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Tony Hsieh – The Remarkable Cultural Innovator at Zappos

Destination Innovation

By 2009, he had grown revenues to $1 billion. If they turn down the exit offer, new employees have a ‘graduation ceremony’ with all the department present and cheering. It offers leadership training courses including the “School of Wow.”. Hsieh empowered and encouraged employees to go to great lengths to help clients.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

As the driving force behind Corix Partners, Jean-Christophe has demonstrated visionary leadership, shaping the company into a reputable entity known for its innovative solutions and strategic insights. Thinkers360: How do you like to work with brands who wish to engage you as a thought leader?

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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

As Bill Fischer highlights in his ‘Innovating The iPod’ article; “The goals articulated by the leadership were surprisingly simple, broad yet precise. The team could get to work without feeling constrained by the way the vision was presented – they were both totally focused and liberated at the same time!

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How to Keep Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innov8rs

As McKinsey points out , organizations that focused on innovation even during the 2009 crisis, outperformed the market average by 30% and their growth continued to accelerate the following years as well. The different studies presented here so far showed that playing offensive and investing in innovation, is in fact the winning strategy.

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The Ambidextrous Organization

Open Innovation EU

John Bessant and Joe Tidd created a model for developing and testing innovation capabilities in their 2009 work Managing Innovation. Organizational ambidexterity: Past, present, and future. Building Ambidexterity into an Organization Topic: Leadership and Organizational Studies. Further reading: [link]. O’Reilly, C. DaSilva, C.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Jack Ma (2000), Jeff Bezos (2003), Mark Zuckerberg (2004), Reed Hastings (2007), Brian Chesky (2008), Travis Kalanick (2009), Anthony Tan (2012). Unicorns, Decacorns and Hectocorns are the theme of the present era. Leadership Insights 1. Then, put on your leadership hat. Now, how about these? Something big is going on.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Jack Ma (2000), Jeff Bezos (2003), Mark Zuckerberg (2004), Reed Hastings (2007), Brian Chesky (2008), Travis Kalanick (2009), Anthony Tan (2012). Unicorns, Decacorns and Hectocorns are the theme of the present era. Leadership Insights. Then, put on your leadership hat. The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre.