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The Promise and Problems of Outstanding Teams

Great Results Team Building

Outstanding teams are by their definition teams who STAND OUT. They are willing to put up with the criticisms of people who question their innovative methods or rabid attention to every detail. Society holds that hammer high, and delights in crushing any head that sticks itself out above the crowd.

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The Secret to Success: It’s Not a Secret

Strategy Driven

All it takes is an honest assessment of your abilities and creating your own definition of success. A frequent stumbling block in developing and sticking to a plan is negative self-image resulting from childhood experiences. After that he started, developed, and eventually sold, his own book company.

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How to Have an Impact without Electricity and the Internet

Mills Scofield

Kona shares the starkly different definitions of ‘basic needs’ between the USA and Haiti and how it affects her productivity and impact…a lesson for us all! GOALS uses soccer to engage youth in public service and education that improve quality of life and develop new leadership. In the U.S.,

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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An Inside View of How LVMH Makes Luxury More Sustainable

Harvard Business Review

Looking at LVMH’s efforts, I’ll highlight three areas where I see great impact and innovation: managing carbon and energy, building a connection with customers around brand purpose, and working closely with suppliers. The most innovative part of LVMH’s carbon strategy is the use of an internal carbon fund.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business Review

Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent. For developers, that may be Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer site specifically for programmers. ” Such innovative solutions have paid off: Fortune magazine recently named Highfive to its list of the 10 Best Small Workplaces in Technology.

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Don't Hire Entrepreneurs; Hire Entrepreneurial Spirit

Harvard Business Review

This isn't an instant strikeout, but it definitely should make you more curious about whether they see a long-term place for themselves in your business. Similar to 3M's or Google's innovation time, CLOs give employees a way to try out their ideas in a less risky environment — but in the context of the company's needs, as well.