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Creating the Conditions for Sustainable Innovation

Great Leadership By Dan

Here's some new research on innovation and a guest post by By Rich Wellins, Ph,D., Senior Vice President, Development Dimensions International (DDI): In the past year, innovation has risen to the top of the business agenda. It seems not a day goes by that the major media writes (or broadcasts) stories in innovation.

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5 Tips on How to become a Better Boss

Career Advancement

You’ll be the kind of boss who inspires tremendous loyalty, innovation, and respect from his people.”. If they’re having an issue, brainstorm solutions with them, being as accommodating as you can reasonably be. “One of the hallmark qualities of a great boss is that he’s always striving to improve,” said his mentor.

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Elevating Organizational Mental Health and Wellbeing with CoachingOurselves

Coaching Ourselves

Angela Morse, Talent Management Advisor, later shared that the 60-minute topic transformed a potentially uncomfortable discussion into a dynamic sharing and brainstorming session. CoachingOurselves can help you transform potentially challenging conversations into opportunities for learning, insight sharing, and innovation.

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How To Better Engage Your Employees

Strategy Driven

Include them in meetings and hold brainstorming sessions to get their input on important initiatives. Innovate Mundane Tasks. Upgrade your technology, innovate repetitive tasks and always be thinking about how to make your environment more engaging for your staff. It’s fun, it’s exciting, and it creates a better work experience.

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7 Tips for Embracing the 80/20 Rule With Employee Talent

ExactHire - Leadership

I’m sure you’ve heard of the 80/20 Rule before, but have you ever thought seriously about its impact on your talent management initiatives? Additionally, being selected for a special stretch assignment is a nice way to award recognition to these exceptional individuals who are trusted to innovate for their employer.

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We Need a New Approach to Solve the Innovation Talent Gap

Harvard Business Review

What if this model existed on a larger scale to help staff innovation and growth strategy initiatives for big business? I previously wished for a Shark-Tank for Corporate America to create more efficient capital markets to fund great innovation ideas bogged down by bureaucracy. Executing on Innovation. Special Series.

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How Microsoft Uses a Growth Mindset to Develop Leaders

Harvard Business Review

How talent management is changing. Each year, the CEO and his senior leadership team meet with the heads of each arm of the organization (from engineering to sales to corporate functions) to review their employees, discuss moving people up and across teams, and brainstorm methods of augmenting skills and building experiences.