Engaging Leader

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094: Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation | with Greg Brandeau

Engaging Leader

Focusing on what the group needs Fostering experimentation and learning vs. Achieving results on time and within budget Promoting improvisation vs. Maintaining structure and constraints. Leading innovation requires balancing these tensions, which requires re-thinking your role as leader.

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084: Scaling Up Excellence: Getting To More Without Settling For Less | with Bob Sutton

Engaging Leader

Starting with a full working prototype (rather than theory) that your people can see Connect-and-cascade process: going beyond the usual “cascading through the management ranks” by using social bonds to spread the right mindset Guardrail strategy: specifying as few constraints as you possibly can—picking those precious few that matter most and pack (..)