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LeadershipNow 140: September 2017 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from September 2017 that you might have missed: How Exceptional People Developers Beat Bad Systems by @Julie_WG. Is it Time to Innovate? The One Skill That Will Cure All Your Communication Problems via @soul2work. Can We Find Happiness in This Digital Era? by @TalentCulture Shawn Murphy.

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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

There’s an entire branch of social science that studies the psychological and physiological effects of humor and laughter on the brain and the immune system— it’s called gelotology. We have witnessed that skilled leaders, those we call “Stand-Up Strategists”, understand the utility of humor to boost innovation. Sources: Beard, A.

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Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It

Leading Blog

More and more of our systems are in the danger zone, but our ability to manage them hasn’t quite caught up. As systems become more complex, we are more vulnerable to unexpected system failures. These stories told here are a compelling look behind the scenes of why failures occur in today’s many complex systems.

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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

The diversity across markets results in a mixture of backgrounds of different belief systems, habits, and perceptions that govern the behavior of local team members. A company with a robust value system that resonates with all employees and customers will draw more people to its product.

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The Importance Of Investing In Digital Tech During Covid-19

The Horizons Tracker

“Our research scored companies on their ‘Systems Strength’ — a measure of technology adoption, application of technologies at scale, and organizational and cultural readiness for tech-enabled innovation. For instance, 80% of Leapfroggers had adopted some form of cloud technology by 2017, but that figure rose to 98% by 2020.

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The Use Of Ride Sharing During Emergencies

The Horizons Tracker

Our study offers important insights into the design of platform strategies, especially for stimulating labor supply and providing incentives for urban transportation systems to adopt and use technology in response to urban emergencies,” the researchers explain.

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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth. Phrases like ‘Don’t rock the boat’ or ‘It’s not in the budget’ often serve to halt innovation and maintain the status quo. References Adams, J.