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How to Develop a Radical Product Thinking Mindset

Skip Prichard

In a growing economy where credit was plentiful, the tech industry has repeatedly chanted the innovation mantra “Fail fast, learn fast.” Methodologies such Lean Startup and Agile have taught us to innovate faster by harnessing the power of iteration. In the last decade, we’ve learned to over-rely on iteration. Radhika Dutt.

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9 Awesome Things You Can Learn From Drinking Coffee With Entrepreneurs

Terry Starbucker

Innovation (with Purpose) - Steve Jobs has to be smiling from above these days, because just about everyone I speak to wants their product to change the world (or at least make someone’s life better). Also, this naivete extends to the service and/or product idea itself (i.e. “we’re going to sell MILLIONS of “em!). .

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Tackling Local and Global L&D Trends – A Dialogue with Sandeep Khanna & VJ Posadas

Experience to Lead

A leader’s ability to communicate current insights and relevant predictions in the industry can inspire innovation and creativity among team members. Most companies have a tendency to cut back on learning and tend to view development as a luxury when times are tough. They are proactive, set BHAG goals and get things done.

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Three Steps to Setting and Reaching Stretch Goals

The Practical Leader

This week I am at the beautiful and inspiring Sundance Ranch in Utah at Zenger Folkman’s Extraordinary Leadership Summit , learning about innovative new research and approaches for developing extraordinary leadership.

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Finding Your Bigness Balance: Seven Ways to Properly Set the Size.

Kevin Eikenberry

These goals have been labeled by Jim Collins (and others) as a BHAG – a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. To be more specific, for each goal, consider setting a range of targets like this: Target A – This is a perfect world scenario, I/we absolutely want it goal. Target B – This is a big, but potentially believable goal.

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Three Steps to Setting and Reaching Stretch Goals

The Practical Leader

This week I am at the beautiful and inspiring Sundance Ranch in Utah at Zenger Folkman’s Extraordinary Leadership Summit , learning about innovative new research and approaches for developing extraordinary leadership.

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Willy Wonka and the Leadership Idea Factory

Terry Starbucker

I’ve written that the “secret of life&# is never growing up, and indeed, that child’s sense of wonder is an element of idea generation that just HAS to be there if an organization is going to swing for the fences with big changes, or to go after those “BHAGs&# (big, hairy and audacious goals).