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During this Crisis, Don’t Expect Business as Usual from the Family Enterprise

Strategy Driven

That uncertainty and inability to be in command of business operations makes us anxious. Rather than give false reassurances, it’s time for transparency and open discussion. Family business owners need to be open with their employees, transparently communicating information and concerns. About the Author. Jaffe, Ph.D.,

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Decision Making Scenarios

Coaching Tip

This ''law of love'' is identified in many different ways--for example, in Wayne Baker''s bestseller, " Achieving Success Through Social Capital " (Jossey-Bass), this law of love in the workplace is described as the "law of reciprocity.". Be open-minded. Achieving Success Through Social Capital " by Wayne Baker. “

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Leading for Innovation: Why Fighting Fires Burns Down the House

LDRLB

Soren is the Managing Principal of InnovationPoint, an Adjunct Professor within the Imagineering Academy at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and the author of the new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. The other domain is leadership. Role model these things every day.

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Leading for Innovation: Why Fighting Fires Burns Down the House

LDRLB

Soren is the Managing Principal of InnovationPoint, an Adjunct Professor within the Imagineering Academy at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and the author of the new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. The other domain is leadership. Role model these things every day.

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Why Innovation is not "Invented Here"

Coaching Tip

Beyond alarming questions of what is "fair" to the innovators themselves, few have considered how these human capital controls might impact the quality and quantity of innovation--and ultimately economic growth. That''s why on Amazon every management book with the word "surprise" in its title is about how to avoid or prevent the phenomena.