article thumbnail

Leadership Incubator

RapidStart Leadership

Kind of in the same way that someone traveling in a foreign land might try to make himself better understood by speaking louder and louder. The chicken will hatch but only if you incubate the egg. As often as not, good leadership is like an incubator. The Leadership Incubator will work its magic. It just takes time.

Incubator 141
article thumbnail

FBR - Persuasive Presentations, by Nancy Duarte

Jason Womack

Message: Develop persuasive content. When is your incubation time? Since the two weeks that have passed since reading this book, I've tracked 4 different "incubation" times. I only do this kind of intense travel a couple of times a year; my take-away is that now I know I need to incorporate a "bit" more self-care as I go.

Incubator 213
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Understand Your Entrepreneurial Superpower

Skip Prichard

The city was buzzing with excitement, with startups popping up everywhere, and events and pitch nights hosted by new incubators hoping to attract investors. During our travels and research in Estonia, Finland, Paris and California we found ten iconic individuals that encapsulate the core archetypes. Entrepreneurism is a good contagion.

article thumbnail

Case Study: Should an Emerging-Market Incubator Help U.S. Businesses?

Harvard Business Review

They’d bonded over their Miami roots and their desire to make a difference in the world, and soon they began developing Helena’s idea into a fully fledged organization. Although she was based in Manhattan, she traveled constantly and was a frequent keynote speaker. Still, she hadn’t forgotten her roots.

article thumbnail

When Ingenuity Saves Lives

Harvard Business Review

Each year, twenty million babies worldwide are born prematurely or with a low birth weight, and four million of them die, most in developing nations. Unfortunately, current options for warming babies in developing nations are either expensive or unsafe. In 2011, Embrace piloted the product in India, where 1.2

article thumbnail

How GE Stays Young

Harvard Business Review

That includes learning from the outside and striving to adopt certain start-up practices, with a focus on three key management processes: (1) resource allocation that nurtures future businesses, (2) faster-cycle product development, and (3) partnering with start-ups. Product development: g etting closer to customers and moving faster.

article thumbnail

Work Culture Examples Abound: What Does Company Culture Mean to You?

HR Digest

Involve employees in decision-making processes Create task forces or committees to address specific challenges or opportunities Host regular forums where employees can openly discuss concerns, share ideas, and engage in dialogue with leadership Ensure that these forums are inclusive and provide a safe space for expression Create spaces for idea incubation, (..)