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‘Managers as Mentors’ Celebrates Publication Anniversary

Marshall Goldsmith

” Leadership guru Jim Kouzes called the book, “The essential handbook for all those who are trusted advisors to aspiring leaders.” ” Mike Krzyzewski, head men’s basketball coach at Duke University and the 2010 NCAA champs, calls it “a practical yet powerful book.”

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Hierarchies and Creative Deviance

LDRLB

One of Senge’s (1994) disciplines of a learning organization is the idea of mental models. If top-level managers are stuck in an inefficient mental model, some creative ideas may get struck down before they can properly examined to determine if they are truly innovative. Handbook of creativity (pp. New York: Doubleday.

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Hierarchies and Creative Deviance

LDRLB

One of Senge’s (1994) disciplines of a learning organization is the idea of mental models. If top-level managers are stuck in an inefficient mental model, some creative ideas may get struck down before they can properly examined to determine if they are truly innovative. Handbook of creativity (pp. Mainemelis, C.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

Leading Blog

A S LEADERS we must learn and grow. We must be creative and innovative in our organizations but perhaps more importantly, in working on ourselves. Learn or Die : Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization by Edward D. All of the following titles cover an aspect of this need. Blog Post ).

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Is Your Company Encouraging Employees to Share What They Know?

Harvard Business Review

Many of the things we need to know to be successful – to innovate, collaborate, solve problems, and identify new opportunities – aren’t learned simply through schooling, training, or personal experience. Yet analyst estimates suggest that the companies in the Fortune 500 still lose a combined $31.5