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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

O NCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. In this uncertain environment, including the mounting global economic concerns, a humble mindset will be the only thing that will unlock the most promising business, social and economic innovations. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Why the World Needs Doctors with These 3 Qualities

Harvard Business Review

What we found, while collecting case studies for our book Reverse Innovation in Health Care , is that these doctors are not just medical experts; they also have other qualities that make them very effective leaders. ” In this way, compassion fuels innovation. Innovation & Entrepreneurship Book. Further Reading.

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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

which cries out for breakthrough healthcare delivery innovations that aim at significant cost reductions and wider coverage. Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S. Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S. Reverse Innovation in Health Care: How to Make Value-Based Delivery Work. In 2016, the U.S. Add to Cart.

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Negotiating Innovation and Control

Harvard Business Review

The other day I had coffee with a friend who was complaining about her company's ability to innovate. But you know, my leadership team is smart. There have been plenty of recent examples where shareholders would have been well served by systems to curtail wild risks. That iteration-itis post you wrote really hit home," she said.

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Great Innovators Create the Future, Manage the Present, and Selectively Forget the Past

Harvard Business Review

Where problems arise is when the present crowds out other strategic priorities—for example, when the only skills brought into a business are those that serve today’s core. Success in each box requires a different set of skills, attitudes, practices, and leadership. Innovation & Entrepreneurship Book. Add to Cart.

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The $300 House: The Marketing Challenge

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan's and Christian Sarkar's idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world's poor. So a drip irrigation system, for example, may pay off by creating two or three harvests a year instead of one. The $300 House: The Challenge. The Financial Challenge.