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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

W E OFTEN THINK of innovation as something visionaries draw out of thin air, like manna from heaven. Here’s an innovation story that’s closer to reality: It’s a story of loss, grit, and renewal. It’s also about a never-too-late approach to innovation that enabled a floundering business to launch a second golden age.

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Executive Search in Life Sciences: Identifying Leaders Aligned to Innovation and Growth

N2Growth Blog

Identifying Growth-Stage Leadership to Drive Innovation in Life Sciences Effective executive search partners play a pivotal role in identifying, attracting, and assessing the leadership best aligned to drive growth and innovation, all the more important in highly dynamic industries like life sciences.

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Beyond Disruption: Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive

Leading Blog

D ISRUPTION has become synonymous with innovation. In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.” In Beyond Disruption: Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries , Blue Ocean Strategy authors W.

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Score More in 2024: 24 Innovative Leadership Goals for the New Year

Modern Servant Leader

It’s the new year and you need new goals. Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Measurement: DEI composition vs. community and industry. Measurement : Percent of goals with clearly defined CSFs and KPIs. Get serious about it this year.

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Five Ways to Build Your Strategic Muscles

Next Level Blog

One of the constants in my more than two decades of executive coaching is the desire and need to build the muscles required to develop and execute competitive and innovative strategies. What is your point of view on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to both your industry and your company? What did I miss?

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You're One Step From The C-Suite: How To Make The Jump.

Rich Gee Group

Executives are expected to foresee industry trends, set long-term goals, and ensure the company's growth aligns with its vision. Focus on building a leadership brand that resonates with authenticity, vision, and the ability to galvanize others toward a common goal.

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Leader's Playbook For Perpetual Innovation

Eric Jacobson

And now he’s written, Going on the Offense: A Leader’s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation. Most companies pray for one innovation to skyrocket their growth. Dr. Behnam Tabrizi Tabrizi has whittled those qualities down into eight main drivers of perpetual innovation : Setting an Existential Purpose: Why Does Your Company Matter?