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How To Help Your Team Think Like an Entrepreneur

Let's Grow Leaders

” It’s much easier to encourage someone to think like an entrepreneur if they have a track record of innovation and problem-solving. Hire for courage and innovation and be clear from the very first day of new-hire orientation that you really want your new employees to share ideas. What did you learn?

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Consultants: Resistance Is Futile

N2Growth Blog

The room erupts with cheers and ACME is once again hired to save the Corporate P&L. The value propositions presented by ACME, all too often dazzles the decision makers with the creation of shareholder value through huge P&L benefits. They have to help unlock hidden value, they need to co-create and co-innovate.

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From Words to Worth: Navigating the True North of Organizational Values

Mike Cardus

Work-culture research studies, including the comprehensive research by Guiso, L., Sapienza, P., & Zingales, L. link] Guiso, L., Sapienza, P., & Zingales, L. The integrity and trust within work-culture is a term and theory that seems to be here to stay. 2017, November 19). Mikecardus.com.

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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth. Phrases like ‘Don’t rock the boat’ or ‘It’s not in the budget’ often serve to halt innovation and maintain the status quo. link] Williams, P.

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Become a Brand Renegade

Leading Blog

We prioritized how to move the industry forward as a more mainstream, P&L-focused business. We didn’t care that “it’s never been done before.” Instead, we focused on our brand and how to flip the script on growing a business.

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The Evolving World of ROI for Learning and Development

Experience to Lead

However, the truth is that quantifying ROI in such a direct financial correlation leads to challenges for L&D professionals. Considering L&D professionals are working directly to upskill people whose minds are very complex systems, it is not a direct line from investment to financial gain.

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14 Leadership Experts Reflect on Humor and Fun: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

What does L E A D E R S H I P mean? Sepetember’s Frontline Festival is about Bold and Innovative Leadership. Bob Whipple of the Trust Ambassador tells us to Wag More, Bark Less. It’s a pretty simple way to lead better. Follow @rwhipple. Martin Webster of Leadership Thoughts shares his personal leadership mnemonic.

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