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How to Build a Team of Innovators

Great Leadership By Dan

According to McKinsey , many CEOs struggle to identify people good at innovation -- the “intrapreneurs” within their organizations who possess the rare mix of skills, motivation and attitude to successfully bring new ideas to market. The result of their efforts was “Toy Story,” which set a new standard for animated films.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 8/19/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

of the Oxford Princeton Program) in “The Corner Office” Compelling People Dave Kerpen HBR Huffington Post Hugh Martin (chief executive of Sensity Systems) in “The Corner Office” Inc.

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Staying Productive in the Age of the Corona Virus

Next Level Blog

Simon Sinek is filming short videos where he’s answering questions from readers. Yesterday felt like I was stuck in the muck of uncertainty. Brene Brown held a virtual church service on Sunday morning. At some point last night and really while I was sleeping overnight, my brain started working through all of that.

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Understand Your Entrepreneurial Superpower

Skip Prichard

The author of ten books, five of his works have been optioned for films. There will be no new normal, but rather a willingness to embrace uncertainty. Make sure they have a genuine interest in your market and learn key details about their successes. Rapidly shift your value proposition or target market. Fire people.

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Are Your Employees Mad As Hell and Not Going to Take It Anymore?

Tanveer Naseer

Quitting your job is not something most employees would consider doing in light of today’s weak job market. Of course, fewer still would choose to hand over their two week’s notice to the accompaniment of a marching band.

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Reinvigorate Your Career by Taking the Right Kind of Risk

Harvard Business Review

.” Embracing market risk in our careers is a high-percentage move. We are increasingly aware of the importance of assuming market risk when it comes to starting or growing a business, but assuming market risk is also a critical accelerant of the personal disruption that fuels individual career growth.

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Your Strategy Has to Be Flexible — But So Does Your Execution

Harvard Business Review

But where a high degree of uncertainty and change is involved, the value can instead reside in the learning which accompanies execution, whether or not the immediate outcome is successful. marketing team offered the same promotion to U.S. Missed learning opportunities. A little later, the U.S. customers in order to boost sales.