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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 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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Reduce Stress And Have More Influence With The Power of Improv

Let's Grow Leaders

05:38] – How Resistance Creates Stress and Kills Innovation Leaders often encounter resistance from employees and within themselves. 14:37] – How Leaders Can Encourage Innovation Without Losing Control Worried about letting go of control?

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Apple Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Anti-DEI Proposal

HR Digest

Apples board has urged its shareholders to vote against a think tanks proposal to end its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. Apples directors say the Anti-DEI Proposal is unnecessary because the company has appropriate checks and balance in place to safeguard against litigation, reputational and financial risks.

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How to Stop Being Perceived as Negative at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

You’re in a leadership meeting, and your boss proposes an idea that sounds great IN THEORY. One of the big culprits that leads to a negative Eeyore leadership style, is HOW YOU RESPOND TO IDEAS. How you respond to ideas will influence how you’re perceived Imagine this. What do you do? What would YOU ADD?

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NASA layoffs and office closures threaten a legacy of innovation

HR Digest

However, sources familiar with the current administrations upcoming budget proposal suggest that NASA could face a 25% cut in funding for the 2026 fiscal year, with programs getting slashed by as much as 50%. The agencys ability to innovate, explore, and inspire now hangs in the balance amid a major funding crisis.

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Choose Change!

Lead Change Blog

In this post I focus on one point: selecting the right change ambassadors using Rogers’ innovation theory. The early adopters first take a critical look at the proposal before deciding whether it’s a good idea or not. ” Innovators are typically poor ambassadors. To reiterate: the innovators will be on board as well.