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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

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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How to Successfully Transform a Low Morale Culture in 7 Steps

Lead from Within

Transforming a low morale culture into a thriving, positive environment is a complex but achievable goal. employees are engaged at work, highlighting the widespread issue of low morale. Low morale can severely impact productivity, creativity, and overall organizational success. According to a Gallup survey, only 34% of U.S.

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Beyond Disruption: Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive

Leading Blog

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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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

So to get the most out of innovation processes such as design thinking, truly creative leaders also need to master the social dynamics of… [wait for the punchline}…humor! We have witnessed that skilled leaders, those we call “Stand-Up Strategists”, understand the utility of humor to boost innovation.

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Leading Thoughts for December 26, 2024

Leading Blog

We often abdicate our own thinking to the books we read and the lectures we hear; we leave the dictates of morality to religious leaders and our diet to doctors. Source: Going on Offense: A Leaders Playbook for Perpetual Innovation * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog.

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The Roadmap to Clarity: Three Must-Have Steps in Your Decision Making Process

Let's Grow Leaders

The meeting ends with no decision made, an hour or more wasted, and the team’s morale drained from their inability to act. You can solve them by answering three key questions: Who does this decision affect? Who owns this decision? What would a successful outcome do for each affected party? Let’s look at each of these questions.

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How a CEO Can Make or Break Your Company

N2Growth Blog

Whether expanding into new markets, managing crises, or driving innovation , they bring insight and clarity, combining data with intuition. Every decision—big or small—creates a ripple effect across the company, impacting everything from employee motivation to customer satisfaction, competitiveness, and innovation.

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