Terry Starbucker

JUNE 16, 2013

“Be sure to look at ideas from the other (customer) side” – Ken Barker , CEO of Crailar Technologies , who is developing (get this) the first natural fiber alternative to cotton that the clothing industry has ever had. Ltd , a local eyewear brand nationally known for their innovative wooden-framed eyewear.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

Our Leadership Experiences immerse leaders in powerful metaphors from professional sports, songwriting and human space travel to bringing leadership lessons into sharp focus. Balancing competing priorities: Executives need to be able to balance competing priorities, such as short-term financial goals and long-term strategic objectives.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 14, 2021

Learning how the most innovative leaders step back and see the big picture, assess the underlying issue, and then approach the solutions in a systemic, realistic way helped me see things in an entirely new way. Unorthodox thinking is required throughout the innovation process.”. That finding has stuck with me.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

As a kid in sports, I played my heart out, hated my opponents and cried when I lost. The late French author Andre Maurois once said, “Business is a combination of sport and war.” Clearly define your goals. Like a sports scorecard, competitive spirit demands measurement and accountability of performance. Know the enemy.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Katz from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, notes that metrics are in use everywhere, but if the organization uses the wrong metrics, they will not achieve the expected results. Define the right metrics to measure individual goals and collective goals of the team. Dig into your data.

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This includes empowering people to become high-performers, resolving conflict, crisis management and strategically achieving an organization’s goals and outcomes. When a leader learns to set clear goals and expectations for each employee, team members understand their role in the company better.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 26, 2010

I am a technology lover. I sometimes watch too much TV, and sports radio or music is often on in my car. Our devices and services and technology may allow us to get one more thing done, make one more phone call, connect with one more person, but when are you taking time to put all of that activity into context?

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Experience to Lead

APRIL 18, 2022

Major changes to the workplace have emerged based on the increased attention to mindfulness, including corporate gym memberships and playing sports on company outings. Consider technology, for example: many employees struggle to disconnect from the office because they get constant notifications from coworkers on their phones.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 27, 2023

Workers were much less inclined to kill time, and actively sought out technologies that improved their productivity.” Interestingly, none of the organizations involved in the study were utilizing the trials solely because advancements in technology had decreased their reliance on human labor.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Real life is not a spectator sport – it’s a participation sport, and in fact, I submit to you that it’s a full contact participation sport. " My goal is to use the tools to help people engage their world, not disengage. I want to help us check in, and be more productive when we do. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. The way to avoid conflict is to help those around you achieve their objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc. And many young leaders lose focus on the team goal and focus on either being popular with their team or following the rules. is who they are going to put in charge? Great reminder Mike. I Think Not.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Michael Carty, XpertHR : Why It's Time for HR to 'Step to the Front' in 2011 Drew Tarvin, Humor's' Office : 5 Work Resolutions You Shouldn't Make (And One You Should) Kaihan Krippendorff, Fast Company : Five Innovative New Year's Resolutions Roberta Matuson, Fast Company : Will 2011 Be Your Best Year Ever ?

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Authority on new technology and communication. Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Leads Tuck’s incredibly innovative coaching program.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2015

Now, here’s the list of the top leadership experts to follow in 2015: Name Category About Follower Ratio (1:x) Twitter Followers Twitter Following Facebook Followers Amy Jo Martin Digital Media, Sports NY Times Best Selling Author & Founder of @DigitalRoyalty. Innovation Advocate. Author of @MeasureYourLife. Be Irresistible.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 20, 2015

Entering into Lange’s Sports Connection or Home Base or the comic shop in the rundown strip mall, my heart flooded with joy seeing the walls lined with comic books. Sometimes we’re presented with an easy way to accomplish our goals; though the easy way isn’t right. However, not all innovations should be released.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. Our instinct for determinism may well have been an evolutionary innovation. Ankersen’s insight was this: soccer is one of the world’s unfairest sports.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Scenario planning is as essential for strategy formulation as it is for the design of next generation technologies and industries. Fantasy Sports Competition. This class requires small teams of students to compete against each other in at least two data-rich team sports. Reverse Engineering. Comparative Coding.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2011

Cisco's councils and boards — a language that already suggests committees rather than goal-oriented projects — were supposed to speed things up and stimulate more innovation by creating cross-functional groups that could generate ideas about market-facing, solutions-oriented projects and organize across the organization to get them done.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2017

While big data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things garner the lion’s share of media attention, using data to its full potential is much more about management than it is about technology. Innovate products, services, and processes. Wouldn’t that help you make your clients happier?”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2011

The Verizon Wireless side of the telecom giant, which is 45 percent owned by Vodafone, is also deepening ties with Google for the Droid and betting on its faster fourth generation (4G) network based on new LTE (long term evolution) technology to leap forward in the wireless marketplace. But roles might soon be reversed. They make mistakes.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2014

Tech start-up Haystack has developed an innovative – and controversial — solution to the stressful challenge of finding an open parking meter in congested areas. Technology allows Uber to strategically flex prices and just as importantly, inform its customers of the current price. To secure this meter (i.e.,

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2017

It has also been acquiring e-commerce niche players, including Shoebuy and outdoor gear retailer Moosejaw, and digital technology companies, such as search experts Adchemy and cloud platform OneOps. Amazon will likely continue adding Prime benefits to the mix, potentially including the holy grail of entertainment: live sports.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

He argued that while the goal of closing the achievement gap between students of different ethnicities and income levels is a laudatory one, the levers and incentives that the program has in place are not working. These Four Cs are also critical ingredients for individuals and organizations to innovate.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 7, 2020

In an interview with The HR Digest , Tyszko explains the crucial importance of tapping into hidden talent in new ways and achieving diversity, equality and inclusion goals in 2020. The HR Digest: Can you tell The HR Digest readers more about the Chamber’s T3 Innovation Network? Chamber of Commerce.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

The most motivated and productive people I’ve seen recently work in an older company on the American East Coast deploying innovative technology products to transform a traditional industry. ” “We’re working on the most advanced technology.” ” “Our products change lives.”

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

But according to data from industries including academia, health care, technology, manufacturing, retail, sports, and business services, people are actually “unconsciously incompetent” in a typical 20% to 40% of areas critical to their performance. And when they reach anything that challenges them, they get more support.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

We see rivalries in sports, business, school, and basically any arena where there is competition. Similarly, the rivalry between Intel and AMD is thought to have helped advance computer chip technology. Our goal was to determine whether, how, and why feelings of rivalry between competitors influenced their propensity to take risk.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

And with today’s technologies, companies now have the ability to see and act on these fluctuations in the moment. As new technologies shift customer journeys and expectations, they can (and should) also enhance companies’ abilities to engage with customers in the most relevant ways. Don’t be loyal to the status quo.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

And now Plank, with his innovative foresight and devotion to the city of Baltimore, is making his biggest bet yet. As Fagone claims, "innovation probably can''t do anything to protect the shy sack of mayonnaise that is the human brain if the human it belongs to is hitting another human with the force of 15 to 20 Gs."

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Adaptive performance manifests as creativity, problem solving, grit, innovation, and citizenship. military says, volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity , where technology and strategy changes rapidly. Previously, working in the call center was a solo sport. Instead, use the data to set learning goals.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

The 1970s, 1980s, and even the 1990s were dominated by legendary players such as Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, and Diego Maradona, who, thanks to their skill and speed, found empty spaces in midfield, created the time to take the ball to the box, and then decided to pass or shoot at the goal.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

We’d have to live without medicinal drugs, challenging sports, sugary foods, and useful tools. Going forward, we must remember that in our time of revolutionary technological progress, almost any innovation brings minor risks along with its benefits. A few innovations impose major risks, or even worse.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Have collaboration goals and processes well-defined so that expectations MATCH. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. Metaphors from nature, sports, and travel are very useful to generate repurposed solutions. Critically leverage contacts to expand your network.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

That's why I advocate for more measuring of ourselves in my HBR article, " You, By The Numbers ," in which I describe the emergent field of auto-analytics, self-quantification technologies and techniques that can help us improve the way we analyze and take action in our professional and personal lives. It's an emerging trend. And so forth.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

The 1970s, 1980s, and even the 1990s were dominated by legendary players such as Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, and Diego Maradona, who, thanks to their skill and speed, found empty spaces in midfield, created the time to take the ball to the box, and then decided to pass or shoot at the goal.

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Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2013

They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. Change is innovative. Technology is but one tool of the trade. In the 1940s, technology brought us the 45-RPM and 33-1/3-RPM records… adding up to the “mother speed” of 78-RPM. They came back in the 1980s as sport utility vehicles.

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