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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

W E OFTEN THINK of innovation as something visionaries draw out of thin air, like manna from heaven. Here’s an innovation story that’s closer to reality: It’s a story of loss, grit, and renewal. It’s also about a never-too-late approach to innovation that enabled a floundering business to launch a second golden age.

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Integrating Succession Planning with Organizational Strategy for Maximum Impact

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the Importance of Succession Planning in Business Succession planning is a strategic commitment to future-proofing an organization. Employees feel encouraged to step up, knowing there’s room to advance and a clear path to follow. With succession planning , you’re not leaving your future to chance.

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How Smart Leaders Help a Team Work Better Together: Plan Breakdowns

Let's Grow Leaders

You can prepare and make your team work better together by planning for these breakdowns and turning them into opportunities for growth and connection. 4 Ways to Make a Team Work Better Together by Planning for Breakdowns. Plan for and Train Recovery. Planned Failure. So how do you implement planned recovery on your team?

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All-Hands Meeting: How to Ensure Yours is Amazing and Worth the Investment

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s the ROI that comes from curated conversations and spontaneous interactions, those electric moments of innovation that happen when your team is in the same room. A side conversation can lead to the next big idea or micro-innovation, and a shared laugh can forge a bond stronger than any Slack thread.

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Shaken, Not Stirred: 4 Examples of Workplace Conflict and How to Build Stronger Bonds

Let's Grow Leaders

Today’s examples of workplace conflict can best be described as a complex cocktail of challenges: tired workers in an uncertain economy; a pandemic hangover of isolation and anxiety; rapid social and technological change; and exhausted managers doing the best they can– many of whom lack the training and resources to navigate this well.

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Burn the Business Plan

Leading Blog

I F YOU ARE THINKING of starting a business—and apparently nine million Americans are currently thinking about it and only about 500,000 actually do each year—you will want to read Burn the Business Plan by Carl Schramm. What these high-tech startups have in common with all other entrepreneurs is that they don’t follow a business plan.

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President Search: The Journey from Campus to the Ivory Tower

N2Growth Blog

This means developing a mission and long-term plan that not only addresses current educational landscapes but also anticipates future trends. By proactively initiating a presidential search, institutions set themselves up for continued success and adaptation, keeping them at the forefront of excellence in higher education.

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