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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. In closing, remember that the only chains and shackles that hold any of us back from any goal in life are those that we ourselves forge in the fires of doubt and hammer out on the anvils of lack of belief.

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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! I find myself hammering out emails at 11PM on Sunday with the TV on and my phone lighting up with messages. In the U.S.,

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How Music Matters Now

Harvard Business Review

In his new book, Retromania , English music critic Simon Reynolds claims that innovation in popular music is in decline. If this is true, a big cultural change is upon us — the end of popular music as the great lab bench for our culture, as the defining innovator of our time. The innovation was now spreading.

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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. ” Such innovative solutions have paid off: Fortune magazine recently named Highfive to its list of the 10 Best Small Workplaces in Technology. Don’t keep relying on the same old social media platforms.

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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.