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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

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Leadership is about hope. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation. And that feeds our approach in society at large.

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Leading a Culture of Innovation

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All companies, whether they are successful with innovation or not, have one thing in common: they have their own “personalities.” This last week at the Front End of Innovation conference in Boston, I shared a presentation on the Strategies and Tools for Creating a Culture of Innovation. LEAPS Innovation Leadership Competencies.

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Innovative Leaders Aren’t Scared of Customers

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During an organization’s start-up days, it’s much easier to strike up conversations with the market since there’s not much to lose. But look and the most innovative leaders and companies and you’ll see that they continually engage customers to help them reinvent their offerings and their organizations. the fear of rejection).

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Leading to Disruptive Innovation

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Disruptive innovation is no longer the exception, it’s the rule. In the book, the Innovator’s DNA , Clayton Christensen and colleagues list five behaviors that characterize innovative leaders: associational thinking, questioning, observing, networking and experimenting. Boundary Pushing. Adaptive Planning. Savoring Surprise.

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Leading for Innovation: Why Fighting Fires Burns Down the House

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This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. Innovation today is as much about how you deliver value as it is about what it is you offer to the market. The other domain is leadership.

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Innovative Leaders Aren’t Scared of Customers

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In contrast, the most innovative leaders and companies continually engage customers to help them reinvent their offerings and their organizations. Through rapid prototyping, the bank was able to bring a mobile banking application to market in just 60 days (versus the typical 12-18 months), and at approximately one-tenth of the cost.

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Innovative Leaders Aren’t Scared of Customers

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Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a speaker, educator, and managing principal at InnovationPoint , where he teaches leaders how to create business breakthroughs. In contrast, the most innovative leaders and companies continually engage customers to help them reinvent their offerings and their organizations.