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Do Entrepreneurs Learn From Their Experiences?

The Horizons Tracker

The entrepreneurial learning curve is often an extremely steep one, with entrepreneurs picking up the tools of the trade at a rapid pace as they try to grow their businesses. Research from Harvard Business School shows, however, that the learning curve may not be quick enough. Pivoting successfully.

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Corporate Innovation Through Daring Personal Disruption

Lead Change Blog

Johnson shares this insightful S-curve derived from research on innovation. People, projects and organizations could be in one of three phases on this learning-innovation curve. A comfort to know for all those entrepreneurs and learners out there! You may get bored or arrogant at the top of the curve.

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Entrepreneurship and feelings about change

Mike Cardus

I had an interaction about entrepreneurship on Instagram with David Schaub of WNY Entrepreneur. We seem to view entrepreneurship similarly and, at the same time, perceive change in an entrepreneur’s life differently. Entrepreneur drives innovation and growth. Produce, Administer, Entrepreneur, Integrate.

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Top Leadership Blog Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

” Miki Saxon presents Entrepreneurs: Responses to “What Do You Say?” ” Lakshman Rajagopalan presents What can you do about a culture of Mistrust… posted at Learning Curves. The post also points to the brilliant work of Lois Kelly.” ”

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Miki Saxon presents Entrepreneurs: Responses to “What Do You Say?” Lakshman Rajagopalan presents What can you do about a culture of Mistrust… posted at Learning Curves. Rebecca Kearley presents This assault on workers rights will kill innovation | Professional Manager posted at Professional Manager.

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. You must choose to get off the sideline and into the game, then you must choose to endure the learning curve, and finally you must choose to deploy the needed resources to be successful. I Think Not.

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Three Signs That You Should Kill an Innovative Idea

Harvard Business Review

Whether you’re a digital start-up or an institutional entrepreneur, three simple heuristics offer an excellent way to determine whether a fledgling innovation initiative should be put out of its misery (and yours). Almost all innovation efforts have the hiccoughs and bumps in the road. 1) No Pleasant Surprises.