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Saturday Sage: Kris Wants to be a Constructive Disruptor

Leadership Freak

Constructive disruption is a fist fight with conventional wisdom. The good news is a constructive disruptor instigates innovation. A constructive disruptor blends… Continue reading → Kris, Think carefully before you become a disruptor. But expect discombobulation.

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How Big Companies Can (and do) Innovate Like a Start-Up

Leading Blog

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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How Crises Affect Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

The Covid pandemic had a significant impact on innovation in healthcare, but there are signs that the changes might be proving short-lived. A recent study suggests, however, that the collaborative and open approach to innovation that came to the fore during the pandemic might have a better chance of enduring.

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We Underestimate Others’ Desire For Constructive Feedback

The Horizons Tracker

Giving feedback is notoriously difficult to do, especially if it’s constructive feedback, as we fear how the other person may respond to it. Constructive feedback obviously has many advantages in terms of helping us to learn and generally improve our performance. ” Helping us learn. . ” Helping us learn.

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Redefining Success through Radical HR Innovation

HR Digest

With an unwavering commitment to innovation and a trailblazing HR strategy, they have achieved remarkable feats. Instead, the company fosters a continuous feedback loop, enabling managers and peers to provide constructive insights throughout the year. Netflix’s commitment to employee well-being is equally remarkable.

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Convert Criticism into a Commitment and a Request: A Path to Constructive Communication

CO2

Two insightful authors, Lisa Laskow Lahey and Robert Keegan in “Immunity to Change,” and Charlie Pellerin in “ How NASA Builds Teams ,” offer transformative approaches to convert criticism into something more constructive: commitment and requests.

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Leadership: Why It Needs to Chafe from Time to Time

N2Growth Blog

Friction, often perceived negatively, is a catalyst for growth and innovation within teams. It allows teams to engage in constructive disagreements without eroding the foundation of their relationships. .” The Dynamics of Trust and Disagreement Trust forms the bedrock of effective leadership.