Category: Leadership Skills
Innovation: Combatting the creativity crisis
Happy accidents are wonderful things. However, there's been a long-term decline in creative skills at the same time that the need for creativity is increasing. Yarrow Kraner founded the Hatch…
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Innovation Follow Through – Richard Branson
Richard Branson has achieved remarkable success taking the Virgin brand into industries "out of frustration" with existing record, airline, and telecommunication companies and the like.
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Innovation Follow Through – Diane von Furstenberg
DVF's ongoing success is directly related to Von Furstenberg's drive to succeed on her own (at first), prove she was not a one-shot wonder (later), and leave a strong brand…
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Innovation Breakthroughs: Focus on unsolved problem
Many of Bobbi Brown's innovations have come from thinking "It would make so much sense if..." She describes these as "Random ideas mixed with common sense."
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Innovation Prompt: Invite Others
John Mackey is certain that Whole Foods must continue to innovate to stay ahead of its competition.
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Innovation Prompt: Look at things with a child like innocence
Neri Oxman suggests the beginner's mind is filled with innocence
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Risk & Reward: Does Your CEO Take the Bet?
Choosing where to play is the CEO’s big bet. He or she must lead the strategic direction of the company by examining the business environment, organizational history and recent results.…
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IBM, Ritz-Carlton and Yum! Brands Empower Front Line Employees… Do You?
The strongest leaders get that it’s not about them. It’s about the others. Whether you call them “first followers” or “front line,” leadership is about inspiring and enabling others to…
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Leading with a Clear Vision
Align everyone around a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose. Execute against that purpose on a societal, business and individual level with the discipline to keep the efforts separate. Leverage the…
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