovation process. Since its 2012 inception, the company has grown into a gazelle with more than two hundred employees. Idea people are more comfortable with risk.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 15, 2012

Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy Amy C. Edmondson Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2012) Why and how the most valuable organizational learning occurs: through teams Amy Edmondson characterizes “teaming” as “teamwork on the fly.”

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 16, 2018

Level 2 personal, open, and trusting relationships have to be developed throughout workgroups to facilitate cultural transformations and build the innovative capacities that the VUCA world will require. Schein is the author of numerous bestselling books, including the recent Humble Inquiry and Humble Consulting.

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Skip Prichard

MAY 22, 2019

His new book Superhuman Innovation showcases how AI will supercharge the workforce, the world of work, and can be harnessed to deliver powerful change. It is a practical guide to how AI and Machine Learning are impacting not only how businesses, brands, and agencies innovate, but also what they innovate: products, services and content.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 13, 2013

The book is a fascinating deep dive into many aspects of Facebook’s meteoric success, but I was particularly interested in her perspectives on the importance of great leadership. They just have to go fix it—often in the face of people who say it’s impossible or are content with the status quo.”.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking Susan Cain Crown Publishers (2012) How and why our location on “the introvert-extrovert spectrum” influences most (if not all) of our decisions and opinions Throughout most of her book, Susan Cain takes a balanced approach to the immensely difficult task of examining the [.].

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 15, 2013

Many of this year’s business books recognize culture’s role as the essential driver of effective change. By contrast, the two books reviewed below offer highly specific ways of engaging culture to build more effective, productive, and innovative organizations. The reissue of his classic book is cause for celebration.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Comoetition, and Unstoppable Innovation Gary Hamel Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2012) How and why knowing and doing what matters NOW will create an organization “fit for the future and fit for human beings” I have read and reviewed all of Gary Hamel’s previously [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 9, 2012

Need, Speed, and Greed: How the New Rules of Innovation Can Transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness, and Tame the World’s Most Wicked Problems Vijay V.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2012

And finally, business model innovation is getting the recognition it deserves. That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. 2] (Kaplan, 2012), pg.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 9, 2012

Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs Soren Kaplan Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2012) The power and value of serendipity on the other side of complexity As I began to read this book, I was reminded of an observation by Oliver Wendell Holmes: “I wouldn’t give a fig for simplicity this side of complexity but [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 5, 2013

Idea Agent: Leadership that Liberates Creativity and Accelerates Innovation Lina M.

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Experience to Lead

JUNE 8, 2023

After that, he was appointed Deputy Chief Diversity Officer for KPMG International for over two years before he founded the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) in 2012. Michael is an author of two best-selling books, a keynote speaker and a thought leader and subject matter adviser.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 19, 2021

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to listen to author Martin Lindstrom talk about his new book, The Ministry of Common Sense. That’s a longer-term problem because people need connection to be at their best. The core question in appreciative inquiry is what’s going right and how can we build on that?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 9, 2013

people), innovative practices such as job rotation, leadership development through coaching, mentoring, action-learning, and next-generation behavioral performance evaluation must all be considered. The challenge is to put these and other innovative tools to use in a structured manner to build an enduring leadership succession program.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Alex Osborn (1888-1966) was founding partner of one of the most highly regarded advertising agencies, BBDO, and is credited with introducing the brainstorming process in his book, Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Problem-Solving, published in 1957.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 4, 2012

By enabling the nearly costless distribution of perfect copies of music, books, and movies, digital technologies intensified a behavioral enigma that always lay at the heart of copyright law. Source: Roger Parloff , senior editor, FORTUNE, July 23, 2012. These works are what economists call public goods.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 28, 2012

At a time when discretionary efforts and intellectual property are essential to drive innovation and organizational growth, those who are able to earn natural and enthusiastic followers will deliver the best results. Leader credibility is down and the trust deficit is up. The post-recession workplace harbors a new reality for leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The title of my presentation was “Toy Box Leadership” loosely based on the book by the same name, with a subtitle “Leadership Lessons from the Toys You Loved as a Child,” by authors Ron Hunter and Michael Waddell. The Top Ten Leadership Commandments (2012) by Hans Finzel. The workshop was a success. Aim squarely at the future.

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LDRLB

JULY 19, 2012

To celebrate the upcoming launch of LDRLB contributor Soren Kaplan’s new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs , we’ve arranged for a free webinar for the LDRLB community. Leading Disruptive Innovation. When: July 26, 2012. Check out the details below and register today.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 29, 2022

“The main message of the book is that you have to engage in lateral thinking because you have to be able to draw connections between things that may seem completely unrelated,” he explains. ” An aging society. million people. The modern elder.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. She has authored four books on the topic and numerous research papers. Her latest book is Knowing Y: Engage the Next Generation Now.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In his new book, Leading the Life You Want: Skills for integrating World and Life , Stew Friedman shares how The Boss has harmonized parts of his life to find a balance that works for him. HE ENCOURAGES INNOVATION IN HIMSELF AND OTHERS. It can work for all of us - if we''re willing to learn.because after all, we were all born to run!

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 3, 2012

I am deeply immersed in the book Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think by Peter H. I will present my synopsis of this book this Friday (July 6, 2012) at the First Friday Book Synopsis. The book is partly about me. Diamindis and Steven Kotler. For decades, my wife has had to live [.].

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Above is the presentation from the Buffalo Niagara Human Resources Association Conference 2012 ‘Leveraging the Changing Landscape of HR’. This content is all from ‘ The Progress Principle ’ an excellent and well researched, evidence based management book on making work more than bearable…making work meaningful again.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Never planning to write a book, he penned Start With Why simply as a way to distribute his message. Through his struggle to rediscover his excitement about life and work, he made some profound realizations and began his helping his friends and their friends to find their “why” — at first charging just $100, person by person.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2020

The other side offers raging competition as the internet opens up the market to international players through innovation and technology that is hard to keep up with. Do not dismiss an innovation, thinking it is too early for its implementation. The giant company that was in operation for 130 years came tumbling down in 2012.

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