Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Maker has the skill and confidence to pivot, to do what we call The Shift, to find demand and zero in on the target customer. This leadership must come from you and your network of colleagues, partners and friends.

Entrepreneur 65

Entrepreneur Succession Self-aware Storytelling 65

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 25, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Maker has the skill and confidence to pivot, to do what we call The Shift, to find demand and zero in on the target customer. This leadership must come from you and your network of colleagues, partners and friends.

Entrepreneur 65

Entrepreneur Self-aware Storytelling Early Adopters 65

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Maker has the skill and confidence to pivot, to do what we call The Shift, to find demand and zero in on the target customer. This leadership must come from you and your network of colleagues, partners and friends.

Entrepreneur 65

Entrepreneur Self-aware Storytelling Early Adopters 65

Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 4, 2012

You can target early adopters. Starting small, such as a BPM project for a particular business unit, will mean that it is easier define the scope and stick to it, and makes for more consistent leadership--all of which are common challenges facing any IT project including BPM. Complexity is much more manageable.

BPM 82

BPM Technology Early Adopters Project 82

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

As always with technology adoption, there is an S-curve, already being scribbled by early adopters; when the inflection point is reached, expect sudden acceleration. So early preparation is needed. Be mindful of the critical skills you need to retain, and the skills you need to build up. Sponsored by SAS.

Early Adopters 8

Early Adopters Short-term Long-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology. Even large digital natives such as Amazon and Google have turned to companies and talent outside their confines to beef up their AI skills.

Survey 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Change Starts Here

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Some of us are “innovators” or “early adopters” whilst others are “laggards” The vast majority of us sit in the middle of the population as “The early or late majority” Again this is a people led model of change. Style: what is the leadership style? Staff: who works there?

ADKAR 60

ADKAR Management Early Adopters Rogers 60

LDRLB

APRIL 7, 2014

We have Denise Brosseau, founder of the Thought Leadership Lab here on LDRLB. It would be really boring if we had a podcast talking about a podcast, so let’s talk about the book instead, and let’s talk about Thought Leadership Lab. Thought leadership does not happen overnight. DENISE: (laughs).

Open-book 74

Open-book Influence Books Entrepreneur 74

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Embracing a new behavior typically follows a diffusion curve — early adopters, safe followers, late-comers. Get a few early adopters to adopt a behavior, then find and convince the influencers, and then sit back and watch as it goes viral (hopefully). Tweak the situation. Teach and coach well.

Early Adopters 19

Early Adopters Incentives Follow-up Comparison 19

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Moving past these “digital plateaus” will require a conscious effort by these countries to reinvent themselves, to bet on a rising digital technology in which it has leadership, and to eliminate impediments to innovation. Stall Out countries may look to Stand Out countries for lessons in sustaining innovation-led growth.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8