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Intangible Loss of Outsourced Innovation

Mills Scofield

I’ve been thinking about the 2 nd , 3 rd order effects of outsourcing, especially now that some companies are either doing or seriously considering insourcing. I’ve wondered about the cost-benefit equation of in vs. outsourcing for a while. And what about innovation? Perhaps because they learned to?

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Do We Still Thirst For Knowledge As We Age?

The Horizons Tracker

Perhaps the most pernicious aspect of this ageism revolves around the notion that older people are less innovative and less able to learn new skills, especially surrounding new technologies. Lifelong learning. What happens when we learn. It’s an indication that we’re not retiring mentally as we age.

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The Leader as Witness

Lead Change Blog

It means I have a job to do and not just a label to wear.” Followers don’t learn what matters from conversation; they learn from observation. We can do the paperwork later.” . What kind of response do you think he got the next time he asked this customer for a suggestion? The word “witness” has a double meaning.

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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The fact of the matter is that senior executives who rise to the C-suite do so largely based upon their ability to consistently make sound decisions. They make bad decisions. And in some cases they compound bad decision upon bad decision. The truth is that even leaders who don’t fail make bad decisions from time-to-time.

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

The Changing Expectations for Followers There was a time in the not too distant past when followership essentially meant, “be quiet and do whatever I tell you to do.” The Civil Rights and more recent Tea Party movements are good examples of what happens when angry followers decide to do something to change the status quo.

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Don’t Talk Yourself Out of Trying a Second Career

Harvard Business Review

However, we should never be trapped by decisions that can be reversed, should we care to do so. However, we should never be trapped by decisions that can be reversed, should we care to do so. With the experience of your first career to draw on, you should know what you enjoy and what you could learn to do. But be careful.

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Teaching Teenagers to Develop Their Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

But the reality is that the youth who will be tomorrow’s innovators, educators, politicians, and business professionals aren’t ready to meet such competitive expectations — not so much because they’re untrained, but because they’re unequipped emotionally. You and Your Team. Emotional Intelligence.