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Thinking of Others Can Enhance Innovation

LDRLB

Lisa Bodell, the CEO of the global consulting firm future think , runs an idea generation exercise that leverages the efficacy of this other-directed creativity called “ Kill the Company.”

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The Best Leadership Books of 2019

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Grounded in solid research and three decades of entrepreneurial experience, this book has one purpose: to teach you how to be both the boss everyone wants to work for and the high achiever every CEO wants to hire—all without drama, stress, or endless hours in the office. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). How do you weather disappointment and failure?

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Four Ways to Market Like a Startup

Harvard Business Review

The culture of "big" — big budgets, big campaigns, big reports — has driven marketing decisions and budgets for decades. In an age when consumers decide within seconds whether or not to abandon a web site, big marketers need to act more like agile startups, maneuvering and adapting in real-time.

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Four Ways to Market Like a Startup

Harvard Business Review

The culture of "big" — big budgets, big campaigns, big reports — has driven marketing decisions and budgets for decades. In an age when consumers decide within seconds whether or not to abandon a web site, big marketers need to act more like agile startups, maneuvering and adapting in real-time.

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Two Ways to Hire Effective Innovators

Harvard Business Review

For example, we'll ask candidates to develop an innovation strategy for the CEO of a major beverage company, synthesizing insights from the market conditions outlined in a beverage industry trend report (which we provide). Once the candidate has devised a strategy, have her present it to your team as if she is presenting to the CEO.

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Two Questions to Ask Before You Set Up an Innovation Unit

Harvard Business Review

Without realizing it, even well-managed businesses versed in modern management practices can generate an environment that is hostile to innovation. For all of these reasons, large companies need to have a distinct Innovation Unit headed up by a senior executive who ideally reports to the CEO.

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How Johnson & Johnson and American Express Are Developing Young Leaders

Harvard Business Review

In 2016, former American Express CEO Ken Chenault tasked chief human resource officer Kevin Cox with finding new opportunities that would drive innovation and revenue growth. They convened the program’s top 75 performers — many still fresh out of business school — for a three-day stint of idea generation and problem solving.