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5 Insights to Managing Chaordic Tension

Leading Blog

Intuitively, yes, entrepreneurship is a risky career path. Managing this tension is the key to success in growing and stable organizations—regardless of industry, size, years in business, or profit motive. Here are my five insights on how to manage chaordic tension: 1. Idea people are more comfortable with risk.

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Why Are Businesses Ignoring Their Future – The Millennials?

Lead Change Blog

They are the first “connected” generation, meaning they feel like their cell phone is an extra limb on their body. They feel parenthood and marriage are more important than career and financial success. Idea Generation Tool – Create a way for employees to have the ability to submit ideas.

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Leaders: Are You Coaching Your Teams for Creativity?

Management Excellence

There's little doubt creativity is vital in the workplace, and that idea generation is the enabler of creative problem solving and innovation. The better our teams and colleagues are at generating ideas, the better the odds of surviving and thriving in our topsy-turvy world.

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Going Wonka: 5 Steps To Building An Effective (and World Changing) Idea Factory

Terry Starbucker

He had been a frequent visitor to my subconscious throughout my corporate career, always managing to show up at times when I needed him, along with his admittedly peculiar brand of inspiration. Fear is one of the biggest impediments to idea generation. Get EVERYBODY involved in idea generation.

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8 Tips to Improve Your Leadership Listening Skills

Lead from Within

Poor listening skills are one of the main causes of poor communication in leadership, and it can have negative impacts on teamwork, idea generation and trust. Most people believe they are good listeners, but the reality is that many of us struggle with effective listening.

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The New Beta Way To Lead

Eric Jacobson

Drawing on her vast experience as a venture capitalist, organizational design expert, and management consultant, Ardi argues that the future belongs to the Betas. The Beta approach will help you recruit, manage, and retain the kind of talent you and your organization need to profit today and tomorrow.”

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Hiring For Cultural Fit Can Be Good But Comes With Risks

The Horizons Tracker

It’s perhaps understandable, therefore, that managers would strive to achieve a degree of cultural fit when they recruit. Indeed, a few years ago research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that a poor cultural fit can cost somewhere between 50-60% of that employee’s annual salary.