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How to Deal with Political Conflict at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

Navigate political conflict at work with a combination of clarity, connection, and curiosity When you think of talking with people at work who have different political beliefs, your first response might be like that of many people we’ve encountered as we wrote Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict : “Yeah, no.

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Political Connections Can Help And Hinder Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

Political connections can be a double-edged sword for innovation in emerging markets. In emerging markets, firms with political connections can gain access to crucial resources and knowledge, potentially driving innovation. “Simply having political connections isn’t enough.

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Dinosaurs, Big Consulting Firms and Disruptive Innovation

N2Growth Blog

Christensen calls this “ disruptive innovation ” and gives examples as diverse as the personal computer industry, milkshakes, and steel minimills. WHAT IS A DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION? Earlier examples of disruptive innovations: telephone (disrupted the telegraph). GLOBAL CONSULTING & DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION.

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The Role of Interim Executives in Driving Corporate Transformation and Innovation

N2Growth Blog

This unique combination allows them to identify underlying issues, implement necessary changes, and drive innovation without being handicapped by internal politics or cultural biases. The post The Role of Interim Executives in Driving Corporate Transformation and Innovation appeared first on N2Growth.

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How to Rapidly Address Leadership Gaps with Interim Executives: A Comprehensive Guide

N2Growth Blog

Fresh Perspectives and Innovation: Their external viewpoint allows them to offer unbiased insights and innovative solutions that internal teams might overlook due to established routines. N2Growth stands ready to assist organizations in identifying and engaging the right interim executives who can make an immediate and lasting impact.

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CEOs, Politics, and Religion

CEO Insider

I delivered a three-hour workshop to a CEO Peer Advisory Group recently, where one of the members talked about the difficulty (putting it mildly) of having a civil conversation with someone who stands on the opposite side of one’s political views. He described how emotion instantly hijacks such an encounter.

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How Big Companies Can (and do) Innovate Like a Start-Up

Leading Blog

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.