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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Its market cap is over $2 trillion. Inside the company, morale was at an all-time low. In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. By 2019, Microsoft’s market capitalization edged past the $1 trillion mark, making it the world’s most valuable company.

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Beyond Disruption: Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive

Leading Blog

In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.” The authors highlight a wide variety of examples of nondisruptive-market-creating innovations to help expand our view of innovation. Look beyond the existing market and environment.

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Society Needs a Leadership Paradigm Shift

Leading Blog

However, when the traits associated with integrity — being authentic, candid, transparent, principled, and consistent — are overweighted without being counterbalanced by the under-weighted dimensions — self-awareness, vulnerability, empathy, compassion, patience, and calm, a person can end up being a bully, abrasive, dogmatic, and toxic.

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How to Deal with Team Conflict

Let's Grow Leaders

Team conflict can feel like quicksand and a distraction from your work, but it’s an excellent opportunity to improve morale and productivity. As we waited for our food to arrive, I got up to wash my hands. For example: “It sounds like you’re really frustrated with the lack of response from marketing and that’s sapping your motivation.

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10 Exceptional Strategies For Extraordinary Executives

N2Growth Blog

In reflecting on my 18 years as a professional resource in strategy, culture and leadership, I want to share 10 exceptional strategies executives can follow and implement to help survive the challenges of growing a healthy and sustainable organization: Have a good partner. Lock up a good partner who thrives on being the best no.

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From Misunderstanding to Mastery: Four Dimensions to Transform Your Cross Cultural Leadership

Let's Grow Leaders

A few months into my work there, a man named Jack took me aside and said, “David, I noticed that when you come into our all-hands meeting, you walk straight up to the front row, sit down, open your notebook and are ready to take notes.” This erosion of trust undermines team cohesion and can significantly affect morale and productivity.

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What Are The Key Marketing Features That Truly Influence Consumer Decisions?

Strategy Driven

When building a marketing strategy in the modern age, the list of features you could incorporate is virtually endless. Multi-Channel Marketing. Whether they realise it or not, consumers respond exceptionally well to multi-channel marketing. When you care about the same things as clients, success follows. Resonation.