Career CEO Innovation Merton 
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 9, 2011
In an adjacent office was a colleague who had written something like 12 books and was an internationally recognized scholar in the area of organizational innovation. Compared with my colleague, I had accomplished so little over such a long career; my two measly books were more like an embarrassment, given his output.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 3, 2011
I was thinking about that story by Thomas Merton during a recent board meeting. The CEO and CFO were marching through their 112-slide presentation. Early on in our careers, we might speak up without concern or context. Nilofer Merchant is a corporate advisor and speaker on innovation methods.
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