First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Barbee is one of the original Batten Fellow faculty members (along with Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell and Jim Gilmore) at top-ranked University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and has been teaching innovation for the past 15 years to over 500 MBA students and senior executives.

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Collins Innovation Career Execution 70

N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

If you are responsible for leading teams, how can you be sure that the work being done throughout the day will innovatively increase impact and productivity to make tomorrow a better place? Distinctio: Accept a New Way to Play in the Leadership and Innovation Sandbox – Differentiation. . “Skipper” Pitts.

Execution 298

Execution Objective Learning-by-Doing System 298

Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

You may have the best materials, the newest innovations, the most creative product –but those resources are meaningless without the core of your business: your employees. ” –Jim Collins, Good to Great. Poorly motivated and uninspired people can bring down even the most amazing organization. –Steve Jobs.

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Covey Welch Long-term Collins 127

Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. Principle 7 — Generate High-Velocity Decisions) in the section titled Invention Machine he explains the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 decisions and why understanding the difference is crucial to business growth through invention and innovation.

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Letter Collins Long-term Parcell 85

Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 10, 2011

:c) RT @ ellenfweber TN Tanveer U Rock # We Is Bigger Than Me [link] # leadership #innovation # How to develop a culture of innovation on @ SmartBrief # Leadership blog (via @ SBLeaders ) [link] # innovation # Thank you, Angela! RT @ Sensible_HR “Most dissent is not disloyalty.

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Collins Blog Innovation Learning-by-Doing 112

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 6, 2010

One point of a goal is to help you think creatively about reaching your destination. These goals have been labeled by Jim Collins (and others) as a BHAG – a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. Once the answer to this question is yes, consider if it moves you far enough, fast enough. How much does this goal stretch my thinking?

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Goal Workshop BHAG Learning-by-Doing 184

Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2015

Innovation Advocate. Contact: caduhigg@gmail 9 43,800 5,107 9,706 Clayton Christensen Innovation, Leadership Professor at Harvard Business School. Tweets with occasional assistance from the Fellows at the Forum for Growth & Innovation. It is a manifesto of human creativity. Author of @MeasureYourLife.

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Leadership Executive Coaching Goleman Emotional Intelligence 100

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. link] Dan Collins Mike, If there is one characteristic I admire in leaders and respect in you it is the willingness to state in no uncertain terms (sorry for the play on words) their stance. I Think Not.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 329

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

It is emphathy that enables leaders to understand both their teams and their customers, and foster an atmosphere of greater creativity and problem-solving. link] Dan Collins Mike, This is a very, very important post. You mentioned a key word — empathy, a critical characteristic of a strong leader. Deb Costello I love this post!

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Blog Leadership Brand Reputation 411

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

As global innovators, however, they share a remarkable core value and best practice: they invest in the innovative capabilities of their suppliers. I just tell them, 'Please make something great,'" says Liam Collins, who oversees the Los Angeles facility, told the paper. "We We provide the space, equipment and expertise.

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Innovation Lean Production Disintermediation Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

Everyone wants to be innovative but no one wants to make a mistake.". The rock: the new imperative for innovation that has over taken the corporation in the last few years. In a phrase: innovation is getting more urgent but risk is getting riskier. It ceases to be adaptive, responsive, and innovative. She seemed stressed.

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Innovation Brainstorming Disruptive Innovation Collins 12

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Alexa Rank : 297,226 Google Page Rank : 3 PostRank Leadership Score : N/A Number of Posts in last 30 days : 14 TwitterGrader Score : 100 Orrin Woodward : Orrin is smart, creative and insightful – I only wish he’d publish more frequently updated content. You can follow Becky on Twitter @LeaderTalk. I Think Not.

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Blog Leadership Follow-up Media 378

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. I Think Not.

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Blog Covey Learning-by-Doing Video 291

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Innovative, proudly geeky Norwegian software company, Trolltech , an open-source pioneer, landed a contract with the mobile division of Sharp, the Japan-based consumer electronics global powerhouse. This was the situation facing Collins Consulting , a Chicago area provider of contingent staffing services.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2011

As Jim Collins observes, of the 500 companies that appeared on the first Forbes 500 list in 1953 "only 71 have a place on the list today." Call it "creative destruction" if you want to. The landscape is littered with companies that didn't make it. Or just call it "destruction." The world is a dangerous place.

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Collins Rogers Wilde Open-book 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

In all the tributes to Steve Jobs, what people recall is not these numbers, of course, but the innovations, the man himself, and what he stood for. In the new book, Great by Choice , Jim Collins and Morten analyzed the 1997-2002 period and discovered something interesting. And now, will this remarkable financial performance end?

CEO 13

CEO Collins Long-term Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

The organizations I admire don't just lead their industries in terms of innovation or financial performance or market share. Is this company as consistent as it is creative? As Jim Collins, the great management guru, has argued, "The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change.

Company 15

Company Collins Airlines Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The former creates efficiencies and propels markets; the latter drives creativity and innovation. Knowing that he was going to apply his creative energies, he inquired about purpose and mission and vision. Jim Collins told us many years ago to focus on getting the right people on the bus. Then there's talent.

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Succession CFO Collins Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

The innovation research identifies the tyranny of large numbers as a common (and vexing) problem for leaders as companies grow, well documented by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen in The Innovators Solution , Jim Collins in How the Mighty Fall , and by Scott Anthony on this blog.

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Ries Agility Market Segmentation Christensen 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

All too often, especially in long-established companies, expertise gets in the way of innovation. So why not learn from innovators outside your industry as a way to shake things up and leapfrog your rivals? Jim Collins puts it this way: "The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change.

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Objective Safe Harbor Collins Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Jim Collins had a lot to say about CEOs he saw demonstrating modesty and leading quietly, not charismatically , in his 2001 bestseller Good to Great. But the world is filled with other hard-working, high-IQ, and creative professionals. Don''t kid yourself that they and their innovations aren''t a serious threat.

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Development Self-aware Press Release Collins 9

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

It fuels creativity to succeed. Best wishes Scott… [link] Dan Collins Mike, Excellent post. For those who read less, one strong motivator is to apply more of the ideas into innovative action plans for that day. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Gina It's important to continue to expand ones knowledge.

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Lafley - The former Chairman and CEO of Proctor & Gamble gave a clinic on innovation. I’ve never heard anyone speak so fluently on the topic of innovation. I love creative thinkers and her presentation focused like a laser beam on creativity of thought and approach.

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Blog Blue Ocean Strategy Collins Video 302