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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. Reframing is a powerful mental technique that allows you to see a situation differently. Set during the US Civil War, Colonel Shaw, played by Matthew Broderick, is asked to lead one of the first regiments of African American soldiers.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2020

Leading Blog

Companies like General Electric, United Technologies, and Caterpillar were the Google and Amazon of their day, setting gold standards in innovation, growth, and profitability. A microinnovator is the employee who consistently seeks out small, but powerful, ways to improve the business.

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Important Ideas on Change and Transitions: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Brian Sooy of Lead Change Group offers Positive Communication Leads to a Culture of Innovation. ” - George Bernard Shaw. Bernie Nagle of ZunZhong brings us ‘Power Undies’ Makes You Fly? “When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” Do you encourage innovation?

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When the Distancing Ends, How Far Away Will You Be?

Decker Communication

The playwright George Bernard Shaw once observed that “to be in hell is to drift, and to be in heaven is to steer.” Where are the innovations (and innovators) that you should double-down on to change the game? The impulse to defend is powerful, but it is also commonplace. In the two months since the U.S.

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How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap

Eric Jacobson

In a highly personal and reflective manner, Mulligan, with Greg Shaw , details through stories, examples, insights and frameworks, how business leaders can prepare for and respond to technological disruption. In 2019, Fortune named Mulligan one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business.”

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How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap

Eric Jacobson

In a highly personal and reflective manner, Mulligan, with Greg Shaw , details through stories, examples, insights and frameworks, how business leaders can prepare for and respond to technological disruption. In 2019, Fortune named Mulligan one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business.”

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Ready for Change – book review

Rapid BI

Ready for Change: Chapter 1 – Spurring innovation through strong HRM systems – Dr Helen Shipton. Ready for Change: Chapter 5 – Collaborative Decision-making – Prof Duncan Shaw. Great read and a powerful resource – I will be re-reading this one again soon. In conclusion – ready for change.

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