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Turning Observation into Innovation

Leading Blog

E VERYONE WANTS to be an innovator. Every organization wants to be innovative; it doesn’t matter if it’s a church, a for-profit or non-profit business, or a government agency. To not be innovative is to risk being left behind. But how many of us are truly innovative? Hold listening and storytelling sessions.

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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Seventy percent of corporate “change programs” fail to achieve their stated goals. Ethnography is premised on empathy, and the goal is to understand a given culture from the “natives’” point of view — through their eyes, in their words. The goal was to help employees put their family needs first.

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Leading Matters: John L. Hennessy on the Leadership Journey

Leading Blog

Finally, he shows how collaboration, innovation, intellectual curiosity, storytelling, and creating change that lasts, helped him reach his goals. If you take a leadership role as a step toward a personal goal of gathering ever-greater titles, awards, and salaries, you will never see true success in that role.

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2020

Leading Blog

One thing is clear: advances in technology have not been matched by the necessary innovation to our social structures. What is it about the top tech product companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix and Tesla that enables their record of consistent innovation? If we live to 100, will we ever really stop working?

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Top Leadership Blog Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

Dan McCarthy posted a collection of top blog posts on leadership that included a post I wrote. d Like to Have posted at Jesse lyn Stoner Blog. Ben Brabyn presents Leadership as storytelling – how narratives bond teams posted at Ben Brabyn , saying, “How leaders can use storytelling to bond high performing teams.”

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Five Qualities Genuine Leaders Have in Common

Leading Blog

They have a deep understanding of themselves, including their values, ambitions, and goals. They feel motivated to work with others, to innovate, and to strive for extraordinary results. Genuine leaders have a deep understanding of their values, ambitions, and goals, and project their true selves for all to see.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Based on two decades of research and illustrated through vivid storytelling, Sandra J. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers.

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