First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a Managing Principal at InnovationPoint, where he works with organizations including Visa, Colgate-Palmolive, Medtronic, Disney, Philips, PepsiCo, and numerous other global firms.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 23, 2023

“Experiential Intelligence provides a new lens from which to view what makes you, you—and what makes your team and organization unique,” says Soren Kaplan , author of the new book, Experiential Intelligence. Kaplan explains that over 100 years ago, we established IQ (Intelligence Quotient) to predict success.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 19, 2017

Soren Kaplan is the author of the best-selling and award-winning book Leapfrogging , an affiliated professor at the Center for Effective Organizations at USC’s Marshall School of Business, a contributing writer for Fast Company, a leading keynote speaker, and the founder of InnovationPoint.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

Kaplan on the dangers of peace: “Avoiding tragedy requires a sense of it, which in turn requires a sense of history. I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 13, 2013

At the January First Friday Book Synopsis, I presented my synopsis of Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs by Soren Kaplan. A good book, it reminded me that the “same old same old” will simply not cut it in today’s short-lived business-success-cycle era.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

One thing we do know for sure is that, in the early 1990s, Robert Kaplan and David Norton invented the balanced scorecard , a tool to monitor performance that wasn’t solely related to financial progress. These unattributed stories, repeated around the internet, are difficult to verify.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 30, 2017

Janice Kaplan cried on New Year’s Eve. She snuggled with her husband and watched a movie before the crystal ball dropped in New York City. She didn’t want her year to end. I… Continue reading →

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 6, 2011

Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Marjorie Kaplan, president of the Animal Planet and Science networks, who says true creativity comes from the ability to tolerate [.].

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Kaplan on the connection between past, present, and future: “The greater the disregard of history, the greater he delusions regarding the future. Source: Thinking with History. The classics help counter … historical amnesia.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

In What You''re Really Meant to Do , Robert Kaplan tells the story of a television producer that got passed over for a promotion. You undermine your "ability to exhibit character and leadership traits" that could help your career, says Kaplan. Initially, he took the easy way out. He chose to frame it as a "political" issue.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 10, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development [link] I am so honored to share the screen on Huffington Post Live with Angela Maiers, Saul Kaplan,Robin Chase, Whitney Johnson and Brian Cuban as we discuss Choose2Matter - helping our kids realize how much they have to offer and give to the world. You know how excited I get over up and coming leaders!

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 28, 2013

To celebrate the launch of his new book, David Burkus has turned over his microphone to friend and LDRLB contributor Soren Kaplan. To celebrate the launch of his new book, David Burkus has turned over his microphone to friend and LDRLB contributor Soren Kaplan. This podcast is supported by Audible.com.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 29, 2020

License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Four Ways To Harness Social Media For Crisis Management are those of the author Blair Kaplan Venables alone and not the CEOWORLD magazine. And with more than 2.81 billion people around the world using social media, Facebook, […].

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 19, 2012

Soren Kaplan in Leapfrogging Kaplan offers a “finding your future [.]. Preparation prevents reaction. Prepare for future failures so you won’t end up caught in the snare of fear. One way to combat our fears is to hit them head-on.”

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Mills Scofield

AUGUST 25, 2014

Thank you Nicha Ratana-Apiromyakij & Saul Kaplan for this honor and story about BIF10. BIF10 Brown University Culture Innovation Leadership Networking Saul Kaplan Strategy business model' TIME magazine ( online )!! I am so privileged and blessed to be a part of BIF. Sign up ASAP for BIF10 !!!

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2013

Kaplan and Robert B. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March. Fear Your Strengths : What You Are Best at Could Be Your Biggest Problem by Robert E. Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future by Dorie Clark.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2013

What You''re Really Meant to Do : A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential by Robert Steven Kaplan. Ten Virtues of Outstanding Leaders : Leadership and Character by Al Gini and Ronald M. Change Intelligence : Use the Power of CQ to Lead Change That Sticks by Barbara Trautlein.

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Tony Mayo

OCTOBER 20, 2014

‘Mindful’ commuters say deep breaths, clear mind keep them calm under stress Nancy Kaplan, chief operating officer at a management consulting firm in downtown D.C., said she pays attention to her breathing and relaxes when her jaw tightens or her fingers clench the steering wheel during her hour-plus commute.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 3, 2013

I asked the “expert on surprise,” Soren Kaplan, “If you could [.]. Extraordinary leaders realize surprise is a catalyst not an enemy. Reject surprises to your own peril. Surprise energizes innovation.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

What You Really Need to Lead : The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner by Robert Steven Kaplan. Leadership BS : Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time by Jeffrey Pfeffer. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. by Brad Lomenick.

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leaderCommunicator

APRIL 3, 2020

By Sarah Kaplan ( @sarahkaplan48 via @washingtonpost ), The Washington Post One of the many cruelties of the COVID-19 outbreak: In a time when we most need the comfort of closeness, it forces us apart. This Week's Round-Up of Leadership and Communication Blogs: Human connection bolsters the immune system.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 19, 2011

The difference, says Harvard professor Robert Kaplan, is “how they deal with these periods of confusion and uncertainty. With many down-to-earth examples, Kaplan will expand the range of questions you should be asking yourself. They feel as if they should be somewhere else, doing something else.

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Mills Scofield

JULY 24, 2014

BIF10 Business Innovation Factory Business Models Culture Innovation John Hagel Leadership Networking Saul Kaplan Strategy' Can''t wait for BIF10 !!! The BIF Summit is the ultimate interdisciplinary happening.".

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 1, 2012

The more fearful we are the more pessimistic we grow about the future,” Soren Kaplan, author of, Leapfrogging: Harnessing the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. [.]. I’m a huge fan of “just go do something,” but a world filled with options and uncertainty paralyzes. When fear prevents the next step, pessimism prevails.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 15, 2012

Soren Kaplan thought he knew about giant leaps forward until [.]. Leaders rise up during uncertainty and press through ambiguity; they embrace surprises. The surprising truth is surprises represent the path to breakthroughs.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 25, 2020

There’s a general consensus that we should strive to make the world a greener and more sustainable place after COVID, with the European Commission proposing a European Green Deal to enable the continent to “live up to the challenges we are all facing” Central to this will be for companies and other organizations to do their bit, and (..)

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Play Nice But Win : A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader by Michael Dell with James Kaplan. Millions of future business owners feel trapped by those voices-like they are meant for something more but are stuck where they are.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 21, 2013

Bob''s blog entries A brilliant explanation of the ROI of a workplace community within which diversity and inclusion are core values Bibliomotion Challenges to Creating Inclusion Key Elements That Define Insider and Outsider Group Membership Mark Kaplan Mason Donovan original meaning of "barbarian": non-Greek.

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Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Listen to John Hagel, Saul Kaplan & Mike Waite Discuss on Trust Across America Radio. February 13, 2013. Does being vulnerable and trustworthy sound a bit paradoxical?

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Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Alan Webber BIF BIF9 Carmen Medina Culture Innovation Jazz Leadership Livestrong Networking RCUS Saul Kaplan Strategy Virtues-Values Whitney Johnson' #RCUS inspires and transforms our world in ways we may know now, later or may not ever realize. Here are a few BIF9 Storytellers who inspired me.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Saul Kaplan Starting Day 2 of BIF - Photo by Stephanie Alvarez Ewens. Every year, the crew at BIF lets me bring a bunch of my Brown University students to BIF. My students are of all ethnicities, backgrounds, years and concentrations - #STEAM. This year, I asked the kids to share their reflections. Profound, personal, hopeful, cautious.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Fear Your Strengths: What You Are Best at Could Be Your Biggest Problem Robert Kaplan and Robert Kaiser Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2013) Actually, what we should fear are complacency and self-satisfaction as well as the assumption that “just good enough” really is. As I began to read this book, I was reminded of the title of […].

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2020

Despite this, there is a growing desire for corporations to be better stakeholders, with Wharton’s Sarah Kaplan outlining as much in her latest book, The 360° Corporation. Whereas the British Academy report seems to wish away the hard choices and trade offs companies must make, Kaplan’s book places them front and center.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation. The leapfrogging life cycle that Kaplan describes in his book is not a step-by-step how to guide. Soren Kaplan: Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2012

That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. 1] Kaplan, Saul. 2] (Kaplan, 2012), pg. 3] (Kaplan, 2012), pg. 4] (Kaplan, 2012), pg.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 29, 2012

Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a speaker, educator, and managing principal at InnovationPoint , where he teaches leaders how to create business breakthroughs. Take a look, you just might find a surprise.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 29, 2013

What You’re Really Meant to Do: A Roadmap for Reaching Your Unique Potential Robert Steven Kaplan Harvard Business Review Press (2013) To paraphrase Walt Whitman, “We are large, we contain multitudes.”

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