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Innovators and Early Adopters

CO2

Class room test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. When they are young in their careers, we walk out of meetings with them and think they are weirdos. When they are advanced in their careers, we walk out of meetings with them and think they are geniuses. You know who you are.

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Carey Pellock on HR Leadership for A Better World

HR Digest

The pandemic gave us the opportunity to really test our agility and innovation, and I am proud to say we exceeded expectations, ” she says. “ The pandemic gave us the opportunity to really test our agility and innovation, and I am proud to say we exceeded expectations, ” she says. “ An Ambassador for Inclusion.

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Why Dr. Deming’s Work is So Important to Me

Deming Institute

I do remember my statistics professor saying something in class, in early 1994, right after Dr. Deming passed away. I don’t remember getting too many details from my dad about the class, other than Dr. Deming chastising some executives who showed up during the last hour of the last day. Why had I heard of Dr. Deming?

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The Traits of Socially Innovative Companies

Harvard Business Review

In this article adapted from their new book, Jerry Davis and Chris White explore what makes some companies more fertile for social innovation — that is, the ongoing (rather than one-off) initiatives that have positive social impact while promoting the core mission of a business.

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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

which cries out for breakthrough healthcare delivery innovations that aim at significant cost reductions and wider coverage. Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S. Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S. Or so he thought, until one interaction changed the trajectory of his career. In 2016, the U.S.

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No, the Best Science Students Aren’t Becoming Financiers

Harvard Business Review

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. “A solid understanding of the field helps produce innovation.” And not just their parents. Instead, large numbers are becoming traders, brokers, and bankers.”

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

Almost every world-class, high-performance organization takes training and education seriously. As an educator, I fear world-class business schools and high-performance businesses overinvest in “education” and dramatically underinvest in “training.” But Navy SEALs go uncomfortably beyond. That scares me.