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Gijus van Wulfen on “10 Practical Innovation Lessons from Great Explorers”

First Friday Book Synopsis

In The Innovation Expedition, Gijus van Wulfen identifies and discusses lessons to be learned from great explorers such as Roald Amundsen, Neil Armstrong, Christopher Columbus, Yuri Gagarin, Edmund Hillary, David Livingston, Ferdinand Magellan, and Ernest Shackleton.

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2020

Leading Blog

They need to learn to launch new initiatives, inspire others, and champion innovative approaches. These kinds of leaders make important contributions but rarely leave a mark on the businesses they serve. For those wanting to make a lasting impact, new skills are required. But it's not.

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The Value of Vision Series – Daniel Burrus

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to converse with Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon. They kept solving those unsolvable problems,” Armstrong added, “until one day, there I was—walking the lunar surface.”. Making the Impossible Possible. And here we are, a little over fifty years later.

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Retain Talent Through a Concrete Corporate Culture

Coaching Tip

At Sherwin-Williams , the paints and coatings giant, a museum-style tour of the company’s history graces the headquarters lobby, recognizing employees for their innovations and accomplishments through the decades. By Barbara T. Who says corporate culture isn’t concrete? Not America’s best workplaces. .

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The September 2012 Leadership Development Carnival NFL Kick-off Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Sharlyn Lauby , from HR Bartender, gets a big hit with Your Company’s Next Innovation Will Be the Result of Empathy. Randy Conley , from Leading with Trust, runs for a TD with Five Leadership Lessons From The Life of Neil Armstrong. Miami Dolphins. I’ve seen a couple of blog posts recently about the need to restore empathy.

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Who's the Best at Innovating Innovation?

Harvard Business Review

Most companies put innovation at the top of their agendas. But how many devote the energy and resources it takes to build innovation into the values, processes, and practices that rule everyday activity and behavior? Not many, as we argued when we launched the Innovating Innovation Challenge in October.

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The People Who Practice Everyday, Everywhere Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Yet, all too often, our organizations end up being less innovative than the people within them. The dozens of in-the-trenches innovators who responded to our Innovating Innovation Challenge embody the first assertion and are working relentlessly and fearlessly to overturn the second. Making Innovation part of the DNA.