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Lessons in Leadership from Ross Perot

Innovation Excellence

The most important lessons of leadership came from the man behind the larger-than-life personality. In 2003, I sold a company to Perot Systems, the large IT services firm started by Ross Perot, where I then worked for the next four years. Although at that time Perot was chairman and eventually became chair emeritus, his personal.

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Shark Tanks are the Pumpkin Spice of Innovation

Innovation Excellence

Since its introduction in 2003, the Pumpkin Spice Latte has attracted its […]. It was the earliest ever launch of Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte and it kicked off a season in which everything from Cheerios to protein powder to dog shampoo promises the nostalgia of Grandma’s pumpkin pie.

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Nine Short Innovation Lessons from Lego

Destination Innovation

Lego is now revered as one of the most innovative and successful companies in the world. But in 2003 the company was $800m in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy. Lego was an early adopter of a concept which is now all the rage in innovation circles – the minimum viable product. Collaborate to innovate.

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What Innovators Can Learn From the Spectacular Rise and Crash of Theranos

Innovation Excellence

Including its CEO Elizabeth Holmes Last week in a Silicon Valley courtroom, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was convicted on four counts of fraud in connection with the failed blood-testing company she founded in 2003. The Stanford dropout will … Continue reading →

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How college presidents can last in the job to create lasting change

Christensen Institute

Understanding their success has much to teach leaders about how to manage innovation and change. Specifically, what tools of leadership and management a president should use and in what circumstance they should use them. The curse is that most of these tools don’t work in most circumstances.

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Five Unicorn Scaleup Strategies

Leapfrogging

Here’s the secret to Unicorn innovation. He’s the author of numerous books and an expert on how lean principles can be used to drive innovation. based software companies started since 2003 and valued at over $1 billion by public or private market investors. Without innovation, inertia will govern speed.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

I’m going to talk about how, in the 21st Century, we need ‘Goodness’ more than ‘Greatness’ when it comes to innovation. If I asked you to name some innovations of the 20th Century, which ones would you think of? Obviously, all names listed are ‘innovators’ of their time. The innovations in the 21st Century are different.