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4 Breakthrough Leadership Strategies for 2013

LDRLB

2013 represents a great opportunity to leapfrog our mental models and innovate our way to breakthroughs for ourselves, our teams, our organizations and, of course, our customers. And in today’s 2013 environment, uncertainty has never been greater. It’s usually an individual endeavor focused on fitness, friendships, or finances.

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Stop Me Before I “Innovate” Again!

Harvard Business Review

Journal writer Dennis Berman begins by citing Kellogg CEO John Bryant, the respected head of a well-run company, who was describing one of its “innovations” for 2013. Organizations that do something genuinely creative, he says, are “market makers”—they create a one-of-a-kind presence, a unique offering, unlike what anyone else can do.

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How the U.S. Can Reduce Waste in Health Care Spending by $1 Trillion

Harvard Business Review

But, as Michael Porter and Robert Kaplan of Harvard Business School have argued , we need to examine costs at a more granular level at which clinical outcomes are matched with the business and administrative processes. These trends likely result in market-share gains for providers that deliver high quality at lower costs.