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Doing Well By Doing Good With Darrin Williams, CEO Southern Bancorp

N2Growth Blog

Professor Rebecca Henderson , an esteemed professor of management at Harvard Business School and a world-leading expert in reimagining capitalism, was interested in the Bank’s trajectory and purpose. And it caught Professor Henderson’s eye. He wasn’t used to that kind of attention deep in the heart of Arkansas.

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World Innovation Forum - The Pressure to be Insightful

CEO Blog

I am spending the day in NYC at World Innovation Forum. Michael Martin- Marketing and Strategy (a high interest topic for me) Rebecca Henderson - ( Co-director of the Business and Environment Initiative at Harvard) Building sustainable Organizations Daniel Pink (one of my favorite authors/thinkers) And lots more.' He is speaking now.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2019

Leading Blog

These organizations tend to lag behind in innovation, discretionary effort, morale and ultimately performance. Henderson and Barry C. I started to see that many of the struggles that organizations face exist simply because their leaders were playing with a finite mindset in an infinite game.

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Leaders As Control Freaks

Joseph Lalonde

More than ever longstanding and excessive tension is robbing leaders of innovation, creative problem solving , positivity and productivity. As you do, epiphanies, connections, and innovation often result. This is a guest article by Rosalind Henderson. However, disguised self-neglect is partially to blame.

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Sustainable Business - Good for Business

CEO Blog

At World Innovation Forum, Harvard''s Rebecca Henderson spoke about sustainable business. She used one of my favorite phrases - "Change is Opportunity" and she did emphasize that change is happening. She recognized that businesses need business cases in order to fully embrace environment and sustainability.

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Leadership, Passion, And Transformation

Joseph Lalonde

Integrating these two disciplines can mean more precise medical procedures and other innovations. The outcome is oftentimes profit over meaningful transformation and innovation. What ultimately bolsters our economy and secures America’s leadership internationally is innovation and risk-taking. We as health consumers benefit.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris: 10/15/12

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here are some recent posts that may be of interest to you: REVIEWS How Women Lead: The 8 Essential Strategies Successful Women Know Sharon Hadary and Laura Henderson INTERVIEWS Maria K. Mitchell (Amdec) in “The Corner Office” Interview conducted by Adam Bryant New York Times Thomas M. Sterner, Part 2: An interview by [.].