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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company. Championing change is hard.”

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A No-Layoffs Policy Can Work, Even in an Unpredictable Economy

Harvard Business Review

The concepts of lifetime employment and generous employee benefits are seen as old-fashioned throwbacks to paternalism. When we were aiming to close a small chemical-dependency hospital in 2013, for example, we looked hard into unmet needs in the area. My own workplace is an example. Serious accountability.

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The Traits of Socially Innovative Companies

Harvard Business Review

We also found that the professionals we spoke with at Accenture, in offices on three continents, consistently lauded the firm for its willingness to support innovations, from Accenture Development Partnerships to professional programs for First Peoples in Canada and support for call centers in native communities.

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Working as a Prison Guard Convinced Me That Bosses Should Never, Ever Date Subordinates

Harvard Business Review

My first job out of college did little to prepare me for my future career, but it did teach me something about power — and that all companies should adopt a black-and-white policy when it comes to sexual contact between supervisors and their employees. Power is power, wherever you are. ”

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New York City's Culture Will Shape the Next Tech Sector

Harvard Business Review

Our intention for Hook & Loop was not to hire the best and brightest software developers. The center also reports that between 2008 and the beginning of 2013, New York saw a 24 percent gain in the number of venture capital deals, while Silicon Valley dropped by 21 percent.

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To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations

Harvard Business Review

Such communities are particularly useful in recruitment, hiring, talent development, or in defining employee retention policies. This can be top down, (the company set up a particular challenge or new product) or bottom up (the company allows employees to develop their own creative ideas, and then choose the most convenient ones).

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What the CEO of the “New” Google Needs to Do Next

Harvard Business Review

He spent the early phases of his career there as a product manager, working on products such as Toolbar. Second, his philosophy on products includes the principle of serving the ecosystem of users and developers. And that will require old-fashioned, in-person persuasion. Born in Chennai, India, he came to the U.S.

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