Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

Success Is a Pitfall Past success kills innovation. To innovate, you need to let go of those things. Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret Innovation means discovering, not inventing. How to Engineer a Hot Streak Science tells us that you are likely to experience a hot streak after a period of intense exploration.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

D ISRUPTION has become synonymous with innovation. It is the dominant view of how growth is created. In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.” Focused on disruption, we miss opportunities for nondisruptive innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

And curiosity about how to approach your work differently. With the finish line in sight, you can innovate without fear, tossing out time-saving hacks like confetti. The Help-Seeker’s Script: How to Holler for a Helping Hand And, here are a few powerful phrases to help get past that feeling of overload by asking for help.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The post How to Interview For Courage and Innovation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Violet recruited Brian into the General Manager role because of his long track record of success at an established Fortune 500. Her company was on a trajectory of fast growth, so she wanted Brian to up their game.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 5, 2023

Innovation and creativity are important drivers of success for any business or organization. Here are some steps you can take to foster a culture of innovation and creativity within your team: Encourage open-mindedness and divergent thinking: Encourage your team to think outside the box and consider multiple perspectives.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Are you looking for ways to uncover more micro-innovation on your team? The post How to Encourage More Micro-Innovation on Your Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Is your team a bit stuck? Stuck doing things the way they’ve always done them? Stuck with workarounds to systems that no longer work?

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The book, Beyond Disruption , shows companies how to build a path beyond disruption, where economic growth and social good are not trade-offs that work against each other and divide us. It’s what we call non disruptive creation that allows us to innovate and grow without disruption and social pain,” share the authors W.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Most of the organizations I’m talking to and observing during the pandemic recognize the need to up their levels of innovation and agility. It’s a lot of things, actually, but one of the big ones is whether or not the organization has created a permission structure for innovation. What’s the difference between the two groups?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 6, 2019

The post How to Transform an Old School Culture to Award Winning Innovators appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Your values and mission are clear. Employees know what’s up and what to do next. They’re proud of the work that they do and […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 18, 2022

And they said, “yeah, maybe not so much on the innovation.” Including, ideas about how to create better clarity and focus for your team. . Including, ideas about how to create better clarity and focus for your team. . How to Cope When Your Team Has Too Many Ideas. They needed more focused execution.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. I NNOVATION has always been important. New technology will change the way we work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

How do I CARVE OUT A TEAM CULTURE?” ” #askingforafriend How to Carve Out A Team Culture Even When Your Company Culture is Lacking Great question! Create your team culture by encouraging innovation and alignment. Empower innovation. You can (and should) work to build a culture for your focus on influence.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 30, 2024

Here's how to bridge that gap: 1. Tangible achievements in driving revenue, improving efficiency, or innovating processes are critical. Prepare a portfolio of your work highlighting your strategic contributions, leadership in pivotal projects, and innovations you've spearheaded.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 4, 2024

In their search for innovative solutions, businesses actively seek a variety of unique ideas. million contributors to understand how organizations unknowingly influence the ideas they receive. However, focusing on a specific set of ideas also means the company might miss out on fresh and innovative ones. Why does this happen?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2023

If you’re perceived as negative, try this… David Dye offers up some solutions in his article How to be Less Negative and Still be Yourself. How do you help a team member who is perceived as negative? Which of course, is unlikely. What would YOU ADD?

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Lead from Within

APRIL 12, 2024

The best know how to navigate this dynamic landscape effectively, drive innovation, and inspire their teams to thrive. Recognize that AI can enhance human capabilities, leading to more innovative solutions and improved efficiency. Very few understand why or how to prevent it. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

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?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 18, 2020

If you want to build teams of micro-innovators, problem solvers, and customer advocates, eliminate the toxic courage crushers intimidating your people. The post How to Overcome the Toxic Courage Crushers in Your Organization appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Eliminate the Courage Crushers A […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

How do you truly measure the ROI of remote vs. in-person work? In this episode of Asking For a Friend, Jack Phillips, author of High-Impact Human Capital Strategy and Chairman of ROI Institute about how to calculate ROI for remote work vs. in-person work. 4:20 Reaction: How do people (employees and managers) see this situation?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 14, 2023

“Hi Karin, I watched your #AskingforaFriend about how to encourage people to speak up more in meetings, but I’ve got the EXACT OPPOSITE CHALLENGE. If you need some pointers on how to initiate a challenging conversation read this article, How to Start the Conversation Everyone Wants to Avoid. That’s a start.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It’s a narrative that can create a toxic work environment , stymie innovation, and prevent your team from adapting to change. Shifting the Paradigm for Better Team Setback Conversations The power of language can be transformative, especially in how we perceive challenges and team setbacks.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 11, 2023

Today I share some quick tips on how to jump-start this conversation with your peers, build connections one person at a time, and share your I.D.E.A.s I observe that connected and engaged teams will ask questions to innovate and address concerns to improve outcomes. for better communication and better results.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

WHY this tool works: Strategic empowerment provides clear definitions and removes the guesswork about where to innovate. Clarity about how and when to innovate and creatively solve problems leads to more focus on established processes and more innovative solutions where they are most needed. RELATIONSHIPS.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

How to Develop Entrepreneurial Thinking on Your Team. “Errr, well, no, but …” The conversation after that “but” is at the heart of teaching your team how to think and act like an entrepreneur. The post How To Help Your Team Think Like an Entrepreneur appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

We love learning about what’s resonating, and most importantly, how teams are applying what they’re reading as they grow leaders and encourage courage and innovation. You can learn more about our Courageous Cultures strategic team innovation programs here. You’ve got to do something with what you read.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 29, 2020

“How do I get my team to contribute more solutions and ways to improve the business?” It’s a frequent question we hear from leaders – and with good reason. What would it mean for you to have a team that solves more problems and contributes ideas that improve your customer. Click to continue reading.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 9, 2017

As a leader, they’re looking to you to be an innovative leader. The big question is: How do I become an innovative leader? We’re going to see where innovation comes from and how you can use innovation in your leadership. What Is Innovation? How To Become An Innovative Leader.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 6, 2020

If you’re like many leaders with whom we’ve shared our new book Courageous Cultures, you’re mentally indexing your team and wondering if they’re capable of micro-innovations, problem-solving, and advocating for your customer. You want them to contribute, but they’re reluctant or clumsy. […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 12, 2023

AskingForaFriend How Can I Improve Collaboration on My Team? True collaboration leads to innovation, improved problem-solving, and efficiency. Do they know how to leverage them and help one another to grow? Do they have a solid understanding of how each person works at their best? ”, innovative solutions emerge. #4

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

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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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 13, 2019

Get innovative ideas by asking for what you need. I keep getting ideas about how to arrange the office when we’ve got big issues to deal with–like how we keep our […]. The post One Huge Leadership Secret to Get Innovative Ideas You Need appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Most innovation today is what’s known as recombinative, in that it builds heavily on what has gone before. As a result, while innovation may be viewed as the creation of something completely novel, that is rarely the case. There are undoubtedly circumstances in which such unique innovations are required, however.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 4, 2023

Quite notably, participants in our strategic leadership and team innovation programs said that when they shared their great ideas and spoke up courageously at work they felt “excited,” “proud,” and “accomplished.” With more people in support, your idea will be easier to implement.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

How to Ignite Innovation. Innovation is one subject that each and every one of us should study because its powerful force is available to us if we know how to tap it. It’s no surprise that Tamara Ghandour’s book interested me because I read all I can about innovation and creativity. Everyone is Innovative .

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 11, 2022

A seeming no-win scenario is also a chance to distinguish yourself, earn people’s trust, and innovate. We would love to hear from you: how have you or another leader you respect navigated seeming no-win scenarios? The post How to Lead Through a No-Win Scenario appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Own the UGLY.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 21, 2023

It can be overwhelming for your team and manager when you share too many innovative ideas at work all at once. With higher engagement and a results-oriented approach to innovation? Focus When you come blazing into a new-to-you organization with tons of great ideas, focus is key. Implementing new ideas takes work, time, and energy.

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