Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Everything that society has called innovative is the direct result of the personal creativity of individuals. And, it’s no surprise that organizations today want to harness that type of creativity and innovation in their employees. But, it’s time to rethink the way we make innovation happen.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Chief Innovation Officer is the spark that drives a company’s creative momentum. As businesses increasingly focus on innovation , having a dedicated leader championing this mission is more crucial than ever. Networking: Building and maintaining relationships that drive innovation and collaboration.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

Josh Linkner on walking and creativity: Researchers isolated walking from all other factors to determine the impact of strolling on creativity. The results: creative output increased by an average of 60 percent when the person was walking compared to sitting. 6 percent, not 6 percent, but 60 percent.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In this incredibly practical and inspiring episode, Jeff DeGraff, the “Dean of Innovation” gives you practical ways to cultivate a creative mindset for yourself and with your team.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 28, 2025

Traditional leadership approaches are destroying innovation potential at an alarming rate, with 76% of employees reporting their best ideas die in bureaucratic approval processes. This mindset creates bottlenecks that suffocate creativity. The Innovation Paradox Traditional leaders often demand innovation while punishing failure.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 18, 2022

And they said, “yeah, maybe not so much on the innovation.” Communicate your desire for innovation in the areas you really want them to focus on. How do you help your team focus on the most helpful innovation? ” They were getting too many people speaking up and sharing their ideas. What would you add?

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Building a team with this mindset encourages a positive work environment where creativity flourishes. When members feel they can rely on each other, they’re more likely to contribute their best efforts, which results in heightened productivity and innovation. They’re not content with the status quo.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Are you ready to discover how self-mastery can transform your teams performance and spark creativity? Techniques to frame problems creatively and unlock your teams collective genius. Dont miss this episodepress play now to uncover the secrets to leading with clarity, connection, and creativity and become the leader your team deserves.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2023

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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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

W E OFTEN THINK of innovation as something visionaries draw out of thin air, like manna from heaven. Here’s an innovation story that’s closer to reality: It’s a story of loss, grit, and renewal. It’s also about a never-too-late approach to innovation that enabled a floundering business to launch a second golden age.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

D ISRUPTION has become synonymous with innovation. In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.” In Beyond Disruption: Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries , Blue Ocean Strategy authors W. Stay focused on value innovation.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 17, 2025

Patrick’s Day, it’s the perfect occasion to shine a spotlight on the influential contributions Ireland has made to the world of innovation. From literary advances to technological marvels, Ireland’s creative spirit is visible across various domains.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2020

Innovation is within each of us. If we are going to be an innovator, we need to have a healthy relationship with change. Change is an opportunity to innovate. Tamara Ghandour defines innovation as “thinking differently about what’s right in front of you to create an advantage” in her book Innovation is Everybody’s Business.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 8, 2021

T HE potential for innovation exists within our organizations. How do you make innovation as natural as eating and sleeping? And that doesn’t begin by copying the relics of highly innovative companies. Their definition of innovation is “ something different that creates value.” Innovators ask, “What if?” “Is

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 24, 2024

This helps save time and reduces the risk of making detrimental hiring decisions that could hinder organizational growth and innovation. The Importance of Leadership in Driving Innovation Innovation is the key to success in the fast-paced and highly competitive life sciences industry.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Low morale can severely impact productivity, creativity, and overall organizational success. However, with strategic actions and innovative approaches, leaders can turn things around. In this setup, junior employees mentor senior leaders, offering fresh perspectives and innovative ideas.

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Leading Blog

MAY 18, 2021

These same Agents of Stupidity hold leaders in all contexts back in a time when the clear thinking that leads to creativity and innovation is much needed. In the same way making “original” or “great” or “creative” the goal of any endeavor can be self-defeating.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

As disruptors in the organization, they hold the onus to align the company’s brand mission with a creative yet commercially viable business strategy. It is now expected that a CMO strikes a harmony between pioneering innovation and maintaining commercial acumen, a balance intrinsic to the realization of substantial business growth.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

This unique combination allows them to identify underlying issues, implement necessary changes, and drive innovation without being handicapped by internal politics or cultural biases. By bringing fresh perspectives and innovative strategies, interim executives can reorient a company’s trajectory, driving it towards growth and transformation.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

A skilled individual in this position coordinates teams, resources, and processes to keep everything running efficiently while simultaneously driving revenue growth, innovation, and cultural continuity. Innovation Mindset: Championing fresh perspectives, new technologies, and bold improvements.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2021

How to reclaim your creativity, conquer busyness, do your best work, and be your best self. It’s time to reclaim your energy, creativity, and brilliance – it all starts by finding your minute to think. But he lost his creativity when he joined the innovation team. A Minute to Think. A Minute to Think.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

A learning organization fosters ongoing learning, innovation, and improvement among its members. Creating impactful learning programs involves tapping into your creativity while ensuring they align with your organization’s objectives. Hackathons and Innovation Labs: These opportunities allow employees to test new ideas.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 13, 2024

With the increasing importance of data and analytics that spans across several business areas, the need for a CDO who can adapt, innovate, and lead in this complex environment has grown significantly. The Intersection of Creativity and Regulatory Compliance In the 21st century, businesses are primarily driven by data-centric operations.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Identifying Growth-Stage Leadership to Drive Innovation in Life Sciences Effective executive search partners play a pivotal role in identifying, attracting, and assessing the leadership best aligned to drive growth and innovation, all the more important in highly dynamic industries like life sciences.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 1, 2025

In the landscape of human-centered innovation, one of the most intriguing concepts revolves around our ability to unlock latent potential in ourselves and others. Imagine a technology capable of selectively stimulating parts of the brain to enhance creativity, […]

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Like The Illusion of Innovation by Elliott Parker, they will get you thinking in new ways and set you up for the others. Mindshift : Ignite Change, Inspire Action, and Innovate for a Better Tomorrow by Brian Solis - (October 2024) Every company needs leaders who can spot and seize on opportunities at a moments notice. The result?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Emerging leaders empower their teams to achieve operational excellence and drive innovation by continuously refining culture, tactics, and strategy. Creating an environment that encourages openness, fosters communication promotes collaboration, and values innovation is crucial.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

How you respond to them can either add to your stress or unlock new levels of creativity, influence, and problem-solving. 05:38] – How Resistance Creates Stress and Kills Innovation Leaders often encounter resistance from employees and within themselves. Unexpected changes and challenges are inevitable in leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

The payoff is significant: leaders discover or refine skills that help them innovate, lead teams with greater empathy, and navigate challenges with resolve. This heightened accountability, in turn, propels leaders to think creatively, foster team engagement, and adapt to changing business conditions more swiftly.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The most successful leaders are those who embrace uniquely human skills—empathy, creativity, and adaptability. Creative Problem-Solving to Drive Innovation AI can analyze data, but it lacks the creative spark that leads to innovation. These qualities help bridge the gap between technology and the human experience.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

Strategic empowerment removes the guesswork and helps people focus their creativity and problem-solving where it will make the most difference. WHY this tool works: Strategic empowerment provides clear definitions and removes the guesswork about where to innovate. RELATIONSHIPS.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Have you noticed how hard it can be to stay curious, creative, and innovative? They often express concern about a perceived lack of curiosity, creativity, and innovation in their teams. When that happens your pre-frontal cortex, the part of your brain that drives curiosity and creativity, gets overridden.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Inspire team innovation with an idea garden, saving great ideas for future growth. I don’t want to crush team innovation, but I can’t possibly use them all. You’re doing a lot of things right when it comes to fostering psychological safety and encouraging team innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 1, 2025

Even amidst the Covid pandemic, when remote work became the norm for so many of us, concerns remained about the ability to be innovative when working apart from our peers. These fears were based not just on the evidence before us, but considerable previous research showing the valuable role physical proximity plays in our creativity.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Demand for executives who blend operational savvy, clinical literacy, and innovative thinking outpaces supply, pushing organizations to think creatively about leadership pipelines and succession planning. Fostering Innovation to Navigate Industry Transformation Few industries are as dynamically innovative as healthcare.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When left unaddressed, these fears can lead to poor decision-making, stifled creativity, and a toxic work environment. By working closely with leaders, I turn fear into a catalyst for growth and innovation. This approach not only humanizes leaders but also encourages team members to take risks and innovate without fear of judgment.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Forward-thinking companies are now recognizing the immense value that unconventional thinkers and innovators can bring to the table. I’ve seen this approach unlock significant innovation within my client organizations. Lead From Within: The most innovative solutions often come from the most unexpected places.

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