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November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Creativity/Inspiration. Communication. One connects the other hurts. Are you ready?

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The 5 Smartest Strategies to Build Influence in the Workplace

Career Advancement

Leadership is intentional influence.” Successful influencers cultivate alliances with people across the company who are in positions of leadership or who have strong social capital. They might also demonstrate their ability to creatively solve problems that everyone else avoids. Michael McKinney~.

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Talking with Each Other @ Work

Coaching Tip

The best leaders build the ‘social capital’ of their organizations,” says Dr. Wayne Baker, author of " Achieving Success Through Social Capital" (Jossey-Bass, 2000). Find out more about social capital by clicking here. Cubicles and closed door offices do little to help foster teamwork and creativity. .

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Best of the Web Leadership Articles

Michael Lee Stallard

Author/speaker Jason Seiden just posted a “best of the web&# collection of articles on leadership that includes the post I recently wrote about the CEO of Starbucks. posted at Team Building & Leadership Blog: Create-Learning. posted at Reclaiming Leadership. at Great Leadership. developing social capital.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

You have a book that teaches creativity, one that teaches how to test and validate those ideas, and now this one which is unique. 1] He also worked hard to build his social capital with other talented inventors, but also with wealthy families and financiers like J. Human capital: who you are as a leader of innovation .

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Why Innovation is not "Invented Here"

Coaching Tip

In her timely new book, " TALENT WANTS TO BE FREE ," Professor Orly Lobel challenges conventional wisdom about competition, secrecy, motivation and creativity to reveal how our "War for Talent" is backfiring on our quest for innovation. Rather, introducing new blood into a creative team enhances the likelihood of success.

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3 Things the Most Creative Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

Over the past three decades at IDEO, I’ve worked with some of the most innovative companies in the world and seen a lot of creative leaders in action. The company nurtures its creative community and recognizes participation at every level. Some eventually cross over to become full-time employees. Further Reading.