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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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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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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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Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: A Look into N2Growth’s Executive Coaching

N2Growth Blog

Such leaders must possess various competencies, including sound strategy formulation, emotional intelligence, strong decision-making abilities, and effective team management. A detailed and personalized action plan is then developed to guide individuals on their leadership journey.

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First Look: Leadership Books for November 2023

Leading Blog

Same as Ever : A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel Every investment plan under the sun is, at best, an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past. Many attempts at innovation fail because customers turn out to be indifferent. The geek way seems odd at first.

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How to Build a Team of Innovators

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?