Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020. Companies like General Electric, United Technologies, and Caterpillar were the Google and Amazon of their day, setting gold standards in innovation, growth, and profitability. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Welcome to the August 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! If you want to hire people who will perform well, get along well, and share the values your organization espouses, stop selling, and be authentic. Paula writes: “ Organizations have to start somewhere when addressing racist practices in the workplace.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2020. The Creator Mindset : 63 Tools to Unlock the Secrets to Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability by Nir Bashan. Why do so many organizations, teams, couples, families, and groups who should be working together end up wasting energy on unproductive conflict?

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Last year innovation group Solverboard published their first Innovation Blockers Report to help shed some light on the main challenges organizations face in growing innovation to scale. Lack of clarity presents a barrier to successful innovation as no one really knows what is expected of them.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in November 2020. Through Align, leaders will learn to create alignment within their organization and develop a culture built on employee fulfillment. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here. It shows leaders exactly how to get there.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2020. How Innovation Works : And Why It Flourishes in Freedom by Matt Ridley. Innovation is crucially different from invention, because it is the turning of inventions into things of practical and affordable use to people.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2020. They need to learn to launch new initiatives, inspire others, and champion innovative approaches. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. The future will get even more perplexing over the next decade, and we are not ready.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2020. Think Outside the Building : How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time by Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Most individuals and organizations don’t even know what leadership will look like in the future. Develop leaders!

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2020. His own special innovation, it's a nonjudg­mental, nonreactive way of coolly assessing problems and analyzing crises, a mode of attack that offers luminous clarity and su­preme calm in the critical moments before taking decisive action. In B2B and B2C?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 25, 2020

Startups are good at innovation for many reasons, but the two most important ones are people and culture. These organizations are often resource-limited, which creates an incredible focus on only doing what really matters. These internal startups strive to be innovative, but tend to become more incremental.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 31, 2019

From welcoming flextime in the workplace to understanding how workforce analytics can impact business decisions, these are the biggest HR trends that you’ll see as we move into 2020. So what will 2020 bring to the fore in the field of HR? HR Management Trends in 2020. 2020 needs to be an all-inclusive diverse workforce.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 8, 2021

The challenges involved in measuring innovation are legion, and this can be especially challenging in public companies that have reporting requirements. New research from The Business School shows that relaxation in reporting frequency would help the long-term thinking that is so important for innovation to thrive.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Embracing this model allows businesses to tap into a global talent pool, which can drive innovation and growth. This reality is becoming a competitive differentiator for organizations willing to embrace it. When I think about working remotely from 2010-2020, I recall a couple of critical lessons learned.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

For most organizations, 2020 was heavily tilted toward understanding – understanding COVID-19 and its impacts to daily life and business, causes and solutions to racial problems, and how to find certainty in uncertain circumstances. It’s safe to say 2020 was a low-tide environment.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 8, 2020

2020 has been challenging for all of us. It has been especially challenging for leaders trying to navigate their organizations through it. Yet, as I reflect on some of the decisions I have personally had to make this year, I realize some things 2020 didn’t change about leadership. Need for innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Maintaining strong internal and external relationships, influencing organizational changes, and fostering a culture that embraces innovation are all paramount. A successful CCO must harness these skills to drive commercial strategies, innovate processes, and navigate increasingly complex business environments.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Instability breeds resilience and innovation”. G IVEN we are in a sustained period of instability, how as leaders do we dial up the resilience and innovation, without burning out ourselves or the teams we lead? How do we leverage the instability to build resilience and innovation that creates success in ourselves and our teams?

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CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Yes — the need for digital transformation and overall business innovation is undeniable. Rhett Power discusses a few ways business leaders can balance business innovation with operations when focusing on digital transformation. Nearly the whole world moved to remote work back in 2020, and organizations responded the […].

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Often used by people within positions of power within organizations, these clichés support control, group cohesion, or an agenda. Organizations can use such phrases to curb dissent, cultivate an “us versus them” approach, and deflect responsibility. Common examples include: “It’s just the way things are done here.” “If

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 24, 2021

Alex Goryachev ’s latest book teaches you how to go beyond the buzzword of innovation to continuously drive growth, improve your bottom line and enact change. The book, published in January 2020, is, Fearless Innovation. Focus on execution of innovation to showcase ROI. Communicate the value of innovation.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 2, 2020

Alex Goryachev ’s latest book teaches you how to go beyond the buzzword of innovation to continuously drive growth, improve your bottom line and enact change. The book, published in January 2020, is, Fearless Innovation. Focus on execution of innovation to showcase ROI. Communicate the value of innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With the Covid-19 pandemic introducing remote working on a scale never seen before, a growing number of organizations introduced increased staff surveillance to monitor what people were doing from home. Indeed, the researchers say that the demand for these tools ballooned by 108% during April 2020 as lockdown measures took effect.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Each year INSEAD teams up with Cornell University and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to produce the Global Innovation Index, which aims to rank the nations of the world according to their innovation capabilities. The post Who Are The Most Innovative Countries In Times Of COVID-19?

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The post 2020 Christmas Lectures Part 2 – A Sustainable Future first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 17, 2020

Human resources are undoubtedly the most vital resource for any organization. Here are the employee onboarding trends that every employer should implement in 2020. It involves connecting and reconnecting with the hires during this period so that they feel engaged and excited to be a part of your organization.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 24, 2020

This Week's Round-Up of Leadership and Communication Blogs: 6 Ways to Enhance Innovation Through Internal Communication By Alejandro Formanchuk ( @formanchuk via @InstituteForPR ), Institute for Public Relations Here are six concrete actions that internal communicators can propose to enhance innovation. Read more >>

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2021

The current labor shortage and employee retention are concerning issues for organizations. The most effective leaders know that high levels of emotional compensation benefit the individual as well as the organization. Costco employees are proud to work for an organization that does the right thing. By this he means, Costco: 1.

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HR Digest

JUNE 22, 2023

This figure marks a decline from 2021’s 35% and 2020’s 37%. This percentage has risen from 55% in 2021 and 54% in 2020, indicating a growing disengagement crisis. Numerous factors contribute to this surge in job unhappiness, according to the report.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 5, 2020

Welcome to 2020. Peacock Streaming 2020. The Comcast NBC Universal website has a Diversity & Inclusion page that says: …We believe that a diverse and inclusive company is a more innovative and successful company, which is why we aim to infuse diversity and inclusion (D&I) into all aspects of our culture and our business.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2020

The other side offers raging competition as the internet opens up the market to international players through innovation and technology that is hard to keep up with. Do not dismiss an innovation, thinking it is too early for its implementation. Create a Conducive Environment for Innovation. Keep trying, though.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The official withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on the 31st January 2020 is likely to cause many changes to life on both sides of the divide, but nowhere is this rupture more vividly felt than in the scientific community, who were particular concerned about the impact on the Horizon 2020 research framework.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 2, 2021

A second paper, from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), highlights how corporate venturing can help organizations to survive the pandemic. Maintaining an innovation agenda is paramount for the long-term survival of organizations,” the researchers say. Surviving the pandemic.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The year 2020 is playing out like a bad dream in need of a wake-up call. And what skills will matter to you and your organization in the future? . “If If you don’t solve the skills riddle with agility, curiosity, and smart technology capabilities, your organization could fade from existence.” Marti Konstant .

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Leading Blog

APRIL 6, 2020

In a true crisis, you are faced with rapid, real-time innovation under stress “embedded in fear.” This is where we find ourselves now in April of 2020—a true crisis. First, you need people who understand the goals and priorities of the organization so as to get all of the concerns out on the table. The Issue Front.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2020

Inner Peace enables heightened awareness, reflective listening, and high emotional engagement with others and the highest levels of critical, innovative, and emergent thinking, all of which are needed to lead in disruptive times. You will be amazed at the impact that it can have on you, your organization, and your home life. * * * Edward D.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Survive, Reset, Thrive (SRT) is a practical and innovative interconnected three-mode approach : Survive : Stabilizing your business when a shot hits. To elaborate on the three modes: The Survive, Reset, Thrive mode consists of three, interconnected modes, which involve : Survive : Proactive stabilization of the organization.

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