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6 Times Your Leadership Skills are Needed Most

Lead from Within

They act as mentors, coaches, and guides to others, empowering employees to reach their full potential. They also create organizational cultures that act as incubators for the next generation of intelligent leaders. Successful leaders inspire, encourage, build trust, and boost morale. Their role goes beyond just managing resources.

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After the layoff: How to support your team when it just got smaller

Let's Grow Leaders

a mentor or a trusted peer). Incubator Guide. . Don’t pretend that every goal is equally important, help your team to prioritize. Be sure they know that if they have to screw up something, which of their goals is less critical? Leadership is often about restoring hope and doing what feels impossible.

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Light the Fire and Clear the Path

Mills Scofield

In Jon Mertz’s new book, Activate Leadership: Aspen Truths to Empower Millennial Leaders , Jon talks about Soul Sparks: “Soul sparks are those small ignitions of inspiration that fan into big changes, new directions, or fresh works. They come from deep down inside. Make your body and mind shake with excitement. Leo Tolstoy.

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Light the Fire and Clear the Path

Mills Scofield

In Jon Mertz’s new book, Activate Leadership: Aspen Truths to Empower Millennial Leaders , Jon talks about Soul Sparks: “Soul sparks are those small ignitions of inspiration that fan into big changes, new directions, or fresh works. They come from deep down inside. Make your body and mind shake with excitement. Leo Tolstoy.

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Get the Mentoring Equation Right

Harvard Business Review

Bob is the Managing Partner of The Re-Wired Group in Detroit, an innovation incubator and consultancy specializing in demand-side innovation. I used to be able to say "yes" to pretty much anyone who reached out to me for mentoring. The mentor side asks: Can I help and how much effort will it require?

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Midsize Cities Are Entrepreneurship’s Real Test

Harvard Business Review

The criticism came quick, but the seed of the new culture had been planted: growth, not start, was the goal. Our Scalerator is critical not only for stimulating new growth, but also for demonstrating to local leaders that with intense doses of scale-focused training, mentoring and simple cheerleading, growth can be the new normal.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

By now, your company probably has a new busi­ness incubator, an idea wiki, a disciplined process for mining customer insights, an awards program for successful innovators, and maybe even an outpost in Silicon Valley—all fine ideas—and yet, most likely, it still struggles to meet its growth goals and seldom thrills its customers.