The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This is despite the benefits of diversity being increasingly well established. For instance, MIT research shows that diverse workforces were especially beneficial because they were more likely to yield the kind of creative breakthroughs seen at NASA in the 1960s. Lackluster change. Why you want to change. Employees?

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QAspire

JUNE 26, 2023

I recently re-read the book “How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci” by Michael Gelb and realized how profoundly the book impacted my thinking about creativity, learning and well being back in time. It is about embracing the yin and the yang and find a balance between these extremes in a way that fuels our creativity.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2024

Moreover, a tech-savvy approach to recruitment signals to potential candidates that your company is forward-thinking and innovative, which can be a strong attractor for top talent. One effective way to enhance your employer brand is through strategic partnerships with HR consultancy companies.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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CO2

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The modern corporate world, marked by technological leaps and diverse workforce demands, necessitates leaders who are not only visionary but also adaptable and resilient. These new-age skills in leadership development include a heightened emotional and social IQ, a knack for innovation, deep-seated empathy, and effective crisis management.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Angela Hummel of Angela Hummel Consulting writes Listening at the Highest Level. Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting shared 4 Exercises to Enhance Your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts. Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting shared 4 Exercises to Enhance Your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Along with her leadership faults, Jane was innovative, creative, personable, dedicated, and very hard working. Through our decades of consulting work, we’ve identified these three constant states of leadership and have seen the power of reframing in hope, despair, and forgiveness as part of building resilience.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 15, 2019

The most innovative businesses tend to be the most diverse. Innovation today is largely a recombinative process whereby ideas are borrowed from disparate fields and mashed together in creative new ways. That kind of homogeneity can be great for efficiency, but it can strangle creativity at source.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Cultivating collaborative spaces fosters innovation, promotes cross-functional problem-solving, and enhances decision-making processes. This helps them navigate obstacles confidently and creatively rather than being paralyzed by fear or uncertainty. This is where effective coaching strategies come into play.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed Seek Common Ground. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting contributed Good Leaders and the Endowment of Power. Jake Jacobs of Jake Jacobs Consulting shared Leverage Change: Transform Your Organization by Changing Your Paradigms. Follow Braden on Twitter at @innovate.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Lisa Kohn of Chatsworth Consulting Group shared The Secret to Ending an Argument. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting contributed Perfectly Imperfect. Angela Hummel of Angela Hummel Consulting writes New Leaders and Bulls in China Shops. Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed Making Yourself Promotable.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2018

Keys that would inspire creativity, motivate collaborative action, and generate innovative possibilities for resolving complex challenges? Questions that invite diverse perspectives, new information, and disruptive ideas related to the outcomes you’re after. A curious consultant asked, “What do you want?”

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 9, 2020

The social media forum is a plethora of innovative solutions not only for connecting with co-workers and customers while sheltering in the place, but also remaining socially connected — think virtual happy hours. Companies often acknowledge the importance of diversity. The Make Your Case process involves: 1. Outline the idea.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 5, 2019

Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting shared Is Your Workplace Full of Facts or Opinions? Creativity & Inspiration. In doing so, they help their most creative people to develop exciting new ideas.” Ken Downer of Rapid Start Leadership shared Learning to Fly: Innovation, Risk, and Leadership in the Real World.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed How Not to Be Defensive. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided How to Create a Monthly Finance Routine. Lisa Kohn of Chatsworth Consulting Group shared Why taking a long shot is a Thoughtful leadership practice. Creativity/Inspiration.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Inspiration/Creativity. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided Deep Teaming. Inspiration/Creativity. Neal Burgis of Burgis Successful Solutions submitted Getting Comfortable Taking Innovation Risks. Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting provided What is Diversity and Why Does it Matter?

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Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 25, 2023

It’s a diverse field that caters to a wide variety of tastes and preferences. It’s a field that demands creativity, strong communication skills, and a keen understanding of consumer behavior. Research and Development (R&D) Innovation is a driving force in the consumer non-durables industry.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 26, 2016

When we do not recognize bias is present, the negative effect also impacts how employees show up in their willingness to share ideas, creativity, engagement and innovation. Absolutely, awareness of these is critical to improve the lack of inclusion and diversity in organizations. So, that is one example.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

This means they must possess diverse skills and knowledge, from finance and marketing to operations and human resources. As a consulting professional specializing in leadership advisory and executive coaching solutions, I have consistently witnessed the transformative impact that coaching can have on entrepreneurs.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 7, 2015

The Lead Change Group is grateful to Jane Perdue of Braithwaite Innovation Group for hosting the July 2015 Leadership Development Carnival. In addition to freedom, independence, and pushing boundaries, we also noted several entries that happened to coincide with the Lead Change July theme of “ creatively resolving conflict.”

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

It is a crucible where tradition and innovation clash, forging a new paradigm in workforce dynamics. The year demands that the pulse of innovation beats strongest within the corridors of a dynamic and future-focused HR strategy. Organizations need to move beyond the surface level of diversity and inclusion.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, creativity and inspiration, development, engagement, team building, and more. Creativity/Inspiration. Jim Taggert of Changing Winds provided Leadership and Innovation: Bridging the Gap. Team Building.

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

By recognizing and rewarding these strengths, employers can create a diverse and dynamic team. They use critical thinking, data analysis, and creativity to come up with the best solutions. By emphasizing problem-solving skills in the performance evaluation process, employers can create a culture of innovation and growth.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Strategies can grow stale and innovation can stop. Lacking knowledge of their own, they seek out and mobilize a network of experts – my research found they consult with five times more experts than experienced people do. Studies by Patricia Stokes have shown that people tend to be more creative when they are given constraints.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Application of design thinking to help solve myriad problems that are not typically associated with design is illuminated in a new book through vignettes drawn from such diverse realms as politics and society, business, health and science, law, and writing. Design thinking can be a critical tool for addressing leadership challenges.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Inspiration/Creativity. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided Deep Teaming. Inspiration/Creativity. Neal Burgis of Burgis Successful Solutions submitted Getting Comfortable Taking Innovation Risks. Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting provided What is Diversity and Why Does it Matter?

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

In a world increasingly at risk, leadership is a vocation that can link diverse people from all walks of life to create remarkable achievements. He spends the majority of his time researching, writing, consulting, and speaking around the world, and is dedicated to impacting the consciousness and effectiveness of leadership globally.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Our future leaders will need to be able to “fail forward”—to shift from traditional problem-solving approaches to find the value in each effort and innovation regardless of the outcome. Every experience has something to teach us when we make it less about failure and more about innovation and creativity. Invest in Diversity.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 5, 2017

Anne Perschel of Germane Coaching and Consulting provided Leadership Manifesto – Why You Need One and How to Get Started. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided How to Choose a Great Mentor. Jane Perdue of The Jane Group provided How to develop deep diversity with 9 learning styles. I hope that’s the case.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 7, 2019

I work with creativity and innovation in companies, and I’m frustrated. Not one, and I’ve worked with some of the most backwards bureaucracies in the world, and with innovation in North Korea to boot. Does it exhibit psychological safety, and encourage diverse ideas and conversations?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 9, 2019

Too many commentators (whether authors, consultants, and business people) refer to leadership being a process of using power to influence how others think and act. Laura Schroeder of Working Girl contributed Alchemy: The Secret to Leading Innovative Teams. “ Find Jim on Twitter at @72keys.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 11, 2017

My work as a leadership coach and business consultant often brings me into contact with leaders who are unqualified to lead, here are six excellent reasons why this is true: 1. Leadership requires courageous thought and innovative creativity; it prizes inclusion and diversity. Power and authority don’t qualify.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2021

Artificial intelligence is considered today to be the most creative and promising field for workforce management. Moreover, 32% of departments in tech companies and others are redesigning functions using AI to streamline for versatility and figuring out how to best integrate the experiences gathered from worker feedback and innovation.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Anne Perschel of Germane Consulting submitted Lead with a Smile and Discover What Happens. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting contributed Opening the Thought-Shifting Door. In order to build an organization that inspires people to be creative and engaged a leader needs to build a management system that makes that a reality.”

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

But as a company who also values innovation and “looking around the corner,” we are always challenging the status quo—so absolutely, there is always room for improvement! There wasn’t a lot of direct customer interaction, and innovation was hindered by this schedule. Our business plateaued and growth stalled.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Innovative companies realize remarkable marketplace rewards. The challenge before leaders is how to inspire their workforce to use the full measure of their creative power to advance the organization in new and better ways. The Business of Innovation is a five part series created by CNBC in association with IBM.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

It’s just that male-dominated groups are one-sided and tend to downplay the positive benefits of emotion and passion as a force to drive innovation and growth. So the bottom line is that diversity has always been an unbelievably powerful force in any company—not just racial diversity, but male-female diversity too.

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