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Does The Age Of A Board Affect Company Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Innovation involves trying out new things, making improvements, and seeing what works in the market. This can make it tough for company leaders to push for innovation. The study found that if that was the case, firms seem to be “more” innovative than normal. This takes time and patience. But there’s a problem.

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Great Leaders Embrace Innovation, and Innovation Demands Risks

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Randal Moss : Great leaders consistently talk about the need for their organization to ‘be innovative’ in their thinking. They recognize that innovation is a strategy for growth and that being able to harness that power will drive their organization’s success and their own as well. In some industries that is daunting.

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Frontline Festival March 2016: Fresh Insights for Leaders

Let's Grow Leaders

Ariana Friedlander of Rosabella Consulting brings to light some of the deep seeded cultural norms that discourage learning and how they negatively impact creativity and innovation in our organizations. Here is what they said… Follow David. Follow Ariana. No winter lasts forever. No spring skips its turn. ~ Hal Borland.

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The Happiness In Multicultural Neighborhoods

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Johns Hopkins University suggests otherwise, and argues that such diverse communities are actually much happier than their more homogenous peers. The study found that people living in the most diverse communities in Washington, D.C. were happy with where they live. Multiracial neighborhoods.

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The Wrong Way To Innovate: When Unrealistic Expectations Meet Antiquated Management

Strategy Driven

Innovation has always been culturally synonymous with ‘the latest and greatest’, the ‘next big thing’, and on the surface this true. Companies like to rollout their innovations at trade shows and industry events to garner attention and praise for their good work. Be purposeful in defining value creation for your innovation practice.

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Diverging…to a Point

Lead Change Blog

Her strengths in generating alternatives and seeing the big picture allow her to be at the forefront of innovation and engagement year after year. She values diversity, novelty, and creativity; yet, she tunes out when she detects tunnel vision or monotonous repetition. Value diversity. © 2016 Kay Peterson and David A.

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Why Diversity Hiring Is Important

ExactHire - Leadership

Diversity is complicated, and that’s why most companies fail to meet their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion goals. Businesses tend to see diversity as a numbers issue. But emphasizing statistics ignores the uncomfortable factors that lead to poor diversity. These factors make conversations around diversity difficult.

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