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Ideas Don't Equal Innovation | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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Workplace Culture: How to Leverage Innovation No AI Bot Can Replace

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The Power of Workplace Culture in an AI Universe: A virtual conversation about Empathy and Innovation Note: This article on Workplace Culture is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of our book, Courageous Culture: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. What’s your perspective on that?”

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Important Ideas on Change and Transitions: A Frontline Festival

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Your next promotion won’t happen until you “be the change” that those who have your career in their hands expect to see. Brian Sooy of Lead Change Group offers Positive Communication Leads to a Culture of Innovation. Managing Through Career and Life Changes. Do you encourage innovation? Jennifer V.

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3 Factors Inventors Share: How to Change the World

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When I looked back into history to track the origins of some of the everyday innovations we take for granted today, I found that every inventor tended to embody some or all of these same traits. Further, the approach taken early in a career can help or hinder in the future, and that goes for any field. Spitz immigrated to the U.S.

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Strategy, Capability & Really Bad Advice

N2Growth Blog

I just finished reading an article where the author (a self professed innovation guru) recommended strategy be aligned with capability, and that to allow ambition to exceed capability is a nothing short of a recipe for disaster. These are the brands that fall into rapid decline as they fail to innovate and change.

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Overloaded at Work: How to Ask For the Support You Need

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With the finish line in sight, you can innovate without fear, tossing out time-saving hacks like confetti. Identifying the expendable can be surprisingly quick once you start that dialogue. Embrace the wisdom of knowing what ‘winning’ looks like. A few powerful phrases that can help. What’s most important?” Focus is the antidote to overwhelm.

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Employee Growth: How to Better Support Team Member Development

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You’ll want to watch the interview, particularly if you, or someone you care about, feel called to take on a new challenge, or are particularly stuck or stagnating in your career. The first decade of my career (and all my formal education) was about leadership development and communication. Their questions can lead to innovation.