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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2015

Leading Blog

5 Gears : How to Be Present and Productive When There Is Never Enough Time by Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram. What You Really Need to Lead : The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner by Robert Steven Kaplan. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry.

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Why Innovation is not "Invented Here"

Coaching Tip

When we experience a game-changing product or service, we feel positively surprised. . In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation. The leapfrogging life cycle that Kaplan describes in his book is not a step-by-step how to guide.

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The Strategy Book

Leading Blog

Third, there are tools that I have found valuable in my work with some of the most successful organisations in the world."

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Just because you can make an omelet, doesn’t mean you’re a restaurateur!

Mills Scofield

That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. Most organizations think of innovation in terms of creating value: products, services and experiences. 1] Kaplan, Saul.

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Why do most businesses avoid surprises at all costs?

Coaching Tip

When we experience a game-changing product or service, we feel positively surprised. . In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation. The leapfrogging life cycle that Kaplan describes in his book is not a step-by-step how to guide.

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Why Too Much Power Stifles Innovation

LDRLB

And not every leader creates an environment where their own ideas can be challenged in a productive way. Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a speaker, educator, and managing principal at InnovationPoint , where he teaches leaders how to create business breakthroughs. Innovation innovation kaplan'

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Leading a Culture of Innovation

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Processes – How growth strategies and innovation are executed internally and externally including functional and cross-functional processes, customer engagement, information sharing, product and service development, and other activities. Innovation Leadership creativity innovation kaplan organizational culture'