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Master the Four Fields of Leadership

Skip Prichard

Leadership is shifting as we grapple with technology changes, shifting market realities, new business models, and unpredictable outside forces. Tom has over three decades of experience as a leadership and organizational culture consultant. What’s the Goodell definition of leadership? . Thrive in a Hyper-Connected World.

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The Key to Building a Culture of Innovation

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According to a group of researchers who’ve studied this question for more than a decade, many leaders are doing all the wrong things when it comes to encouraging creative thinking. None of the innovative leaders operated in the way that is often described as the key to leadership success. They recognize what’s now obvious.

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Find the Unicorns to Help Your Business Excel

Skip Prichard

Leadership Tip: slow down hiring. It requires a leadership Emotional Intelligence (EI) makeover along with a company EI makeover. Regular communication is key throughout the process to every stakeholder. To get the right results, you need to take the right amount of time to review, then implement a strategy together.

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The Future of Our Partnership With Machines

Skip Prichard

Leadership Tip: developing lifelong loyal employees is preferable and probably more cost-effective than the constant churn and friction of hiring and layoff cycles. The fourth mistake that I want to caution business leaders about is the instinct to delegate automation knowledge and technology fluency to IT or a CTO role.

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How to Tell If You’re Delegating Too Much — and What to Do About It

Harvard Business Review

One CTO I coached realized he’d been delegating too much because he no longer had proper visibility into what his teams were working on. Without this approach, there can be a cascading effect of morale issues, loss of creativity, and a lack of teamwork. Reset with your team.

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When Your Best Customers Really Aren't

Harvard Business Review

After an intense innovation workshop, the CTO of a globally-successful Chinese electronics supplier approached, unhappily. The CTO grimaced. As we talked, the CTO mentioned that one of these firms was a subsidiary of one of his company's biggest customers. Why do they refuse your offers to innovate?".

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To Come Up with a Good Idea, Start by Imagining the Worst Idea Possible

Harvard Business Review

There are many creative tools a designer uses to think differently, but none is more counter-intuitive than “wrong thinking,” also called reverse thinking. He had her sit next to the CEO, and enabled her to wander around and ask questions to everyone, including the CEO and the CTO. Be the beginner.