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Navigator Newsletter #180

Chart Your Course

According to their human resource department, it is harder to get a job at Zappos than to be accepted at Harvard Business School. The amazing thing is there are lots of innovative employees who have great ideas, but most of them go untapped. The strategies and concepts they apply at Zappos have had a significant impact.

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Five Ways Leaders Turns Doubters into Doers

Chart Your Course

Innovation has always been what makes good businesses great. And innovation does not happen without change and risk. Use meetings and internal communications – emails, newsletters, flyers – to explain the changes in a positive light. Part of being a leader is managing change. As Martin Luther King Jr. Great leaders know this.

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Where (and When) the Magic Happens

In the CEO Afterlife

Magic can’t happen in cultures that don’t worship innovation. Innovation starts with leadership. Most big company cultures are not innovative. Oh yes, they talk about innovation in their annual reports and their mission statements. But this isn’t the Apple, Google or Amazon type of innovation. Failure is lauded.

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5 Things to Consider When Hiring Corporate Innovators

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard As businesses continue to face unprecedented change and uncertainty, innovation is no longer optional – it’s a must-have for companies looking to survive and thrive. However, finding and developing the right people to drive corporate innovation can be challenging.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week - A Look Ahead at 2011

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Shawn Parr, Fast Company : 10 New Year's Resolutions for Innovative Teams Mark Stelzner, Inflexion Advisors : 2011: The Year of Reactionary HR Seth Godin's Blog : Maybe Next Year.

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Building Your Brand “Buddy The Elf” Style – Part 2 :: Women on.

Women on Business

If they are feeling your brand understands them and their needs, is innovative, is a good value, and cares about them, they are now ready to jump in and interact with you. As for your brand, how are your customers feeling about your brand now that your prospective customers have some knowledge about you from steps one and two? Are you ready??

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Reinvent Opportunity, Restore Satisfaction

Women on Business

Today’s professionals are focused on developing their skill sets and seek the training, the resources and the people that can help them achieve their goals. Communicate through newsletters, meetings, portal discussion threads and webcasts. 4. Expand employee networks.