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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Doesn’t micromanaging and process smother creativity? Nadella championed numerous innovation programs, including allocating physical spaces for Microsoft employees to work with local entrepreneurs, creating accelerators to incubate new businesses, and hosting a global hackathon that became one of the largest innovation events in the world.

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7 Signs of a Toxic Workplace

HR Digest

There are various bad bosses: the micromanagers, the underminers, and the insecure ones who never take responsibility. Just like a motivated and energetic workplace can inspire you to give your best and work harder and incubate new ideas, and unmotivated workforce can wear you down.

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The Promise of a Truly Entrepreneurial Society

Harvard Business Review

Start-up factories, incubation hubs, living laboratories, and hotspots for innovation are springing up in cities around the world. New business models and value propositions are being developed by global teams using web-based tools and communication methods.