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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. Many CEOs, the top leaders of companies, often focus on short-term goals because that’s how they’re rewarded in their jobs. This can make it tough for company leaders to push for innovation.

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November 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! The Lead Change Group would like to thank the Remote Leadership Institute (RLI) for sponsoring the Lead Change Group (including this carnival) for November 2016. Or do you focus on just one big goal?” Thank you all. Learn more about RLI here.

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November 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! The Lead Change Group would like to thank the Remote Leadership Institute (RLI) for sponsoring the Lead Change Group (including this carnival) for November 2016. Or do you focus on just one big goal?” Thank you all. Learn more about RLI here.

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The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age

Leading Blog

Venkataraman offers countless examples of how individuals and organizations have defied instant gratification and instead taken the long view. He’ll ask CEOs at board meetings, ‘ What was our long-term strategy again? ’ It helps too to look past typical metrics to see what is actually happening long-term.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

We need to be “urgently” reflective because too often by the time we find out it’s broken, it’s been broken for a very long time. In this uncertain environment, including the mounting global economic concerns, a humble mindset will be the only thing that will unlock the most promising business, social and economic innovations.

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Post-Industrial Communities Fare Badly On Sustainability

The Horizons Tracker

“But it’s also important to remember that sustainability can help make communities more competitive in the long term. Those communities with smaller fluctuations in employment, even if they experienced long-term job losses, showed greater engagement in sustainability planning, capabilities, and achievement.

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Three Key Strategies Any Business Can Adopt in 2016 to Boost Profitability

Strategy Driven

While customer satisfaction has been promoted as the goal of many businesses, it is customer impression that a business must aim for. If you exceedingly go above and beyond for your customers, establish a relationship, and engage them, they will remain long-term customers, and even send more business your way. Drive Innovation.