Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 7, 2013

The leading career-focused social network, LinkedIn, predicts your job skills. At Stanford University, a machine learned to diagnose breast cancer better than human doctors by discovering an innovative method that considers a greater number of factors in a tissue sample. The system grades as accurately as human graders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When I read Whitney’s new book, I was struck by how her model reflected my own journey of taking the leap from Verizon Wireless executive to entrepreneur. I reached out to every leadership blogger I could– talking with them about their approach, their challenges, and most importantly, what they were doing that led to success.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Formerly SVP in charge of wireless communication. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. One of the most poignant summaries of the market for innovative technology solutions in education is that it is forever in its infancy.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

In three recent blog posts we looked at the innovation mindset in individuals, profiling game changers Jerry Buss , Peter Jackson , and Shantha Ragunathan. Innovators maintain a laser focus on outcomes , avoid getting caught in the activity trap , and proactively "expand the pie" to make an impact. Take, for example, 3M Corporation.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Chamber of Commerce emphasized flex-time as one way to do this — it found that three out of four Millennials reported that work-life balance drives their career choices. These enhance opportunities for both innovation and Millennial engagement. Loosen up the notion of the career ladder. Millennials are digital natives.

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