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How to Bring Breakthrough Ideas to Life

Skip Prichard

Cyril Bouquet: Very early on in my academic career, I was part of a research team that was looking into the possible genetic drivers of innovation. A controversial finding from the study was that entrepreneurs had higher levels of testosterone than non-entrepreneurs. But this proved to be a false conclusion. Experimentation.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

But without the backing of the great entrepreneur and gifted engineer George Westinghouse, Tesla’s revolutionary inventions would probably have come to nothing.” [3]. How exactly are potential supporters influenced by these factors? 6] Being a corporate entrepreneur gets you noticed!

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

However I believe the more important emotional trait for CEOs and entrepreneurs to gain mastery over is what I call EC or emotional control. I believe that with a loss of your temper you can lose your credibility, your influence, and your ultimately your ability to lead.

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Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success. having fewer options to assess based upon the new found time constraint. As a result, many of them tend to have a major blind-spot (translation: weakness ) when it comes to the anticipation of set-backs. I Think Not.

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Top 30 Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Seth Godin’s Blog : The best-selling author, entrepreneur and “agent of change” gives you personal insights on the leadership landscape. link] RLG i2ileadership.org – leadership blog that encourages leaders to live lives of integrity in order to maximize influence [link] James Strock Many thanks for including Serve to Lead, Mike!

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Don't Dismiss Your Gen X Talent

Harvard Business Review

Gen X is small compared to the 78 million Boomers and 70 million Millennials, but they wield a disproportionate amount of influence. Approaching or already in their prime of their careers, they are ready and willing to lead. Until recently, economic constraints have kept them in their current jobs. At just 46 million in the U.S.,

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0510 |Les McKeown: Full Transcript

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I love what you were saying earlier about how this one, the Predictable Success and the The Synergist I felt like especially Predictable Success was targeted at senior leaders or entrepreneurs. We can’t stay in those constraints and just be a visionary, operator, or processor. This is all observational stuff.