Dr. Kaihan Krippendorff, Author Driving Innovation from Within: A Guide for Internal Entrepreneurs [Columbia Business School Publishing, October 22, 2019] Many people assume that implementing innovative ideas will automatically make a company more successful. But while being innovative may generate admiration, press coverage, and a top spot on various “most innovative companies” lists, it does not necessarily […]
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Kyle Nel, Nathan Furr and Thomas Zoega Ramsoy, Authors, Leading Transformation: How to Take Charge of Your Company’s Future Guiding an organization through transformation is one of the hardest things that leaders are called on to do. Among many variables, transformation requires both seeing new business opportunities, and then taking meaningful steps to capture them. But
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Mostafa Sayyadi, Author, Leading Between the Lines The business environment is constantly changing as organizations are increasingly participating in global markets. Hypercompetition has become the norm. Innovation is also a crucial part of hypercompetitive environments. Organizations can design, copy, or update products and services easier with more adaptability then ever today. Leaders can apply innovation strategy
Andy Fromm, Chairman & CEO, Service Management Group When it comes to innovation, I’ve come to realize that it’s impossible to map out point A to point B. The journey isn’t direct, but rather a meandering path, full of redirections, twists, and turns. I strive to let curiosity drive me every day. This mindset is
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Mostafa Sayyadi, Author, Leading Between the Lines Today‘s globalized nature of business is placing more pressure on companies to employ change management leaders who are capable to build learning companies. There are many studies that focus on the organizational factors that drive organizational innovation. Structure is one such area that plays a critical role and is
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By Chuck Swoboda A Wired article once dubbed innovation “the most important and overused word in America.” And, still today, it seems that the more we say the word, the less we actually do it. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Innovation is the “great equalizer”. It not only gives underdogs a chance but oftentimes, it gives
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Jon Kolko, Author, Creative Clarity Creativity is fundamental to driving the market. It’s no longer a word used to describe aesthetics or the “icing on the cake”; creativity is a required competency for organizations who seek to identify new market opportunities, define new ways of running their business, and ship innovative products and services. But the creative
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Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach, Authors, Detonate: Why – and How – Corporations Must Blow up Best Practices (and Bring a Beginner’s Mind) to Survive There aren’t many successful CEOs in the world who feel frozen when they need to take action. But there is one choice that can feel paralyzing: when the time comes to
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Mostafa Sayyadi, Author, Transformational Leadership: How To Prosper as a Leader In Today’s Hypercompetitive Environment Leadership has been a focal point of organizations since the corporation was first initiated and will always be an ongoing issue for executives. Executives can use leadership to unlock knowledge for innovation and to motivate employees to solve their current problems in a
As a leader, you create the culture that either helps your teams thrive––or barely survive. Obviously, no leader intentionally stalls or stymies a team. But even the best leaders occasionally make mistakes that freeze their people rather than free them to excel. Here’s how that happens: Avoid These 5 Mistakes Leaders Make That Cripple Teams
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