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212: Building a Courageous Culture that Facilitates Innovation and Problem-Solving | with Karin Hurt

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We talk about building teams of micro-innovators, problem-solvers, and customer-advocates working together. We talk about building teams of micro-innovators, problem-solvers, and customer-advocates working together. Book: Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide to Getting Results–Without Losing Your Soul. In […]. Website: [link].

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28 Ways Leaders Re-charge Their Batteries: How to Increase Energy, Improve Mood, and Manage Stress

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The effect on Google was significant: illness, lost innovation (even though people still worked long hours), and turnover. In 2007, the company experimented with training 15 director-level Googlers on healthy energy management. Based on the results, Google began expanding the program […].

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061: The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Leaders Generate Great Ideas | with David Burkus

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Creativity is the starting point for all innovation, and most organizations rely on innovation to create a competitive advantage. Innovation is necessary for the successful development and implementation of new programs or better products. Where does it come from?

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134: Under New Management: Upending Business As Usual | with David Burkus

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Great leaders don’t innovate products, they innovate the factory. Today, much of the world has moved […] Great leaders don’t innovate products, they innovate the factory. Today, much of the world has moved […] Great leaders don’t innovate products, they innovate the factory.

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209: Giving Feedback Without Hurting Psychological Safety | with Maya Hu-Chan

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They feel safe to take risks, fully contribute, share ideas, and raise concerns – all of which are necessary for an organization to innovate, solve problems, survive, […]. Maya is the founder and president of Global Leadership Associates, is a globally recognized management consultant, executive coach, author, and speaker.

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119: Goals Gone Wild: The New Performance Management | with Kris Duggan of BetterWorks

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Research shows no one is happy with annual performance reviews—not executives, not managers, and not individual contributors. Even HR teams responsible for performance management aren’t convinced annual reviews provide value. Even HR teams responsible for performance management aren’t convinced annual reviews provide value.

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126: Holacracy – An Agile Management System for a Rapidly Changing World | with Brian Robertson

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Instead, employees self-manage and belong to different decision-making circles that keep the company operating.” But if we simply eliminate hierarchy altogether, we find that “flat-management” alternatives … well, they fall flat. No one reports to anyone anymore,” explains The Washington Post about Zappos.

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