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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

For example, he worked purposefully to fashion an image of himself as a hardworking, hands-on inventor (he once reportedly smeared soot on his hands and face before an interview to bolster that reputation). [1] Human capital: who you are as a leader of innovation . Social capital: who you know with key expertise and resources.

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Marketing Is Dead

Harvard Business Review

Third, in today's increasingly social media-infused environment, traditional marketing and sales not only doesn't work so well, it doesn't make sense. Help them build social capital. It also increased the reputation of the mid-level advocates, who were seen as strategic thinkers bringing new ideas to senior management.

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Accountants Will Save the World

Harvard Business Review

But we got returns on our investment as well: Our employees were proud of the company and eager to participate; the disaster areas provided some of the best training on how to solve complex dilemmas; and of course the reputation of the company improved tremendously. Scaling Social Impact Insights from HBR and The Bridgespan Group.