LDRLB

DECEMBER 10, 2012

If you haven’t there’s still time left in 2012 to dig into these great books. Clay Christensen new book helps build that foundation by taking well-research business concepts and outlining how to apply them to your own life. This is the quintessential book on leadership with loads of empirical support. Innovation.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Beyond alarming questions of what is "fair" to the innovators themselves, few have considered how these human capital controls might impact the quality and quantity of innovation--and ultimately economic growth. In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation.

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LDRLB

MAY 8, 2013

All companies, whether they are successful with innovation or not, have one thing in common: they have their own “personalities.” Entire books, courses, and graduate school programs have focused on the topic. Entire books, courses, and graduate school programs have focused on the topic. LEAPS Innovation Leadership Competencies.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 28, 2013

To celebrate the launch of his new book, David Burkus has turned over his microphone to friend and LDRLB contributor Soren Kaplan. To celebrate the launch of his new book, David Burkus has turned over his microphone to friend and LDRLB contributor Soren Kaplan. Listen below or subscribe via iTunes.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The range of things I’ve heard when I’ve asked the question is immense: iPads, Disneyland, Diaper Genies, Facebook, snowboards, rollerblades, Zappos, the Swiffer, Etch A Sketch, Crest White Strips, the Amazon Kindle, Skype, the University of Phoenix, MTV, eBay, Segway scooters, Harry Potter books, and the list goes on. Want to innovate?

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit BIF-6: Stunning Sights, Interesting People, Innovative Ideas Published by Michael Lee Stallard on September 15, 2010 06:16 pm under connection culture Life is good! About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out.

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LDRLB

JULY 17, 2012

Disruptive innovation is no longer the exception, it’s the rule. In the book, the Innovator’s DNA , Clayton Christensen and colleagues list five behaviors that characterize innovative leaders: associational thinking, questioning, observing, networking and experimenting. Adaptive Planning. Savoring Surprise.

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. Soren is the Managing Principal of InnovationPoint, an Adjunct Professor within the Imagineering Academy at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and the author of the new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 3, 2013

Surprise energizes innovation. I asked the “expert on surprise,” Soren Kaplan, “If you could [.]. Organizations hate uncertainty. Extraordinary leaders realize surprise is a catalyst not an enemy. Reject surprises to your own peril.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2012

And finally, business model innovation is getting the recognition it deserves. That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. 1] Kaplan, Saul.

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. Soren is the Managing Principal of InnovationPoint, an Adjunct Professor within the Imagineering Academy at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and the author of the new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 9, 2012

Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs Soren Kaplan Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2012) The power and value of serendipity on the other side of complexity As I began to read this book, I was reminded of an observation by Oliver Wendell Holmes: “I wouldn’t give a fig for simplicity this side of complexity but [.].

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LDRLB

AUGUST 29, 2012

Every management book on Amazon with the word “surprise” in its title is about how to prevent the phenomenon. But could we be overlooking an essential and critical ingredient of breakthrough leadership and innovation? Why is predictability and control the unquestioned holy grail of management?

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2020

Despite this, there is a growing desire for corporations to be better stakeholders, with Wharton’s Sarah Kaplan outlining as much in her latest book, The 360° Corporation. Whereas the British Academy report seems to wish away the hard choices and trade offs companies must make, Kaplan’s book places them front and center.

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LDRLB

JULY 19, 2012

To celebrate the upcoming launch of LDRLB contributor Soren Kaplan’s new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs , we’ve arranged for a free webinar for the LDRLB community. Leading Disruptive Innovation. Description: Disruptive innovation is no longer the exception, it’s the norm.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 25, 2012

That's why on Amazon every management book with the word "surprise" in its title is about how to avoid or prevent the phenomena. In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation. Businesses hate uncertainty. New Mindsets are the Missing Link.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Adam Bryant Animal Planet; Amy Schulman Anne-Marie Slaughter Carol''s Daughter Doreen Lorenzo Four Executives on Succeeding in Business as a Woman Janet Yellen Lean In Lisa Price Marjorie Kaplan Pfizer Quick and Nimble: Lessons from Leading CEOs on How to Create a Culture of Innovation Sheryl Sandberg The Atlantic The Corner Office: (..)

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 1, 2012

The more fearful we are the more pessimistic we grow about the future,” Soren Kaplan, author of, Leapfrogging: Harnessing the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. [.]. I’m a huge fan of “just go do something,” but a world filled with options and uncertainty paralyzes. When fear prevents the next step, pessimism prevails.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 15, 2012

Soren Kaplan thought he knew about giant leaps forward until [.]. Leaders rise up during uncertainty and press through ambiguity; they embrace surprises. The surprising truth is surprises represent the path to breakthroughs.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 27, 2014

You know how much I believe in serendipity & random collisions (a la Saul Kaplan !). “ Innovation is serendipity, so you don''t know what people will make. So, come create some luck by signing up at ThunderClap and get the book for free too. Meet Samir Rath (bio below). She is so lucky. Twitter: @Samir_Rath.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 24, 2017

Kaplan and David P. Building engagement also requires empowering people to change/innovate their work processes. Robin Speculand’s latest book is Excellence in Execution – HOW to Implement Your Strategy. What leaders require is the understanding and the tools. Norton and their Palladium associates.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 9, 2012

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader Robert D. Nolan, and Shannon O’Donnell Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs Soren Kaplan The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders [.].

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

Indeed, his research showed that “good-to-great” CEOs generally received very little attention, whether in the mainstream press or in his interviews for the book. The trust of many in a system that has been the most spectacular generator of innovation in history was damaged by the unbridled greed of a few.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Innovate Purposefully ). By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Discipline IV. Discipline VI.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Innovate Purposefully ). By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Discipline IV. Discipline VI.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 1, 2012

The more fearful we are the more pessimistic we grow about the future,” Soren Kaplan, author of, Leapfrogging: Harnessing the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. [.]. I’m a huge fan of “just go do something,” but a world filled with options and uncertainty paralyzes. When fear prevents the next step, pessimism prevails.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 25, 2016

After 20 years of working with corporations to build a more diverse and inclusive culture, authors Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan wrote, The Inclusion Dividend.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 3, 2013

After 20 years of working with corporations to build a more diverse and inclusive culture, authors Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan wrote, The Inclusion Dividend. Inclusion Management Leadership Books Leadership Diversity The Inclusion Dividend Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management'

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Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

We talked extensively in this book about how accounting profits or profit growth as a sole performance metric doesn’t lead to value creation. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

As the beach-read season comes to a close, check out these new and forthcoming books from HBR Press: How to Be Good at Performance Appraisals: Simple, Effective, Done Right. The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators. By Robert Kaplan. By Dick Grote.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2013

That word is innovation, and it’s quickly losing whatever meaning it once had. Journal writer Dennis Berman begins by citing Kellogg CEO John Bryant, the respected head of a well-run company, who was describing one of its “innovations” for 2013. an innovation, then what isn’t an innovation?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

There’s no shortage of articles, books, and talks on the subject. Each innovation brings lessons that inform ongoing operations. They should be asked to test innovative steps they think will make a difference and to learn from the process. The projects aimed to have people experiment with innovation.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 23, 2011

Can you force innovation? A free book Newly Promoted into a Managerial Post? Measuring performance of the MD through hard, soft, personal and strategic measurements and bring all these measurements together in a coherent manner. Revised Checklist to help you. You are not watching this post, click to start watching.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Harvard Business Review on Aligning Technology with Strategy Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why technology should support your organization’s strategy…not the other way around This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in Harvard Business Review.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 23, 2011

Can you force innovation? A free book Newly Promoted into a Managerial Post? Measuring performance of the MD through hard, soft, personal and strategic measurements and bring all these measurements together in a coherent manner. Revised Checklist to help you. You are not watching this post, click to start watching.

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Three years ago, Michael wrote a very important book underscoring this very point, Fired Up or Burned Out. As Michael and I started conversing, the importance of connections to help reframe, reform our world was/is a constant theme. It was inspired from his ow [.].

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Thinking more soberly about "creative accounting," we conjure up scenes of Enron executives being led into court, humiliated heads of accounting firms trying to explain how they failed to notice that someone was cooking the books, or recurring headlines about the AIG debacle. Tags: Creativity Ethics Innovation GAAP.

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