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Learning about Innovation from Mr. Edison

Lead Change Blog

It was a fitting tribute to the man who personified invention and innovation. So, let’s take a moment and consider four things about innovation that you can learn from Thomas Edison. Innovation Is A Team Sport. Edison knew that when it came to innovation, lots of minds and skillsets were better than one.

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Acquiring the Entrepreneurial Skills You Need

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Derek Lidow: Entrepreneurs can come into their livelihood already possessing some vital skills, but no one shows up being the total package. Skills are learned over years of embracing self-improvement and education. No one method for gaining skills is used and being good at absolutely everything is futile.

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F1 Racing and the Insurance and Finance Industry: A Comparison of Trends and Challenges

N2Growth Blog

Formula 1 racing is an industry built on speed, innovation, and teamwork. F1 racing has historically been a male-dominated sport, but that is changing rapidly. Currently, no rules prevent women from competing in the sport, but the current grid of drivers is exclusively male.

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

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s a narrative that can create a toxic work environment , stymie innovation, and prevent your team from adapting to change. By shifting your team’s vocabulary, you can open the door to new solutions, foster innovation , and promote a culture of continuous improvement. “We Missed Our Objectives. How Can We Pivot?”

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ODE to Innovation

Mills Scofield

That’s why dreams are innovation’s fuel. We know what happens to organizations that don’t innovate - look at the 1990 Fortune 100 list. So how do we become an ODE to innovation? ” For dreaming - innovation to have a positive impact , it must be based on values and integrity. public education).

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10 Books to Get You Back to Work – Fall 2023

Leading Blog

With vivid, real-life stories from business, pop culture, history, and more, Edmondson gives us specifically tailored practices, skills, and mindsets to help us replace shame and blame with curiosity, vulnerability, and personal growth. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music.

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A Sports Analogy for Understanding Different Ways to Use AI

Harvard Business Review

The authors have come to think about this issue as points on a spectrum and have created a sports analogy to help think about it: AI tools can range from steroids, to sneakers, to a coach, each representing a different relationship between human users and the technology.

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