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The Three Big Things Your Team Will Need from You This Year

Next Level Blog

Optimism : Another leader I had the opportunity to hear from over the weekend was Dr. Jim Kim, the former president of the World Bank. One way to put positive perspective into action is to practice what leadership coaches call appreciative inquiry.

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A Conversation with Canada’s “D&I Dude”

Experience to Lead

After that, he was appointed Deputy Chief Diversity Officer for KPMG International for over two years before he founded the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) in 2012. I think of TD Bank’sLeadership as a Champion of LGBTA Engagement” case amongst many others (LGBTA stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Allies).

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2013 Trends and The Power of Women

Women on Business

In 2012, according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express Open, there are more than 8.3 In 2012, over 50% of dentists are women, as are 47% of medical students. Yet corporate leadership still lags as does the percentage of women on U.S. The gender gap has continued to widen since then. of the U.S.

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Someone = Us!

Mills Scofield

Perhaps innovators and entrepreneurs aren’t more risk-o-philic, they just define risk differently – not following one’s passion and purpose is a greater risk than financial or reputational security. Khalil is preparing for a 2012 Fall launch. We can all learn from their transformative innovations.

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The Coming of the Clairvoyant Computer

Leading Blog

For example, in the mid-1990s, Chase Bank witnessed a nine digit windfall predicting mortgage outcome. Obama was re-elected in 2012 with the help of voter prediction. Predicting mouse clicks pays off massively: websites predict which ad you'll click in order to instantly choose which ad to show, driving millions in newfound revenue.

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Intrapreneurship in "Social" Business

Mills Scofield

While working in Manizales, Colombia for Grameen Caldas (an affiliate to Nobel Peace Prize winning Grameen Bank in Bangladesh), the entrepreneur’s bug bit me and I finally decided I wanted to launch my own mobile recruitment service. First is the bandwidth to test out new ideas and to maintain a constant stream of innovation.

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China Can’t Be a Global Innovation Leader Unless It Does These Three Things

Harvard Business Review

When the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee wraps up the Third Plenum on November 12, 2014, a shift from efficiency to innovation will likely be one of the major planks in its vision for China. Some argue that China is already well on its way to becoming a global innovation power that will rival the US and Europe.