Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2024

“The fact is that most companies are structured to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, resulting in an environment that ultimately prevents meaningful innovations,” explains Elliott Parker , author of the new book, The Illusion of Innovation. It's time to build again,” says Parker.

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Leading Blog

MAY 5, 2023

You must identify those initiatives, innovations, and even behaviors that you may once have thought were temporary or ad hoc to deal with the pandemic but which are, in actuality, permanent advantages if you allow them to be. Moreover, innovation needs to be rather immediate. You can’t look outside only when you’re failing inside!

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2023

The Power of Workplace Culture in an AI Universe: A virtual conversation about Empathy and Innovation Note: This article on Workplace Culture is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of our book, Courageous Culture: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. What’s your perspective on that?”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There’s increasing pressure on organizations to be more competitive, and leaders need to have the right skills to influence employees’ innovative behavior. G OOD LEADERSHIP is an important element in the success of any organization. To encourage employees to become more innovative, leaders need to pay attention to a number of issues.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 25, 2019

Guest post from Alf Rehn: Some say we live in the golden age of innovation, an age ruled by transformation and revolution. Instead, I would argue that we live in the age of innovation crisis. We’ve never spent more on innovation, yet as many CEOs are starting to notice, the returns are diminishing, and the trend is down, not up.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 29, 2024

” They tackle how critical trust is among leaders and the pivotal mindset shift needed to adeptly maneuver through the evolving work environment. 2:03-4:03: Dan commends the podcast’s success and emphasizes optimism in leadership. 7:19-9:30: David and Dan discuss the often-overlooked aspects of leadership.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

And now he’s written, Going on the Offense: A Leader’s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation. In a seven-year study, Tabrizi found that companies that focus their energy on building a supportive, purpose-driven culture that keeps people on edge, and boldly adapts to new environments are the companies that truly excel.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Books like Helping People Change and The Power of Bad , have the power to change forever how we work with others and address the things that hold us back. Grace is a tough concept to sell in today’s environment. Maxwell (HarperCollins Leadership, 2019) In Leadershift , John C. Grace looks at the bigger picture. Blog Post ).

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The physics of a prism can also be applied to leadership: In an agile work environment, it is valuable to slow down and reconsider which leadership angle to take in particular situations. The PRISM Model offers five angles to leading people and forms the bedrock of leadership excellence. What is your purpose in life?

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2019. The Coffee Bean: an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change. The environments we find ourselves in can change, weaken, or harden us, and test who we truly are.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 13, 2023

13:14 When you create a working environment without psychological safety, collaboration, performance, and innovation will not thrive as much as they can versus an environment with psychological safety. In many corporate workplaces, the brains of the people working there are the biggest asset of the business.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Episode 239: Antonella Pisani, the CEO and founder of Eyeful Media , a digital marketing and consulting firm, joins host David Dye, and discusses the importance of culture, values, and remote culture in leadership. She emphasizes hiring experienced talent and creating an intellectually stimulating environment.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

He was the CEO of one of the most innovative service companies on the planet. I asked him to write an endorsement for my new book, and used the encounter to learn more about how he created such an amazing culture. It takes trustful leadership to nurture employees who consistently deliver innovative service.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 18, 2022

Your book, Courageous Cultures, kind of scares me. This conversation came up when we were looking at curriculum design for ongoing training for one of our long-term leadership development clients. And they said, “yeah, maybe not so much on the innovation.” Turn Too Many Ideas into Ideas You Can Use.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2024

Critical thinking is essential amidst societal divisiveness, emphasizing the need for innovative problem-solving. Human-centric leadership involves building caring, trusting relationships, essential for long-term success. Author of 15 books, over 160 articles for practitioners and 60 Darden Cases.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 12, 2018

The following is an excerpt from the introduction to The New Science of Radical Innovation. When an organization achieves a higher level of complexity, it increases the organization’s options and ability to respond to external challenges and produce radical innovation. This book is not about how to make incremental improvements.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

They explain the different forms of comedy, including improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy, and how each can be applied to leadership and business. Overall, they stress the value of laughter in creating a positive and productive work environment.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 15, 2024

He emphasizes the need to reflect on values, goals, and ideal work environment before making career decisions. 00:29) Leadership & Future Insights : David introduces the essence of “ Leadership without Losing Your Soul ,” promising future explorations into workplace harmony.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 8, 2024

00:14] David introduces “Leadership Without Losing Your Soul,” setting the scene for an insightful dialogue on achieving transformational results in leadership while maintaining one’s humanity and mental well-being—a crucial balance for fostering a cohesive team. [02:16]

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HR Digest

APRIL 11, 2024

From talent acquisition hacks to building a kickass company culture, these books will get you fired up to tackle the ever-evolving world of work. This list unveils the best HR books of 2024, packed with insights to help you navigate the hybrid model, understand the changing employee landscape, and future-proof your HR strategies.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Welcome to the July 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. You may have a leadership dysfunction problem. Communication. Creativity/Inspiration.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. Toxic work environments can only exist where a lack of trust and respect are present, and this can only occur in the absence of sound leadership. While these articles tended to stir the pot a bit, they were in my opinion mostly missing the mark.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Cultivate Connection Creating a Supportive Environment Open Dialogue : Encourage your team to share their feelings and concerns. Focusing on Innovation Think Forward : Discuss how this decision might lead to new opportunities for growth, innovation, and collaboration. Better to speak the truth. work well here.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 29, 2019

Scaling Leadership provides a proven framework for magnifying agile and scalable leadership in your organization by multiplying high-achieving leaders at scale. Lead Change recently spoke with the authors, Bill Adams and Bob Anderson, to dig deeper into their latest book. What compelled you to write Scaling Leadership ?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

O NCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. In this uncertain environment, including the mounting global economic concerns, a humble mindset will be the only thing that will unlock the most promising business, social and economic innovations. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 16, 2019

Guest post from Tabitha Laser: What is leadership? Since joining the workforce more than 25 years ago, and serving as a leader for numerous organizations, it’s apparent that leadership means very different things to different people. Part of the problem lies with our current misconception around how organizations are led.

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General Leadership

MARCH 18, 2019

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Reliably successful in highly dangerous environments. Reliably successful in highly dangerous environments. Innovative. Read more at [link]. ” Albert Einstein. Tech savvy.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Ethnography allows a researcher to focus on the lived experiences of people and how those experiences reflect and shape culture in that environment. Who : Leadership trust - Does leadership trust its employees to take risks without fear of being punished? How does the organization enable teamwork?

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QAspire

JANUARY 13, 2020

I therefore picked up the book Ikigai – The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life hoping to find ways to discover our calling, our reason for being, raison d’être. My Review of the Book. I feel that while the book covers a lot of good content, it lacks depth. Dr. Deming on Joy of Work, Innovation and Leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

Many of you might have recently read or seen extracts from Simon Sinek’s new book on the Infinite Game. In his book Finite and Infinite Games , the author James Carse identifies the difference as being: Finite games have a start and finish. The post Infinite Leadership: Lessons From Nature appeared first on Lead Change.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Humanizing Leadership Mentors. During the book writing process, I reflected on the multitude of individuals who graciously shared their time, words, wisdom, and encouragement with me along my personal leadership journey. How they showed up as leaders and how they engaged was critical to my leadership development.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

That’s what Brand Positive co-founder Sean Pillot de Chencey teaches in his book Influencers & Revolutionaries: How Innovative Trailblazers, Trends and Catalysts Are Transforming Businesses. I recently had the opportunity to ask him about his work and his book. “Insight + Ideas + Impact = Innovation.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 2, 2019

And while individual leaders are key to an organization’s success, collective leadership effectiveness carries the day. This means that companies are poised for even greater success when they scale their leadership, that is, when they grow leaders throughout the organization and align them into a collectively effective leadership system.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Introduction: The Essence of Energy Leadership In his influential book, “ Energy Leadership : Transforming your Workplace and your Life from the Core,” Bruce Schneider introduces a groundbreaking concept: the two forms of energy that impact our lives and leadership styles – anabolic and catabolic energy.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Welcome to the February 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Henry writes: “ There are many theories and many books written on the subject of success.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

It’s the critical foundation for creating an environment where your team members can flourish, be engaged, and exercise their creativity and innovation to achieve their goals and those of the organization. Sadly, the enemies of trustworthy leadership come from within; within each one of us. For leaders, trust is a must.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The reality is that creativity in your career environment is derived from both the need to solve a problem and the desire to avoid or solve future problems (which often leads to innovation). Learn more at stratum-nine.com. * * * Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *

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