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What Can Leaders Learn from Elite Athletes About High-Level Performance?

Leading Blog

And Simone. Indeed, executives often see themselves as industry or functional domain expertswhether in tech, health sciences, finance, or as an engineer, designer, or head of operations. Simone Biles, considered the greatest gymnast of all time, similarly prioritizes nine hours of sleep. Be like Roger. And Michael.

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People Do Business With You…But Why?

Women on Business

According to author and thought leader Simon Sinek, people buy the “why.” In this TED video , Sinek explains what he believes to be the reason for Apple’s constant innovations and their repeated successes. By Maribeth Kuzmeski Why do people do business with you? Is it because of WHAT you do or is it because of WHY you do it?

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

Kind regards, Ian 22 March Dear all, First, some breaking news: the winner of CMI's Management Book of the Year 2022 competition is… The Power of Difference: Where the Complexities of Diversity and Inclusion Meet Practical Solutions by Simon Fanshawe ( Kogan Page ). We’ve got an exclusive interview with Simon here !

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The Silent Killer of New Products: Lazy Pricing

Harvard Business Review

This new (and alarming) data comes from pricing consulting giant Simon-Kucher & Partners, which conducts its survey every other year with the Professional Pricing Society, a professional association. HBR: Is new products’ high rate of failure really a pricing problem, or does it reflect a more fundamental innovation problem?

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India's Decade of Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

On recent visits to India, we have found that "innovation" is the buzzword on everybody's lips. President Pratibha Patil has even declared 2010-2020 as India's " Decade of Innovation." Biocon is one Indian company that is adapting well to this new global reality by embracing a polycentric innovation model.

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How to Hand Off an Innovation Project from One Team to Another

Harvard Business Review

That fear drives their companies to invest millions into coming up with breakthrough innovations. If innovation projects are going to succeed, they’ll need to survive a handoff from an innovation team to an execution team. These labels also nicely describe the phases of innovation: Explore, Scale, and Optimize.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2019

Leading Blog

The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek (Portfolo, 2019) Do you know how to play the game you’re in? Creative Construction : The DNA of Sustained Innovation by Gary P. Whether it comes to our finances, our health, our communities, or our planet, it’s easy to avoid thinking ahead. There's a better way. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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