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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

W E OFTEN THINK of innovation as something visionaries draw out of thin air, like manna from heaven. Here’s an innovation story that’s closer to reality: It’s a story of loss, grit, and renewal. It’s also about a never-too-late approach to innovation that enabled a floundering business to launch a second golden age.

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Overcome the Great Resignation: How Great Leaders Put People Before Projects

Let's Grow Leaders

Consult–your people. Cultivate Curiosity–for innovations, improvements, and efficiencies. In addition to consulting your folks for solutions to problems, wise leaders ask courageous questions to uncover micro-innovations and opportunities to improve workflow, customer service, and other business enhancements. Contribute.

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Six Strategies for Boosting Morale

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Six Strategies for Boosting Morale by Kevin Eikenberry on November 1, 2010 in Leadership , Learning A participant from a workshop I led several years ago posed a question to me last week. I know morale is important!

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Low-Skilled Immigration Is Needed To Overcome The Western Worker Crunch

The Horizons Tracker

Research from the University of Innsbruck highlights the moral nature of many of these debates, with often harsh regulations introduced by policymakers met by public protest, especially when concerning asylum seekers and refugees. An unhelpful bias This may not be helping close the skills shortages seen in the economy.

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Braithwaite Innovation Group Presents the July 2015 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Topics range from moral character to leadership lessons from World War II to stepping out of comfort zones. To get ahead and land promotions, use the pushing boundaries strategy to learn new skills and push the boundaries of your job.” We need leaders with moral character, today more than ever.” Ready to dive in?

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September 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

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. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 6 of the Most In-Demand Skills for the Future Workplace. Follow Braden on Twitter at @innovate.

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117: Return on Character: Moral Habits & Reputation of CEOs Who Win | with Fred Kiel

Engaging Leader

In addition to higher financial results, character-driven leaders and their teams achieve: 26% higher workforce engagement 20% advantage in keystone leadership skills of vision, strategic focus, accountability, and senior-team development Lower levels of risk Character is a combination of habits that can be learned and cultivated.