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Innovative Leaders Aren’t Scared of Customers

LDRLB

Much to my surprise, I gleaned from the tone of their reply a very basic fact; this major bank is scared of its customers. In contrast, the most innovative leaders and companies continually engage customers to help them reinvent their offerings and their organizations. the fear of rejection). And they do so strategically.

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Innovative Leaders Aren’t Scared of Customers

LDRLB

“We can’t talk to our customers”, my bank clients replied, “their relationships are way too important to us.” Much to my surprise, I gleaned from the tone of their reply a very basic fact; this major bank is scared of its customers. the fear of rejection). And they do so strategically.

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How to Make Sustainability Every Employee’s Responsibility

Harvard Business Review

My framework for creating such sustainability ownership has three phases: incubate, launch, and entrench. Incubation is the process of, first, defining the contours of your sustainability domain by reflecting on the purpose of your business and its specific role in the world. billion, prompting them to revisit the goal.