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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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Beyond Disruption: Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive

Leading Blog

D ISRUPTION has become synonymous with innovation. It is the dominant view of how growth is created. In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.” Focused on disruption, we miss opportunities for nondisruptive innovation.

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Look Again: How To Bring Back the Passion You Once Had

Leading Blog

It seems “ that a failure to habituate many indeed be related to innovative thinking.” The authors probe the effect habituation has on our morality and values, our gullibility, social change, and risk-taking. Change requires that we dishabituate to the status quo.

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From Fiasco to Opportunity: How to Reframe a Team Setback With Better Words

Let's Grow Leaders

What could a shift away from this F-bomb do for team morale, project outcomes, and even workplace culture ? It’s a narrative that can create a toxic work environment , stymie innovation, and prevent your team from adapting to change. The Problem With ‘Failure’ The term “failure” is more than just a word.

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Stagnation in Leadership: How to Avoid Getting Stuck in the Weeds

Lead from Within

Some consequences of stagnation in leadership include: Decreased employee morale: When a leader is buried in minutia, it leaves employees disengaged or frustrated. If a leader doesn’t allow their employees to do their work or express their opinions, morale decreases. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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How to Lead Through a No-Win Scenario

Let's Grow Leaders

A seeming no-win scenario is also a chance to distinguish yourself, earn people’s trust, and innovate. No-win scenarios can demotivate you and sap morale, if you let them. We would love to hear from you: how have you or another leader you respect navigated seeming no-win scenarios? Own the UGLY. Collaborate. Win with Values.

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How to Help Your Team’s Performance Stand Out For Better Recognition

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How do you ensure that they not only get the recognition they crave, but their performance shines so strong it’s difficult to ignore? Better recognition does more than improve morale, it leads to better creativity, innovation, and courage. How to Give Your Team Better Executive Exposure.

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