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The Perils of Being an Early Innovator

Lead Change Blog

Some time ago it was brought to my attention that I’m an innovator — the type of person whose ideas are generally pretty far ahead of the curve, before the market is ready for my innovation. It was 2013, at the start of my latest career shift, when my colleague made his observation. ” “I know! .”

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Is Flexible Work Key To Attracting The Brightest Talents?

The Horizons Tracker

I’ve written previously about the power of flexible working to engage and excite workers, with research also showing that flexible workers are often more productive, due in large part to being sick less often, working longer hours and generally being happier at work. Flexible part-time work.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

In terms of solutions, Ann emphasised the need for employers to promote women proportionately through the ranks, offer flexible working solutions for those on career breaks and create sponsorship programs that cater to women from diverse backgrounds. She discussed the issue on LBC News with Martin Stanford.

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0511 | Larry Downes: Full Transcript

LDRLB

The most recent being Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation. Paul Nunes and I have known each other for many years, and we’ve both been writing about the subject of disruptive innovation from different vantage points and different angles. DAVID: Yeah. You call it this big bang disruption.

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How GE Built an Innovation Lab to Rapidly Prototype Appliances

Harvard Business Review

Many large companies yearn to rekindle the innovative magic of entrepreneurship, but very few actually succeed. The reasons have been well documented and include: Large, established companies answer to investors who value predictable, consistent financial results, and so are intolerant of the risks inherent in bold innovation.

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Prepare Your Workforce for the Automation Age

Harvard Business Review

Today, innovations in digitization and robotization are quickly laying the foundation for another disruptive corporate transformation. The pace of robot adoption may surprise us, just as the internet spread more quickly than many anticipated. So early preparation is needed. Insight Center. The Next Analytics Age.

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How Government Could Respond To The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

The report highlights how the successful adoption of digital technologies could be responsible for as much as 60% of productivity growth by 2030, with AI alone contributing a large portion of this. Supporting and enabling technology adoption. Mobilizing society.