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If You Don???t Lead Innovation, You Aren???t a Leader. (And you won???t stay in business very long.)

Engaging Leader

Conventional wisdom says creativity is the realm of advertising, and innovation the job of product development. We wouldnt expect to find the IT or Finance departments bursting with innovation. Innovation' Blog Creativity Influence 3.0

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The Importance of Domain Name Selection for Non-Profits

Lead Change Blog

Does it render well in print advertising or on business cards? The Innovative Finance Foundation (IFF) uses www.if.foundation for its network dedicated to funding sustainable development and ending extreme poverty. Your domain name is free advertising for your organization. Is it easy to pronounce? Easy to spell?

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. I Think Not.

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Celebrate Failure

Career Advancement

Trevor wanted his people to be pillars of innovation and creativity. When he came to me for coaching around innovation, he mentioned how fearful his team was in taking risks and possibly touching failure. Advertising company Grey gives a “Heroic Failure” award to employees who take ambitious risks and go down in flames.

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The Power of an Enemy

In the CEO Afterlife

The companies that employed me were generally the underdogs in battles against bigger, better-financed organizations. Live a culture of innovation. Increase your lead, and while they are catching up, you are embracing the next innovation. Against mounting odds, we did more than survive. We thrived. Never rest on your laurels.

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How to Build a Brand | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you don’t have a big advertising budget, and even if you do, social media provides a significant opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and interactions with your customers that broadcast media simply cannot produce. Continuity should flow from values to vision, mission to strategy, and objectives to tactics to process.

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Turnarounds and the Big Play | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Familiar examples are spending more on advertising, introducing new products or line extensions, expanding distribution. In the case of struggling Nabob Foods, two significant innovations facilitated the turnaround. While they played catch-up, we were already working on the next innovation. And guess what? John Bell.

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