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Great Leaders Make Decisions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# While the aforementioned qualities are certainly admirable, they are only valuable if they influence or create action.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Great leaders intrinsically understand that team building catalyzes collaboration, creates both disruptive and incremental innovation, facilitates a certainty of execution, and is one of the key foundational elements associated with creating a dynamic corporate culture. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job: Disruption and Activist Investors

Harvard Business Review

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. Innovation at GE was on a roll. Then it wasn’t.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business Review

oil production, up from a mere 10% just seven years ago in 2011. Most major producers with large balance sheets will likely hedge their bets and attempt both. The soaring U.S. output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy.

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Why Apple’s New HQ Is Nothing Like the Rest of Silicon Valley

Harvard Business Review

“I think we have a shot at building the best office building in the world” were the words Steve Jobs used to describe Apple’s new headquarters in 2011. Those collisions, as research (mine and others’) shows , increase learning, collaboration, and ultimately innovation. Innovation in structural systems.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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