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Leaders and the Learning Organization | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#. This speaks to the dangers of clinging to, and operating from, narrow perspectives. In organizations, we have this tendency to create silos of operation where people make decisions based only on their own needs. Great post!

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Innovation gets stymied when a company defines itself by what it does rather than by what it knows or owns—when its “concept of self” is built around products and services rather than around core competencies and strate­gic assets. This definition may seem somewhat generic.