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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

I started my career in purchasing; migrated to sales and marketing; moved to manufacturing, mining, and then general management in a business operating in 40 countries. Sam Walsh: Upon retiring, I took the advice from a former CEO of Rio, Leigh Clifford, and indicated to all and sundry that I was “holding my dance card empty for a while”.

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MIT Technology Review The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s magazine of innovation promotes “the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society.&# Inc.com Inc. magazine’s offering of information, products, services, and online tools for business or management.

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How to Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption

Skip Prichard

In response to the accelerating disruption and change of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a chorus of advice to leaders is urging them to make their organizations more nimble, adaptable, flex­ible, dynamic and, yes, agile. Propose a novel idea to your colleagues or the team members you lead. Take a smart risk.

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Game Changers | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. The churches I had previously worked with operated from the the philosophy this is church, and if people want it they will come. If it’s not really meaningful, it’s not a game changer so why do it? Focus on value creation.

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How Women Drive Innovation and Growth

Harvard Business Review

They control $20 trillion in global consumer spending, own or operate between 25-33% of all private businesses, and earn an estimated $13 trillion. So Nambiar proposed that two down-at-the-heels branches in Kolkata and New Delhi undergo a complete overhaul. Having women among the firm''s innovators is but half the equation, however.

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

In addition to the negative impact on decision-making, diminished communications from the lack of connection reduces the marketplace of ideas inside the organization, which in turn reduces innovation. Knowing that their input has been factored into a leader’s decision is motivating and it positively impacts their future participation.

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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”