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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

So to get the most out of innovation processes such as design thinking, truly creative leaders also need to master the social dynamics of… [wait for the punchline}…humor! We have witnessed that skilled leaders, those we call “Stand-Up Strategists”, understand the utility of humor to boost innovation.

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World's Most Innovative Internet Company:

Coaching Tip

Although one can vaguely see some traces of American Internet companies in what Alibaba has accomplished, the overall shape of its innovation has been totally different. While China’s economy is facing challenges and uncertainties, its e-commerce giant, Alibaba Holding Group , had a banner year in 2015. .

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How We Determine If A Bribe Is “Worth It”

The Horizons Tracker

The authors highlight that around a third of legal professionals representing multinational corporations surveyed by the OECD said that colleagues had participated in some form of international corruption. The researchers examined 195 bribery cases from 60 countries between 1975 and 2015 to try and find out.

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If Your Business isn’t Agile, You Won’t Have a Future. It’s That Simple

Great Leadership By Dan

Tiny niche players can emerge from nowhere to take the market or make expensively researched products obsolete overnight. To compete effectively, speed, innovation and intense customer focus are of essence. When they are involved, people tend to be more engaged, innovative and productive.

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Changes In Job-Related Training Since Covid-19

The Horizons Tracker

The pandemic has obviously wrought huge disruption to the labor market, both in terms of the jobs that are available and the skills required to fulfil them. Since the early 2000s, however, we have seen a decline in training participation that promises to leave us with a thoroughly unprepared workforce for the challenges ahead.

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Playing the Long Game: The Employee Retention Process in HR

HR Digest

The World Bank has projected a 9 million skilled and semi-skilled ICT workers shortage to affect Indonesia between 2015-2030. While it can feel like a localized issue, such market changes are just as possible in U.S. industries and it emphasizes the importance of the retention process in HR.

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The Importance Of Trademarks To Startups

The Horizons Tracker

. “We hypothesized that trademarks play two important roles: a protective role, leading to better product market performance; and an informational role, signaling higher firm quality to investors,” the researchers say.

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