The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. Stages three and four lean heavily on disciplined management systems and processes.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 5, 2020

Innovation is something organizations the world over are craving as they strive to cope with these most uncertain of times. In his latest book, Humanocracy , London Business School’s Gary Hamel teams up with his Management Lab colleague Michele Zanini to explore how organizations can better structure themselves for the modern age.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 1, 2024

Navigating Crisis with Resilience 03:22 Megan introduces her companies pivotal role in the global supply chain, highlighting the company’s commitment to innovation and resilience—a reflection of the human centered approach to business. 05:27 Megan delves into the complexities of managing supply chain crises.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 5, 2023

Tina is an Associate Professor of Management at Babson College and a well-regarded thought leader in the field of organizational behaviour. In fact, Tina’s podcast episode “Lead with Authenticity” was selected as one of Harvard Business Review's Most Influential and Innovative articles from Harvard Business Review’s first century.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 5, 2013

Guest post from Shoya Zichy: Innovation is critical to an organization''s growth and competitive advantage. Typically most managers do not realize there are different styles even though they divide 50/50 in the populations worldwide. __want clear guidelines OR __want open-ended flexibility. __Total __Total.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When leaders have meaningful conversations with their employees, ask open questions, truly listen to them, and nip any toxicity (such as gossiping) in the bud, they are well on their way to fostering trust and building relationships. This will be instilled if they are open-minded, positive, and appreciative. What do they do naturally?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

It’s the ROI that comes from curated conversations and spontaneous interactions, those electric moments of innovation that happen when your team is in the same room. A side conversation can lead to the next big idea or micro-innovation, and a shared laugh can forge a bond stronger than any Slack thread.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

Coupled with management , the term offers a way to describe a way of managing designed to help managers keep pace with accelerating change. In general, Wiki Management is about removing inflated ego from the practice of leadership and about breaking down the barriers that define most hierarchies.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 21, 2014

In today’s increasingly competitive, global market, it’s understandable why so many leaders are trying to figure out how to foster innovation in their organizations. So how is it that some organizations seem to thrive on the cutting edge while others can barely get their innovative initiatives off the ground?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Many of the books listed below help us to do just that. Others were included because they help us to think differently, opening us up to potential we might not have considered. The books listed below help us to build the right foundation from which we can lead others. Leaders are dealers in hope. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 3, 2023

They should encourage open dialogue, generate valuable insights, and lead to mutual understanding and respect. This direct question shows your openness to constructive criticism. How can I improve in managing my time and prioritizing tasks? Encouraging an open dialog promotes innovation and mutual respect.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The HR Digest was fortunate enough to uncover how Olver’s diverse background has influenced her HR philosophy and the ways she implements innovative trends to stay ahead. Olver’s belief in the crucial role of HR to drive company success is evident in her innovative practices at Inspire.

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 21, 2023

The ability to foster collaboration among and across departments can significantly enhance productivity, innovation, and overall organizational performance. As leaders and team managers, understanding the value of collaboration and employing the right strategies can be the key to unlocking your team’s full potential.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020. This book describes how 25 outstanding leaders used emotional intelligence to deal with critical challenges and opportunities. The book distills the leaders' experiences into nine strategies that can help any leader or potential leader to be more effective.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Want to improve your shareholder management strategies? This article explores everything business owners need to know about shareholder management. But managing these relationships can be a challenging task that is a corporate reality for many business founders. But, managing them can give business founders a tough time.

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Leading Blog

MAY 23, 2013

The Manager and the Monk is one of those books that comes along every now and again, that will shape and inspire your thinking. It is a deeply philosophical book with very practical applications. Zeitz is also co-founder and co-chair with Sir Richard Branson of The B Team.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Guest post By John Sweeney: Innovation is foundational to business leadership. We empower individuals across disciplines to evaluate, orchestrate, strategize, create and hire, but most importantly, we empower others to innovate. But for innovation, responsibility begins and remains at the highest levels of leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Whitney Johnson’s new book Disrupt Yourself got me thinking about the developmental phases of people and organizations, as well as organizational culture because that’s my field. Johnson shares this insightful S-curve derived from research on innovation. They know they have to be agile, more responsive to change, innovative.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2020

March 10 brings the new book, Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking, by J eremy Gutsche , CEO of Trend Hunter. Gutsche shares that, Create The Future , "is a book about Disruptive Thinking, so it makes sense that it shouldn't follow conventional norms. It's the ideal guide to turn your big idea into a reality.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2021. In this book, General McChrystal offers a battle-tested system for detecting and responding to risk. Open Strategy : Mastering Disruption from Outside the C-Suite by Christian Stadler, Julia Hautz, Kurt Matzler, and Stephan Friedrich von den Eichen.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2012

Frank Sonnenberg makes the case in Managing with a Conscience , that the only sustainable way to succeed is the right way—not cutting corners—emphasizing the intangibles like trust, creativity, focus, speed, flexibility, relationships, loyalty, and employee commitment. Management should announce an open-door policy.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 26, 2016

Innovation occurs when boundaries, roadblocks and Naysayers are pushed to the side. A book, ORBIT-SHIFTING INNOVATION , explores both the creative process behind innovation, as well as the execution. The first in-market experiments will throw up new blind spots and even open up new opportunities. Related articles.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building shared The 3 Most Important Traits Teams Want in a New Manager. Learn 5 ways to manage your mind to better control your mouth. David Grossman of The Grossman Group provided Open-Ended Questions Enhance Employee Communication. Asking open-ended questions is a simple way to do that.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 16, 2018

The following is an excerpt from Humble Leadership:The Power of Relationships, Openness and Trust by Ed & Peter Schein. It is becoming obvious that keeping pace in this world will require teamwork and collaboration of all sorts based on the higher levels of trust and openness created by more personalized relationships.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In addition, it demands a new kind of 10x management. There is the talent, and then there are the people managing and developing that talent. Importantly, those managing the talent should be working to become 10x talent themselves. The first part of the book discusses how to become a 10x company and attract 10x talent.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Innovation has always been culturally synonymous with ‘the latest and greatest’, the ‘next big thing’, and on the surface this true. Companies like to rollout their innovations at trade shows and industry events to garner attention and praise for their good work. Be purposeful in defining value creation for your innovation practice.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Innovation occurs when boundaries, roadblocks and Naysayers are pushed to the side. A new book, ORBIT-SHIFTING INNOVATION , explores both the creative process behind innovation, as well as the execution. The first in-market experiments will throw up new blind spots and even open up new opportunities.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2021. Demonstrating a powerful paradigm shift for finding solutions, Herman teaches us to see things differently, using art to challenge our default thinking and open up possibilities otherwise overlooked. With Amy Herman’s Fixed., With Amy Herman’s Fixed.,

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? We know it isn’t enough to simply add creativity to a list of values your organization espouses or to bring in consultants who get staff keyed up about innovating. Innovative ideas tend to require more risk than “more of the same”.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here are the 12 golden rules of effective communication from Paul Falcone , as highlighted in his book, 2600 Phrases for Setting Effective Performance Goals. Solicit ongoing feedback and suggestions form your team in terms of how you could do things differently, thereby stimulating creativity and innovation. Celebrate success.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

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. In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2022

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2022. He demonstrates that an effective culture supplies the trust that makes managing change of all kinds easier. In this book, he shares the four research-based “smart choices” the best leaders make to scale their influence and results.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

During the book writing process, I reflected on the multitude of individuals who graciously shared their time, words, wisdom, and encouragement with me along my personal leadership journey. Through forty-two leadership vignettes, the book “Humanizing Leadership” will change the way you look at leadership and at yourself.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2020. His own special innovation, it's a nonjudg­mental, nonreactive way of coolly assessing problems and analyzing crises, a mode of attack that offers luminous clarity and su­preme calm in the critical moments before taking decisive action. In B2B and B2C?

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Article: Highlights – 24 April Wednesday 24 April 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email A celebration of quality and happiness – and why good management reaches beyond borders. A world of growth Quality management is of course close to our hearts, and key to the future of this country.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 5, 2021

In their book ‘Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace – building effective relationships in your organisation’ , Reina and Reina suggest seven steps for achieving this. . I managed to help my two colleagues on this principle. . Reinas’ perspective . It is therefore not helpful to deny errors of judgment or mistakes in practice.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 15, 2023

Indeed, the researchers found that 40% of those who had deployed the furlough program during Covid said that managers had become better at managing part-time workers. A similar proportion of employees thought that the furlough scheme had made their line manager more amenable to part-time work.

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