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In their latest collaboration, Beyond the Idea, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, explain how to execute innovation in any organization. As they explain, “The most important message in Beyond the Idea is very simple: innovation execution is its own unique…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Malcolm Gladwell for The New Yorker (August 21, 2013) in which Gladwell makes a vigorous effort to clarify issues that always result from careless reading and simplistic thinking. To read…
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Quotations that have enduring meaning and significance are those that offer unique insight into human nature. That is certainly true of these. “If you inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”…
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Phil Stutz and Barry Michels are psychotherapists as well as the co-authors of The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity, published by Spiegel & Grau/Random House (2012). As Michels explains, “Twenty-five years have passed since Phil and…
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Here is the executive summary of an article co-authored by Jean-François Manzoni and Jean-Louis Barsoux that was published in Harvard Business Review and later developed into a book. To read the complete article, you must be registered to have free…
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Here is an excerpt from another brilliant essay by Maria Popova and featured by her blog for mind/heart/soul-starved explorers, Brain Pickings. Her taste is impeccable and her judgment flawless. Please check out the treasures by clicking here. * * *…
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With all due respect to Sheryl Sanberg, she is only one of the latest women who have “leaned in” to achieve success in U.S. history. I highly recommend Gail Collins’ America’s Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines,…
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As I began to read Alan Gregerman’s recently published book, The Necessity of Strangers: The Intriguing Truth About Insight, Innovation, and Success, I was again reminded of how deceptively complicated the word “stranger” is. It could refer to someone we…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Rajat Taneja for LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Steve Ballmer recently announced his retirement setting off a firestorm of analysis of…
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How to make a city great
By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. That could mean great things for economic growth — if the cities handle their expansion wisely. Here is an introduction to resources provided by McKinsey & Company that…
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