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Leading a Culture of Innovation

LDRLB

It’s a simple tool ( download PDF or download PowerPoint ) for defining the following dimensions of an organization’s innovation culture: Leadership – How leaders influence innovation through explicit decisions and subtle behaviors. LEAPS Innovation Leadership Competencies. KEY Creativity Climate (Harvard).

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Leaders, Your Words Matter

Next Level Blog

No matter what type of leader you are or what kind of formal or informal organization you lead, I encourage you to pause today and everyday to consider the possible impact of your words. If you’re in a position of leadership you have that power. On occasion, that influence comes through demonstrated action. Click Here.

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Why Great Leaders Are in Short Supply

Harvard Business Review

We're living with something of an irony right now regarding leadership. On the one hand, the topic has never been more studied and written about; my recent Google search for leadership research by academies and institutes returned some 375,000 hits. On the other hand, we are experiencing a dearth of leadership in society.

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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change

Harvard Business Review

As CEO Shoei Yamana of Konica Minolta has said , “My belief is that people don’t work for numbers…they need to share the same belief that they are creating value in some way.” They are shifts that need to be made at all levels of leadership.

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Culture Renovation

Leading Blog

Kevin Oakes advocates that mindset in Culture Renovation: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company. Making the point that culture renovation begins at the top he replays the appointment of Satya Nadella as CEO of Microsoft after Steve Balmer in 2014. Know the informal organization using an organizational network analysis.

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