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Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, the European Commission regards them as the engine of the European economy. What’s more, SMEs are frequent participants in open innovation partnerships with a range of stakeholders. The post Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation? Small and medium enterprises are an often overlooked part of the economy.

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Stop Right There! 5 Phrases that Crush Collaboration and Tank Teamwork

Let's Grow Leaders

Your words backfiring like a faulty engine, and now a cloud of awkwardness fills the room. Replace them with phrases that promote an atmosphere of innovation, openness, and collaboration. If you want better collaboration, eliminate these phrases from your team communication. You didn’t mean to tick them off, but here you are.

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10 Books You Should Read This Summer

Leading Blog

He stated in the Saturday Review magazine in October 1960: If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all— except the censor. We are told to work smarter, not harder.

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The Small Voice in the Room

Leading Blog

During the testing process with the larger partner, one of the startup engineers was heard to say “They should be mad. He encouraged not only open pathways but also actions to fill them. Repeatedly. And despite a desperate effort to remedy the problem, it turned out to be irretrievably flawed. That card is junk!” They aren’t.

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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2021

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2021. Whether you are an individual trying to build a more sane and humane flow of daily work, a team that wants new levels of efficiency and effectiveness, or an entire organization changing your culture toward thoughtfulness, this book will lead you there.

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Empathy-Driven Leadership: How to Be Compassionately Competitive in a For-Profit World

Leading Blog

In the book, you will find seven simple ways to train yourself to lead more empathetically. Empathy requires a mind that is open to listening to people’s experiences, stories, and perspectives. Reconnect with your curious inner child, stay open, and watch opportunities come your way. Practice Presence. Listen More, Stay Humble.

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Today’s Organizations Are Outward Bound

Leading Blog

At the end of their shift, a team of software engineers in Boston can transfer the work where they left off (“asynchronically”) to another team in Bangalore, within or outside their own company, which continues the work until, at the end of their shift, they transfer it back — all with remarkable seamlessness. Structuring in Sevens.