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Beyond Disruption: Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive

Leading Blog

D ISRUPTION has become synonymous with innovation. But disruptive doesn’t have to be destructive. With disruptive creation, “the new comes at the expense of the old and its associated companies and jobs, creating a win-lose or winner-takes-most economic outcome. Stay focused on value innovation.

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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2023 curated just for you. This book helps managers understand the postmodern worldview held by generation Z and younger millennials, how it influences their behaviour at work, and how they want to be led in the workplace. Chan Kim and Renée A.

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Leading to Disruptive Innovation

LDRLB

Disruptive innovation is no longer the exception, it’s the rule. If we’re not proactively driving disruption, we’ll eventually need to react to it. And to top it off, most organizations are set-up to reward predictability and control – the exact opposites of what’s required to lead during disruptive times.

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Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #17 – Whitney Johnson On Using Disruptive Innovation To Drive Growth

Tanveer Naseer

When it comes to disruptive innovation, the common and natural tendency is to view it from the lens of organizational growth and evolution. But can the power of disruptive innovation also be applied at the individual level to drive personal success and growth, and if so, how exactly do we go about doing that?

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Are The Best Innovations For Society Those That Are Non-Disruptive?

The Horizons Tracker

When we think of innovation, we often do so through the lens of “creative destruction” The phrase, which was memorably coined by economist Joseph Schumpeter, suggests that innovation typically happens when an incumbent is gazumped by a new upstart. ” What is non-disruptive innovation? INSEAD’s W.

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The Innovator's DNA

CEO Blog

I read a great book by Clay Christensen , Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen called The Innovator's DNA - Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators. Start by reading his book - Innovators Dilemma where he explains what disruptive innovation is. The 5 skills: 1 - Associate. 2 - Questioning.

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Innovative Personalities

Coaching Tip

The psychologist Jordan Peterson argues that innovators and revolutionaries tend to have a very particular mix of these traits--particularly the last three: openness, conscientiousness and agreeableness. Innovators have to be open. But crucially, innovators need to be disagreeable. The Innovative Leader "Out Thinks".