The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 12, 2023

The Covid pandemic had a significant impact on innovation in healthcare, but there are signs that the changes might be proving short-lived. A recent study suggests, however, that the collaborative and open approach to innovation that came to the fore during the pandemic might have a better chance of enduring.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

If you’ve recently attended an interview and now you’re spending your time glancing at your phone and refreshing your email, then let us suggest taking matters into your own hands with a follow-up email after an interview. Should I Send a Follow-up Email after an Interview?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 25, 2019

Guest post from Alf Rehn: Some say we live in the golden age of innovation, an age ruled by transformation and revolution. Instead, I would argue that we live in the age of innovation crisis. We’ve never spent more on innovation, yet as many CEOs are starting to notice, the returns are diminishing, and the trend is down, not up.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 26, 2019

Chester is also my great friend, a member of our 100 Coaches organization, and during our interview series, Chester will provide us with solutions to leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation, and lead a multi-generational workforce. Below is an excerpt from our interview. .” How am I doing?” You’re doing great.”

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 9, 2023

While Winston Churchill was famously supposed to have remarked that we should never waste a crisis, the reality is that during recessions, firms often tighten their belts and reduce the amount they invest in innovation. “We examine innovation following the Great Depression using data on a century’s worth of U.S.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It’s a narrative that can create a toxic work environment , stymie innovation, and prevent your team from adapting to change. By shifting your team’s vocabulary, you can open the door to new solutions, foster innovation , and promote a culture of continuous improvement. “What Can We Take Away From This Experience?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Our September Festival is all about Bold and Innovative Leadership. No one has the words “Bold” or “Innovative” printed on their business cards; but Bill Benoist of Leadership Heart Coaching shares that when you look, these leaders are all around us. Follow Bill. Follow Bernie. . Follow Ryan.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 23, 2018

The following is a guest piece by Jaime Anderson and Gabor George Burt. So to get the most out of innovation processes such as design thinking, truly creative leaders also need to master the social dynamics of… [wait for the punchline}…humor! In the beginning, there was humor and there was laughter. And it was good.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

D ISRUPTION is happening in even the most stalwart industries, leading business leaders scrambling to create a culture of innovation in their organizations. Coming up with amazingly novel ideas isn’t an innate ability but can be a learned skill that leaders and their teams can develop. Steer clear of the word “No.”.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

It’s the ROI that comes from curated conversations and spontaneous interactions, those electric moments of innovation that happen when your team is in the same room. A side conversation can lead to the next big idea or micro-innovation, and a shared laugh can forge a bond stronger than any Slack thread.

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2024

In this exclusive interview with The HR Digest, Franklin dives into her unique talent management strategies, and how they’re propelling Moderna to the forefront of medical innovation. Our workforce is 49 percent female, and women make up 39% of our executives. Franklin joins Moderna following 15 years at Merck & Co.,

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Leading Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

But we tend to stick with the status quo—the old and familiar—when we should be mixing it up, “even when it is possible and better to try something different.” To maximize happiness, we should “chop up the good but swallow the bad whole.” To maximize happiness, we should “chop up the good but swallow the bad whole.”

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Mike Cardus

MAY 25, 2021

A discussion came up about the miracle question. And the Miracle Question, as initially developed by Steve de Shazer, is framed the following way. You wake up tomorrow morning; you do your routine, you show up at work, what’s the first clue or the first thing you would notice that lets you know the miracle happens?”

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

Innovative service is different from business as usual—it never follows the current of the latest fad, gimmick, or “me too” tactic. Innovative service is the kind of refreshing experience that is so remarkable it creates customer attraction and ensures customer advocacy. Think of the idea of boldness already residing in us all.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2024

How can I get them to step it up? Today’s “Asking for a Friend” features Glain Roberts-McCabe, PCC, CTDP ( she/her) with expert advice for showing up curious and getting clear on your request. Or they lack the confidence to speak up and share their ideas. I really don’t like that feeling.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 19, 2017

How Can Leaders’ Best Explore and Exploit both Disruptive and Incremental Approaches to Innovation? These players test more established racers with breakthrough innovations. Yet such a rapid and competitive approach to innovation may not be sustainable over the long term. So how can you successfully navigate the innovation race?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

People don’t have to follow you, don’t have to show up, and don’t have to bring their creativity or initiative. Even your direct reports don’t have to follow your leadership. How they will show up. 3) Mix Up Silence and Growth. Sometimes gratitude followed by silence is the most effective.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In countless cases, leaders have missed opportunities to tap into the enormous potential associated with the development of character to create innovation and excellence. How likely are employees going to speak up under these conditions? Now consider what enables high performance in organizations.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2017

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. No is not all it’s cracked-up to be. It means your vision is not understood, your team is not aligned, and your talent is not performing up to par. Can you tell me more about how you arrived at this point?

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. These four innovation stages aren’t neat and orderly. Make sure it’s balanced with innovation and growth.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Young leaders are innovative. Young leaders are innovative. But young leaders can be even more innovative (and influential) with a few tweaks. But even before the light bulb people couldn’t say Edison wasn’t innovative. He was innovative. You better be if you’re wanting to be innovative.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We’re past the point of making a case; I’ve been told that this is no longer up for discussion. Focusing on Innovation Think Forward : Discuss how this decision might lead to new opportunities for growth, innovation, and collaboration. I know my team is not a fan (and quite frankly, neither am I).

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

How to Ignite Innovation. Innovation is one subject that each and every one of us should study because its powerful force is available to us if we know how to tap it. It’s no surprise that Tamara Ghandour’s book interested me because I read all I can about innovation and creativity. Everyone is Innovative . so read on.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Karl Moore takes a practical and down-to-earth approach to understanding what drives millennials and generation Z and how the education system they were brought up in has informed their worldview. Beyond Disruption : Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs by W. What if we had that job?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Co-Intelligence : Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could do previously. Why is having a mentor crucial to success? It’s time to change that.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. Reduced Innovation and Creativity A failure to address cross-cultural leadership challenges stifles the creative potential of a team.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

When leaders expressed empathy for their team, it increased a team’s innovation and engagement, improved customer service, and helped them balance their home and work life. When an empathic leader, for example, sees a team member faltering, they don’t crank up the pressure to perform or use criticism to motivate.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 3, 2014

Having the experience to successfully code switch in the heat of battle offers a different ‘way to play’ in the innovation sandbox; one that allows leaders to change their lens of leadership whilst achieving greater results and outcomes. Follow me on Twitter @SkippersBiz.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

We love learning about what’s resonating, and most importantly, how teams are applying what they’re reading as they grow leaders and encourage courage and innovation. Or perhaps you had a similar feeling as a child jumping in the wet sand and making prints for your friends to follow. Own the U.G.L.Y.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Yet, on the other hand, the data shows that following through on this conviction can be elusive. Companies consistently get culture wrong because they go about assessing it, and attempting to manage it from the top-down, not the bottom-up. Seventy percent of corporate “change programs” fail to achieve their stated goals.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 30, 2021

Their answer to why they didn’t speak up holds the key to unlocking your team’s best ideas and building a team of micro-innovators, problem-solvers, and customer advocates. Too often, your team’s best thinking remains hidden.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Data Can Speed Up Decisions. Data can help you speed up these decisions and ensure that you’re making the correct choices. You know there’s an exit somewhere, but you’re not sure how far it is or what path to follow. The new CEO of UPS, Carol Tome, came in with a simple idea: saying “no.” Think about a cave.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 15, 2014

Are you a leader who build teams that innovate again and again? Creating and sustaining an organization that is consistently innovative is extremely difficult (and rare). Conventional leaders see their role as conjuring up a vision and inspiring others to make it happen. Their results may surprise you.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

They deal with anxiety and health issues that weigh heavily, financial and personal matters that keep them up at night, and a host of other problems that make their day more stressful than needed. ” Follow Marcella on Twitter at @MarcellaBremer. ” Follow Bill on Twitter at @btreasurer. It’s not that difficult to do.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Balance is the key to success; N2Growth , believes that innovation and strategy must come together for businesses to enjoy sustainable growth and maintain customer satisfaction. Then he moved into media — helping Nielsen innovate the first global internet management service.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

C REATING an innovative culture is not easy. Organizations that continuously innovate have common characteristics. It not really about always day one , but I presume he chose the title because day one is a mindset that is foundational to sustaining an innovative culture. It’s nimble like a start-up. Always Day One.

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