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The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking

Tullio Siragusa

The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking In the competitive landscape of modern business, the approach we take to leadership can make or break an organization. Eventually, Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2010, while Netflix grew to become a streaming giant.

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The Incredible Brightness of Leading

Innovation Excellence

Covid-19, a microscopic piece of genetic material, is testing our leadership. In the midst of our crisis today we turn to the leadership of experts – epidemiologists, researchers, pharmacologists, doctors, health professionals, food producers, food distributors, refuse collectors, public utilities. Competence matters. Speed matters.

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Chief Digital Officer - To have or not to have

hackerearth

Today, companies are trying to deal with huge amounts of data, lots of tech advances, and disruptive business models in a highly competitive environment, and the thought cloud has just about burst! Neither the CEO nor the COO is equipped to deal with all these elements. That’s some serious validation there.

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Covering Innovation My Way

Paul Hobcraft

This I launched into blogs and posts in August 2010 and is nearing 500 posts which have built up an amazing library of innovation views. Paul4innovating. The ‘flagship’ of my innovation posting world is this site you are on: This posting site: [link]. Guide4innovating. My Advocating the practice and understanding of innovation.

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The world’s best company to work for

Innovation 360 Group

Today Hey Group release their Global Top 20 companies for leadership, top five at the list was: General Electric. Two European firms formerly outside the 2009 top 20 – Siemens and Banco Santander – have jumped straight into the 2010 top 5. Procter & Gamble. Intel Corporation. Banco Santander. BASF is a new arrival from Europe too.

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Strategic Planning Questions – 5 Things Can Amazon Teach You about Strategy

BrainZooming

If your leadership team hasn’t explored this possibility, it makes sense to do so periodically: What core competencies allow us to deliver the best product or service we can? Which of our top competencies are sought after by companies beyond our competitive set? Among these competencies, which ones are important to your competitors?

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The Benefits of Losing a Star Employee (Temporarily)

Michael Roberto

Should you send your star employee to that leadership development program or other professoinal development opportunity? At the same time, training programs can help the star develop team building or leadership skills that contribute to the firm’s longer-term roadmap upon her return.

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