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Turning Observation into Innovation

Leading Blog

E VERYONE WANTS to be an innovator. Every organization wants to be innovative; it doesn’t matter if it’s a church, a for-profit or non-profit business, or a government agency. To not be innovative is to risk being left behind. But how many of us are truly innovative? Conduct observational research. “As

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). All leaders face their own version of these tests, and the authors draw on the distilled wisdom, stories, and lessons from hundreds of chief executives to show how every aspiring leader can master these challenges and lead like a CEO.

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2018

Leading Blog

Ninja Future : Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation by Gary Shapiro. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek. Master Your Mind : Counterintuitive Strategies to Refocus and Re-Energize Your Runaway Brain by Roger Seip and Robb Zbierski. Great Mondays : How to Design a Company Culture Employees Love by Josh Levine.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2019

Leading Blog

Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek (Portfolo, 2019) Do you know how to play the game you’re in? Blog Post ). instead of adversaries. Filled with strategies you will use again and again, The Good Fight is an essential field guide for leaders at all levels.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 6/17/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Davenport and Jinho Kim Digital State: How the Internet is Changing Everything Simon Pont, Editor and one of several contributors […]. I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Keeping Up with the Quants: Your Guide to Understanding and Using Analytics Thomas H.

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Why You Won’t Get Breakthrough Innovation by Being Nice

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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Simon Rucker for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * If you want to create a really transformational innovation, you’d [.].

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April 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted How To Increase Employee Engagement. In the post from The Thoughtful Leaders Blog share, Robyn shares three surefire ways to hear what your team thinks, by giving them opportunities and channels for sharing their points of view. Simon asks: “ Are your habits good or bad?