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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

W E OFTEN THINK of innovation as something visionaries draw out of thin air, like manna from heaven. Here’s an innovation story that’s closer to reality: It’s a story of loss, grit, and renewal. It’s also about a never-too-late approach to innovation that enabled a floundering business to launch a second golden age.

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Are Firms Targeting Sustainable Innovations?

The Horizons Tracker

Each year the Boston Consulting Group takes the corporate temperature in terms of innovation. In their latest report, they look specifically at sustainability innovation, both in terms of the priority firms are assigning to it and the results they’re achieving. Indeed, 80% of the top 50 most innovative firms fell into this camp.

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Dive into the Role of the Chief People Officer in Today’s Workplace

N2Growth Blog

These results are human; as such, CEOs need to be human-centric leaders who can see the shifts in organizational culture as massive success led by their CPOs. Collaboration brings individuals together, leveraging their diverse perspectives and skill sets to drive innovation and achieve shared goals.

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Apple’s Vision for Generative AI: CEO Tim Cook Addresses Shareholders

CEO Insider

During Apple’s recent meeting with its shareholders, CEO Tim Cook unveiled the company’s forthcoming plans to delve deeper into the realm of generative artificial intelligence later this year. Copyright CEOWORLD magazine 2023.

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Hackers and Hummingbirds: Leadership Lessons from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Terry Starbucker

I recently read “ Think Like Zuck: The Five Business Secrets of Facebook’s Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg ” by Ekaterina Walter (I received an advance copy). At Facebook, allegiance to the hacker way permeates every aspect of the business, from product innovation to organizational structure to management and training.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? What does a CEO really do anyway? Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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Internal Candidates More Likely To Pursue Corporate Growth

The Horizons Tracker

If companies want to change direction, external candidates are generally seen as more likely to engineer such a change. It found that internal CEOs tend to pursue growth-related opportunities when their firm-specific experience is combined with experience from different industries and regions. ”