Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2024

I N THE HIGH-STAKES world of leadership, where every decision can be scrutinized and every failure magnified, the concept of vulnerability often takes on a negative connotation, especially among men, who are taught to equate emotional openness with weakness. It’s about strategic openness with boundaries.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2021. In this book, General McChrystal offers a battle-tested system for detecting and responding to risk. Open Strategy : Mastering Disruption from Outside the C-Suite by Christian Stadler, Julia Hautz, Kurt Matzler, and Stephan Friedrich von den Eichen.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020. This book describes how 25 outstanding leaders used emotional intelligence to deal with critical challenges and opportunities. The book distills the leaders' experiences into nine strategies that can help any leader or potential leader to be more effective.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2024

Critical thinking is essential amidst societal divisiveness, emphasizing the need for innovative problem-solving. Rewiring ourselves to embrace curiosity, openness, and self-reflection is key to unlocking our full potential in the workplace. Author of 15 books, over 160 articles for practitioners and 60 Darden Cases.

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Rich Gee Group

APRIL 17, 2023

Adam Grant's latest book challenges us to question our convictions and embrace the art of rethinking. In "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know," Grant takes readers on a journey to understand how changing our minds can lead to growth, innovation, and personal transformation.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2021. Demonstrating a powerful paradigm shift for finding solutions, Herman teaches us to see things differently, using art to challenge our default thinking and open up possibilities otherwise overlooked. With Amy Herman’s Fixed., With Amy Herman’s Fixed.,

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2022

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2022. In this book, he shares the four research-based “smart choices” the best leaders make to scale their influence and results. We the Leader : Build a Team of Equals Who All Lead AND Follow to Drive Creativity and Innovation by Jeffrey Spahn.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2019. Roberto Leaders do not have to conceive innovative ideas, but rather open the path for curious and creative employees within their organization. Creative Construction : The DNA of Sustained Innovation. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There’s increasing pressure on organizations to be more competitive, and leaders need to have the right skills to influence employees’ innovative behavior. Besides helping them better handle workplace-related challenges, leaders evoke innovation and creativity and inspire them to reach their full potential. The answer is both.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2020. His own special innovation, it's a nonjudg­mental, nonreactive way of coolly assessing problems and analyzing crises, a mode of attack that offers luminous clarity and su­preme calm in the critical moments before taking decisive action. In B2B and B2C?

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. In relative terms, this may be a small number, but when set against the 20 million or so SMEs operating across Europe, it’s a vast number of innovative firms.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2020. The Creator Mindset : 63 Tools to Unlock the Secrets to Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability by Nir Bashan. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here. Creativity isn’t a “nice to have” leadership trait.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 19, 2021

As organizations face more complex interdependent tasks, leadership must become more personal in order to ensure open trusting communication that will make more collaborative problem solving and innovation possible. Ensuring open trusting communication that will make more collaborative problem solving and innovation possible.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 29, 2024

Dan highlights the key elements like fostering community, opening doors for growth, cementing solid connections, and enriching employee experiences. 9:30-11:56: Transitioning to Dan’s current endeavors, he introduces us to his innovative approach to fostering connections within organizations, especially in a remote work environment.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A few times I enough leadership books for everyone, wrapped them, and then each person could pick a new one or “steal” one from someone else and they explained why that book was interesting to them. Then people swapped them around throughout the year and we chatted about them in our meetings.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

Thanks to Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard University and his 1997 landmark book, The Innovator’s Dilemma , we have a new way of understanding the life cycle of companies and why some market leaders maintain their dominant position and other one-time market leaders disappear. WHAT IS A DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 4, 2011

Open Services Innovation: Rethinking Your Business to Grow and Compete in a New Era Henry Chesbrough Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons (2011) How to grow, compete, and succeed in a services era In his previous articles and books (notably Open Innovation and Open Business Models), Henry Chesbrough has a great deal of value to say about [.].

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Their greatest fear is no longer their closest competitor, but the startups which, although they live in metaphorical garages and have hardly taken off, have an innovation power that established organizations can only dream of possessing. The Three Tracks of Innovation. Optimizing innovation: Improving the past.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Cultivate Connection Creating a Supportive Environment Open Dialogue : Encourage your team to share their feelings and concerns. Focusing on Innovation Think Forward : Discuss how this decision might lead to new opportunities for growth, innovation, and collaboration. “It sounds like you’re really frustrated.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s Too Late to Change Course Now This phrase acts like quicksand for team progress, promoting a fixed and inflexible approach that could stifle innovation and adaptability. Replace them with phrases that promote an atmosphere of innovation, openness, and collaboration. More on that research here.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Good Leaders Prepare for the Future A crisis often elicits innovation. It is important that we are open to it and encourage it by listening to others. In the final section of the book, Baldoni presents pithy and practical chapters for practicing grace under pressure. Prioritize what is most important. Be intentional. Be patient.

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HR Digest

APRIL 11, 2024

From talent acquisition hacks to building a kickass company culture, these books will get you fired up to tackle the ever-evolving world of work. This list unveils the best HR books of 2024, packed with insights to help you navigate the hybrid model, understand the changing employee landscape, and future-proof your HR strategies.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 5, 2024

What once involved ledger books and manual calculations has transitioned to software-based systems that offer precision and simplicity. This delegation allows business owners to focus on growth and innovation, knowing that their finances are in expert hands.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in November 2019. If we're not careful, loserthink would have us believe that every Trump supporter is a bigoted racist, addicts should be responsible for fixing the opioid epidemic, and that your relationship fell apart simply because you chewed with your mouth open.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Guest post by Randal Moss : Great leaders consistently talk about the need for their organization to ‘be innovative’ in their thinking. They recognize that innovation is a strategy for growth and that being able to harness that power will drive their organization’s success and their own as well. In some industries that is daunting.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2019. These organizations tend to lag behind in innovation, discretionary effort, morale and ultimately performance. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek. Henderson and Barry C.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

He is published widely in academic management journals and magazines, and has published three previous books on design thinking and innovation, coworking, and activity based working (ABW). His new book is Open Culture Handbook: Five Questions to Drive Engagement and Innovation (Amplify Publishing, Oct.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A recent book from Boston University’s Heba Gowayed explores why the welcome afforded to people often veers between lukewarm to openly hostile. The book is based on Gowayed’s research on the reception offered to Syrian refugees in the United States, Germany, and Canada.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 5, 2020

Innovation is something organizations the world over are craving as they strive to cope with these most uncertain of times. In his latest book, Humanocracy , London Business School’s Gary Hamel teams up with his Management Lab colleague Michele Zanini to explore how organizations can better structure themselves for the modern age.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It’s a narrative that can create a toxic work environment , stymie innovation, and prevent your team from adapting to change. By shifting your team’s vocabulary, you can open the door to new solutions, foster innovation , and promote a culture of continuous improvement. More on that research here.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 5, 2024

What once involved ledger books and manual calculations has transitioned to software-based systems that offer precision and simplicity. This delegation allows business owners to focus on growth and innovation, knowing that their finances are in expert hands.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 5, 2024

What once involved ledger books and manual calculations has transitioned to software-based systems that offer precision and simplicity. This delegation allows business owners to focus on growth and innovation, knowing that their finances are in expert hands.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 5, 2023

In fact, Tina’s podcast episode “Lead with Authenticity” was selected as one of Harvard Business Review's Most Influential and Innovative articles from Harvard Business Review’s first century. Noteworthy links: Learn more about Tina’s work here: drtinaopie.com Buy Tina and Beth’s book “Shared Sisterhood” on Amazon*.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 5, 2024

What once involved ledger books and manual calculations has transitioned to software-based systems that offer precision and simplicity. This delegation allows business owners to focus on growth and innovation, knowing that their finances are in expert hands.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 5, 2024

What once involved ledger books and manual calculations has transitioned to software-based systems that offer precision and simplicity. This delegation allows business owners to focus on growth and innovation, knowing that their finances are in expert hands.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. These four innovation stages aren’t neat and orderly. Make sure it’s balanced with innovation and growth.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 1, 2024

Navigating Crisis with Resilience 03:22 Megan introduces her companies pivotal role in the global supply chain, highlighting the company’s commitment to innovation and resilience—a reflection of the human centered approach to business. 05:27 Megan delves into the complexities of managing supply chain crises.

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