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The Glass Wall Facing Female Freelancers

The Horizons Tracker

This affords them greater opportunities to earn in different ways, while the diversity also hedges against any risks of economic downturns. Similar findings emerged when the researchers looked at the film industry, with women often pigeonholed as, for instance, a cinematographer and therefore only ever offered these roles.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

Still the agency drags on with its year-old push to end Saturday delivery , the most powerful innovation they can muster — which to be implemented would still take 2 years. Intuit had many failures as part of their innovation process. Testing, incubating, and investing in alternative models hedges against that possibility.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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If Ford Wants to Beat Tesla, It Needs to Go All In

Harvard Business Review

The idea is to create a new and separate division that meets competition while ensuring that new innovations are as minimally disruptive (in the old sense of the world) to the core business as possible. Here is the problem: none of the three disruptors I have outlined here are traditional Christensen-style innovations.

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

Still the agency drags on with its year-old push to end Saturday delivery , the most powerful innovation they can muster — which to be implemented would still take 2 years. Intuit had many failures as part of their innovation process. Testing, incubating, and investing in alternative models hedges against that possibility.

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What Amazing Bosses Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Legendary bosses like Bill Sanders in real estate, Julian Robertson in hedge funds, and Bill Walsh in professional football all communicated visions that entranced employees and left them hell-bent on success. They reward innovation and initiative, and encourage everyone in the group to do the same. Sponsored by Citrix GoToMeeting.

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