Great Results Team Building

JULY 19, 2023

Encouraging open dialogue and asking your team to answer the question “ what underlying assumptions are we making here?” Embracing this diversity of stakeholders across your organization fosters creativity and encourages contributions of innovative problem-solving approaches.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 12, 2008

Get educated. Take a course on a subject like creative thinking, creative writing or improvisational acting to help you flex your creative thinking muscles. Open your mind to new ideas, even if they at first they seem absurd. Call on creative types. Identify the creative people in your company.

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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. It is one of the many practices of “appreciative resilience” which we outline in our book, Building Resilience with Appreciative Inquiry: A Leadership Journey through Hope, Despair, and Forgivenes s. P.S. Jane flourished.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

I’ve coached literally thousands of entrepreneurs in my twenty years in higher education and the business world, and have owned multiple businesses during that time. These individuals are comfortable with ideas, ambiguity, and keeping their options open. This is where it gets interesting. Entrepreneurial ventures live on the edge.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 17, 2014

Schroeder are award-winning authors, consultants, and educators. Between them, they have advised hundreds of organizations in more than twenty-five countries around the world on how to improve their creativity, innovativeness and overall performance. Improvement actions are decided upon and assigned.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 7, 2015

When I moved here to Portland in 2010 I wasn’t really looking for those folks – I had just gotten out of a long-time corporate career, mostly in the Cable TV business, and was looking to settle into a nice business/leadership consulting practice whilst I kept writing my blog and my book. Ken Tomita of Grovemade ).

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2019

Formal education is a launch pad that equips us with fundamentals. This need to express translated into other related mediums like blogging, speaking, leading teams, running organizations, writing books and creating sketch notes. We have moved from an industrial world to knowledge world to a creative world now.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 13, 2018

Things like creativity, the ability to problem solve, demonstrated intellectual humility, and compassion must be at the top of the list next to any software or degreed accolades. Safe corporate culture doesn’t have to come with cuddle rooms, but it does have to come with team meetings that are open and honest. Leah Weiss, Ph.D.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

After returning from a strategic planning retreat, he passionately exclaimed to Fred, “We’re going to open an air courier division! ” So, Fred attended workshops, viewed inspiring videos, and read personal growth books. With that, the manager opened the window and threw Fred off the first floor.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Her ability to think both creatively and strategically makes her well-equipped to handle challenges on any scale. She stresses the need for continual education both in and outside the workplace, as well as an openness to new ideas, trends and methodologies.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Earlier this year brought the book, Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking , by J eremy Gutsche , CEO of Trend Hunter. Gutsche shares that, Create The Future , "is a book about Disruptive Thinking, so it makes sense that it shouldn't follow conventional norms. It's the ideal guide to turn your big idea into a reality.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 23, 2021

“Humans really struggle with change, especially, change we did not choose,” shares April Rinne , author of the new book, FLUX, 8 Superpowers For Thriving In Constant Change. “To Fortunately, her new book shows you how to do exactly that, and how to help others do so too. Stretching beyond your comfort zone fast tracks your creativity.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 7, 2020

He’s a professor of psychology emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; the distinguished chair of the Boulder Crest Institute (where Retreat for Military and Veteran Wellness programs is based on a posttraumatic growth model), and a coauthor of the book, Posttraumatic Growth. And leaders can help others to do so.”

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2020

March 10 brings the new book, Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking, by J eremy Gutsche , CEO of Trend Hunter. Gutsche shares that, Create The Future , "is a book about Disruptive Thinking, so it makes sense that it shouldn't follow conventional norms. It's the ideal guide to turn your big idea into a reality.

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HR Digest

MARCH 2, 2020

If you measure your self-worth by how hard you work, your education, and how far you have made it in your career, then self-doubt is sure to creep in. Maya Angelou , poet and author and a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award nominee, once said about herself, “I have written 11 books, but each time I think, 'Uh oh, they’re going to find out now!

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

That’s the opening line in The Strategy Book by Max Mckeown. In a logical, straightforward manner, Max walks readers through strategic principles and best practices in a way that educates the novice and the well-practiced strategist alike. Max Mckeown is an author of several best-selling, award winning books.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

Katrina followed that initial success by branching out of her apartment and opening a retail store in Chicago just two-months after her chocolates launched in Neiman Marcus. Katrina leads her company with a focus on keeping her staff creative and relaxed. Katrina Markoff launched her gourmet chocolate company in 1998.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

In every communication—public or private, with people at every level of the organization and outside—be open, transparent and forthcoming. Encourage creativity and innovation. Stay open to learning. Treat your education as a process, not a race with an end point. Communicate with candor. Devise a new strategy.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 5 Ways To Be Happy. Just open your heart to your spouse – that’s the secret. Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. Get the pattern?

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 25, 2022

It’s also pretty well established that diverse teams tend to produce more creative and innovative solutions and are generally higher performing. The book aims to make these kinds of biases more visible before outlining various strategies that can help organizations overcome them.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 1, 2023

The German philosopher Hermann von Keyserling wrote in the epigraph to his 1919 book ‘The Travel Diary of a Philosopher,’ ‘The shortest path to oneself leads around the world.’ A creative mindset – the last characteristic is one that is defined by attitudes such as curiosity and a tolerance for ambiguity.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this captivating interview with The HR Digest , Josh Bersin opens up about the transformative milestones that have defined his remarkable career. The HR Digest: Your most recent book is entitled “Irresistible: The Seven Secrets of the World’s Most Enduring Organizations.”

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School, is the author of several best-selling books including The Innovator’s Dilemma , topped the Thinkers50 list for the second time running – an achievement matched only by management legends Peter Drucker and CK Prahalad. The Thinkers50 book series is now available from McGraw Hill.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 1, 2020

Articles, books, seminars, videos, online courses…all of them provide pieces to the puzzle to assist individuals to becoming a great leader. Not only are employees happier, creative and energized, but companies that promote collaboration are five times as likely to be high performing. Practice being open. Practice Being Open.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Mercer knows 60 commands that include turning on lights and opening doors. Shea‘s first book began as several entries in her diary that her mother Megan discovered. But getting a book to market and then publicizing it is no easy task; especially with no extra money to support this venture.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The following is a guest piece by Kotter International President, Russell Raath on behalf of The Economist Executive Education Navigator. The idea that saves the business $10 million may come from a production line supervisor; the concept that opens up an entirely new market for your products might come from a junior sales rep.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

This book will help you define it, and in a great blend of academic analysis and practical observations help you gain more of it. This book will open your eyes and change your mind. The book doesn’t talk about a wringing-your-hands-in-delight power grab, but more about political skill and savvy.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

In this month-long celebration of my first book “ Leadership Vertigo ”, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of having some of the top leadership experts – Doug Conant, Liz Wiseman, Jim Kouzes, and Barry Posner – share their insights about three of the four leadership principles discussed in my book.

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Tim Milburn

APRIL 9, 2013

It’s in the details that you can find ways to be creative. For example… We heard from a keynote speaker, but were also given a copy of his latest book. Our students didn’t simply experience an event, they were intentionally equipped and educated for their student leadership year. Consider all your senses.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

The best leaders are great risk takers, because they are open for opportunity. To embrace failure means you’re open to risk and willing to find lessons in mistakes. If you work in an office, leave your door open. Encourage creativity. Foster creativity in your team for incredible results. Accept risk.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

There used to be a time when a majority of young girls, ready to explore higher education were told by their parents (mostly fathers) that it was a waste of money for them to go to college; they would “just” end up getting married, becoming pregnant, and staying in the home raising children and taking care of “the” husband.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In his new book, Leading the Life You Want: Skills for integrating World and Life , Stew Friedman shares how The Boss has harmonized parts of his life to find a balance that works for him. Leading by example, he inspires others to be creative. He tries to be who he is, wherever he is. HE COMMUNICATES OPENLY ABOUT EXPECTATIONS.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The research and interviews I conducted for the book, The Connectors , suggests that introverts are better connectors than extroverts when they actively engage. Doing so will ensure that you make all the right connections, and it will help to alleviate all that pre-party social anxiety. The reason?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 11, 2020

If you live with others, perhaps maintaining positive relationships at home has become more challenging and even more important, especially if you live in close quarters and additional stressors have been added into the mix, such as a drop in income, overseeing the education of children or caring for aging parents who live with you.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

Tracking is Everything, Too Track the recipients who click on a link, open your email or visit your website, as well as how many unsubscribe. If so, How to Drive ROI on Direct Mail Guest post by Elizabeth Lombard, manager of postal carrier education, Pitney. Fridays are often weak days for email campaigns as well.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 17, 2011

From time to time, these blogs educate me, stir up my thinking, change/challenge me and help me grow. Reviews of Seth Godin’s books “ Poke the Box ” and “ Linchpin ” at QAspire (containing one question interview with Seth). In this first edition, lets look at the first two blogs that I *love* reading.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

By taking stock and planning creatively, then we can and will embody diversity. Contribute to education in minority schools… assuring that the pipeline of promising talent can rise to challenges of the workforce. People believe that they are now thinking differently and creatively about diversity issues.

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