Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

You were born to be an entrepreneur. Aspiring entrepreneurs are instinctively driven to be the master of their own fate and to explore the limits of their potential. Play Nice But Win : A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader by Michael Dell with James Kaplan. Boss Brain : Unlock Your Entrepreneurial Instincts by Tra Williams.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

That mindset is “about the application of creative thinking and prudent risk-taking to build innovative, long-lasting organizations in any sector of the economy.” There are leaders and there are entrepreneurs, but not all leaders are entrepreneurs, and not all entrepreneurs are leaders. They look beyond their ego.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

Y OU don’t have to be an entrepreneur to be an entrepreneurial leader. Joel Peterson has been around the block serving as a leader in various roles—CEO, CFO, founder, investor, entrepreneur—and is currently the chairman of JetBlue Airways and a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

Innovation doesn’t happen by one person having an aha moment. The most important person is not the CEO, but the person facing a challenge. CEOs should spend some time on a retreat and reflect, read Plato, think more of philosophy. The CEO needs to take up the leadership challenge to help others respond to that.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Executive coaching and talent development, in general, have been around for a few decades. That’s because while business coaching experience might help leaders develop the skills they need for their job, executive coaching goes far beyond this and doesn’t actually touch the technical skills a leader might need for their role.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi wrote, “the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”. The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. Blog Post ).

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders.

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CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

New and innovative digital technologies are changing the playing field every year. In such a competitive and creative environment, you need a nimble mind and a strong work ethic to stay on top of new developments and ahead of the field. In the digital age, change is the only constant.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The Innovator's Book : Rules for Rebels, Mavericks and Innovators (Concise Advice) by Dr Max Mckeown. Both enlightening and entertaining, Dr Max Mckeown delivers concise advice on how to move from original insights to new ideas, and from new ideas to valuable real-world innovation.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Most people assume that successful entrepreneurs are created solely based on how innovative and groundbreaking their new idea is. It might amaze many people to know that successful entrepreneurs are rarely building on new ideas or disrupting existing industries. The following is a guest piece by Derek Lidow.

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Leading Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Most entrepreneurs never went to college, and most did not start their companies until they were well along in their careers. The average entrepreneur is nearly forty years old when he launches , and more than eighty percent of all new companies are stated by people over thirty-five. Every startup has one CEO.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2018

A MERICA WAS FOUNDED by entrepreneurs. Along with all of the other freedoms granted to its citizens, the freedom to risk and to fail encourages our culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. It is a golden age for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs believe they have to do it all. Today, you need $70 and some coding skills. ”

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

4 New Entrepreneur Problems You’re Going to Face and How to Road-Map Them by @SusanSolovic. Here's Why Emotions Are The Secret Sauce Of Innovation by ‏@HessEdward. Seven Attributes of the Most Innovative Cultures by Gordon Redding via @INSEADKnowledge. HBR: Why We Keep Hiring Narcissistic CEOs. by @joecalloway.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

It shares the ways in which we stand above the rest: Club Tattoo has redefined the luxury tattoo and piercing industry by creating a viable lifestyle that reaches a wide audience but maintains a core value system that is innovative and has set a new standard for the tattoo and piercing industry.

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Rajesh Setty

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

It’s hard to “box” an entrepreneur as there are so many different kinds of them. I have picked 11 really good definitions of an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is someone who does not expect compensation until he has created value for someone else.”. #2 5 Michael Gerber, Author and Entrepreneur.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

To help you find the best resources amidst the endless maze of information, here are our top podcasts focusing on leadership strategy and development. Whether you’re an experienced leader or an aspiring one, there’s always room for growth and development by embracing more innovative management styles.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 8, 2014

This guest post is by fellow mentor/advisor to the Social Innovation Fellowship (formerly C.V. Starr Fellowship) Robin Pendoley , Founder/CEO of Thinking Beyond Borders. This is a must read for innovators and entrepreneurs of any type. Being a social entrepreneur and leader of her venture became her identity.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

ASPIRE is a new venture by innovation and venture development firm Rainmaking, who run the Startupbootcamp accelerator. Each budding entrepreneur receives a dedicated coach to help support them through the process, and a pool of mentors that they can tap into at various stages of the journey. .”

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 18, 2014

Aaron is a globally recognized social entrepreneur and the CEO of Imperative , a technology platform that enables people to discover, connect and act on what gives them purpose in their work. Why purpose has to be an organizing principle for innovation and growth for today’s businesses. .” - Aaron Hurst.

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Rajesh Setty

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

It’s hard to “box” an entrepreneur as there are so many different kinds of them. I have picked 11 really interesting quotes about an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is someone who does not expect compensation until he has created value for someone else.”. #2 5 Michael Gerber, Author and Entrepreneur.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2015

Here are a selection of tweets from June 2015 that you might have missed: Reconsidering the Charismatic CEO by Eric McNulty. The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company by @profhamel. Henry Mintzberg, the Anti-CEO , on The CEO Series radio show via @profkjmoore. From @WallyBock Becoming a great boss: where to start.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

We bring you a list of books that women entrepreneurs must read to find the right balance between leadership and ownership of self. Here we bring you a list of 5 must-read books for Women Entrepreneurs and leaders: The Obstacle is the Way. No path to success is free from pitfalls as any entrepreneur or executive will tell you.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

Listening to a TED Talk is a great way to gain information, discover new sources of innovation, and jump-start your life toward success. Johnson has made a study of the places where human and biological innovation thrive, from the internet to the rainforest, in search of patterns that can help us become more creative and innovative.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 13, 2012

To improve relevancy, I’ve had to familiarize myself with the new economy and the products and services that did not exist when I was CEO of coffee/confectioner, Jacobs Suchard. But don’t over look the fact that Apple’s culture is innovative, competitive, focused, passionate and collaborative.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 30, 2022

As INSEAD’s Nathan Furr argues in his recent book The Upside of Uncertainty , one of the key differences between the startup ecosystems of Boston and Silicon Valley was the greater willingness for entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley to share knowledge and collaborate with one another. Masters of manipulation. ” Misuse of power.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

S INCE STEPPING DOWN as CEO of Cisco in 2015, John Chambers founded the venture capital firm JC2 Ventures specializing in startups. He also answers thirteen questions that entrepreneurs want to know. It's a startup world. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Guest Post By Sylvia Browder, founder of National Women on the Rise and CEO of Browder Consulting Group (Learn more about Sylvia at the end of this post). Develop a bond with your new alliance partners. Develop a benefit package. Offer professional development thru education and training. Allow flexible schedules.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2015

To help us piece this together, I’ve invited fifteen different thought leaders, authors, editors, and CEOs to collaborate with me to parse this question and share their opinions. Shawn Murphy – He is a writer and Co-founder/CEO of Switch and Shift. He is a promoter of workplace optimism and believes work can be a source of joy.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

Whitney Johnson – Thinkers 50 award-winning Management Thinker 2015-17, Disruptive Innovation expert, author Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Pawel Motyl – Formerly CEO Harvard Business Review Poland, noted speaker, consultant and executive coach, author Labirynt Sztuka podejmowania decyzji.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 29, 2019

Recently I supported the DEX Innovation Centre in Liberec, Czech Republic during a mentor day that involved helping several of their startups from across Europe in their attempts to scale up. ” Developing networks. The authors examine seven successful high-tech firms that reside in five small towns in the east of Switzerland.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 15, 2016

This is a tricky juncture, when you transition from scrappy, creation mode into organizational development mode. The development of an organization that’s in the fast-growth stage slams you with many new challenges, some of which are extremely difficult for many founders. But most entrepreneurs struggle with this change.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Frances Hesselbein – Former CEO, Girl Scouts of America and Peter Drucker Foundation. Alan Mulally – Former CEO, Ford and Boeing Commercial Aircraft. CEO Magazine – CEO of the Year. Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Entrepreneur.com From Entrepreneur magazine, a resource they call the first online business-to-business community marketplace built exclusively for small and emerging businesses. Business2.0 A resource that promotes the Internet economy as an important force shaping commerce. CFO.com Web magazine targeted to senior financial executives.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

I have watched entrepreneurs and executives initially trivialize the value of influence in a capital transaction, only to regret it down the road. Savvy CEOs simply aren’t in a rush to close the deal and secure the funding if it means sacrificing knowledge, experience and influence. Hint: it’s not about the money. .

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

I believe the same characteristics that are present in the heart of a warrior are also present in the most successful executives and entrepreneurs. I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength. I Think Not.

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