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Leading to Disruptive Innovation

LDRLB

In addition to these important idea-generating qualities, other skills are equally important when it comes to navigating the overall innovation process given the high level of ambiguity and uncertainty which is inherent when creating business breakthroughs. Boundary Pushing. Pushing boundaries occurs on two levels. Savoring Surprise.

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Kellogg Company’s Melissa Howell on The Value of Recruiting Veteran Talent

HR Digest

Last year, the team ventured into the marketing space by partnering with the business to bring braille and audio options to the packaging of our Rice Krispies Treats “Love Notes” campaign. Our Kapable team has driven positive change to make our internal policies and workplace more inclusive.

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Four Ways to Market Like a Startup

Harvard Business Review

The culture of "big" — big budgets, big campaigns, big reports — has driven marketing decisions and budgets for decades. In an age when consumers decide within seconds whether or not to abandon a web site, big marketers need to act more like agile startups, maneuvering and adapting in real-time.

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Four Ways to Market Like a Startup

Harvard Business Review

The culture of "big" — big budgets, big campaigns, big reports — has driven marketing decisions and budgets for decades. In an age when consumers decide within seconds whether or not to abandon a web site, big marketers need to act more like agile startups, maneuvering and adapting in real-time.

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Employee Burnout Is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person

Harvard Business Review

These forces not only rob employees of time to concentrate on completing complex tasks or for idea generation, they also crunch the downtime that is necessary for restoration. For example, by adopting agile principles, leaders can motivate and energize teams, and give individual team members a way to own the results.

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Create a Presentation Your Audience Will Care About

Harvard Business Review

That's a topic, not a big idea. Once you've spelled out your big idea, generate lots of supporting material to give yourself more to choose from when it's time to pick your best stuff. But you probably don't need to get into trends such as agility and serendipity.

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Create a Presentation Your Audience Will Care About

Harvard Business Review

That's a topic, not a big idea. Once you've spelled out your big idea, generate lots of supporting material to give yourself more to choose from when it's time to pick your best stuff. But you probably don't need to get into trends such as agility and serendipity.