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What do Blue Lobsters Have to do With Innovation? Everything!

Mills Scofield

Because the key to innovation isn’t processes, stage gates, weird exercises, or competitions. The key to innovation has been and always will be People. I view the commitment to innovate, in the companies I’ve worked for and with, as a spectrum of lobsters - from cooked, to live, to rare blue ones. Blue Lobsters. Not anymore.

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Are You an Accidental Soul-Sucking CEO?

Joseph Lalonde

For the last 20 years, and all around the world, we CEOs have invested untold millions into the question: “What does it take to have an engaged workplace culture?” We know how crucial it is to having talent who love working for us and who will offer discretionary effort and innovation. How to Be a Soul-Sucking CEO.

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Partnership: A Crucible for Innovation

Lead Change Blog

Realizing the path to innovation would require revolutionary new thinking; all three leaders grasped that it would also take a new way of coalescing and harnessing talent. Reading Collective Genius , The Innovators , Creativity, Inc. Sourcing Innovation Collaboratively. Larry Page at Google also did it.

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What do Blue Lobsters Have to do With Innovation? Everything!

Mills Scofield

Because the key to innovation isn’t processes, stage gates, weird exercises, or competitions. The key to innovation has been and always will be People. I view the commitment to innovate, in the companies I’ve worked for and with, as a spectrum of lobsters - from cooked, to live, to rare blue ones. Blue Lobsters. Not anymore.

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Listen Up: The Top 10 Best Leadership Podcasts for 2024

Experience to Lead

Whether you’re an experienced leader or an aspiring one, there’s always room for growth and development by embracing more innovative management styles. Blanchard LeaderChat Perfect for those seeking diverse, expert insights into leadership and team management from seasoned professionals.

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4 Strategies to Remove Fear from Your Leadership

Leading with Trust

Ken Blanchard and I address this topic in our book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. Our friend, Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, modeled this principle during his career. But when you ask them about the fear-based sentiments they feel throughout the day (e.g., Click here to join.

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Weekly Round-Up: On Leaders, Change Management, & Collaborative Workplaces

leaderCommunicator

Kets de Vries, Harvard Business Review I had a CEO in one of my leadership coaching seminars recently who seemed to be quite bitter about life. You need a certain amount of ego as a leader to achieve, to innovate. So whether you’re a new leader or an industry veteran there’ll be something here for you. David Grossman.

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