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Summaries of the 50 Best Business Books

Destination Innovation

Would you like to have read the best 50 books on sales, marketing, leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and self-improvement? Just imagine all the insights and lessons you would have learned and how that would have helped you in your business career. But how much time would it have taken?

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Big Companies Should Not Try to Act Like Startups

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 2009, Jeffrey Immelt set out on a journey to transform his company, General Electric, into a 124 year old startup. Although it was one of the largest private organizations in the world, with 300,000 employees, he sought to become agile and nimble enough to compete with high-flying Silicon Valley […]

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Enabling Innovation In A Global Company Like PayPal

ITONICS

She joined the company as a compliance analyst in 2009 but was exposed to the world of innovation when she took part in a two-year technology leadership program sponsored by PayPal. Maria Mileder is the Global Head of Innovation at PayPal, with an academic background in sociology and economics.

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Enhancing child and family well-being using Family Resource Centers

Christensen Institute

Harvard Business School Module Note, August 2009 (revised November 2021). In addition to leadership, SIF’s processes are focused on building and strengthening Protective Factors and resilience. Figure 1: Business Model Components Source: This graphic was originally published by Clayton M. Christensen and Mark W. It has been modified.

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The digital innovation era calls for new board leadership

Innovation 360 Group

The second strategic direction is to apply the so called three horizon model for innovation governance (McKinsey, McKinsey Quarterly report, 2009) in multiple and parallel time perspectives (figure 2). In this model, the shorter perspective, the current (core) business, is called Horizon 1(H1). Figure 2, Applying the Three Horizon Model.

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The digital innovation era calls for new board leadership

Innovation 360

The second strategic direction is to apply the so called three horizon model for innovation governance (McKinsey, McKinsey Quarterly report, 2009) in multiple and parallel time perspectives (figure 2). board leadership new leadership innovation. board leadership new leadership innovation. Innovation 360 Group.

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Why mutual obligation is the key to leading for innovation

Cris Beswick

When I talk about leadership in the context of innovation, I’m always particular about using the phrase ‘leading FOR innovation’ not ‘innovation leadership’ because building a culture for innovation isn’t about leaders becoming innovators; it’s about leaders building a system and environment where innovation can thrive.