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Innovate or Die: Bold Action, Connected Minds, and a Leadership Team with Vision

eZassi

The Roaring Twenties , a period of economic prosperity following the end of World War I, was marked by changes to American life through advancements in manufacturing, consumer products, travel, medicine, entertainment, and upended social norms. Not to innovate is the single largest reason for the decline of existing organizations.

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The Uplifting Wisdom of Fred Smith

CorporateIntel

That idea grew out of his experiences as a young pilot, occasionally offering to deliver important packages for New England technology companies that he would carry in his personal travels. He best remembers receiving a grade of C on that composition. Equally important in the formation of his character was a four-year stint in the U.S.

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Visionary Thinking: How Leaders Shape the Future

Phil McKinney

Leadership is at the center of every successful organization. Visionary Thinking vs. Traditional Leadership Approaches Traditional leadership approaches are focused on maintaining the status quo, maximizing profits in the short term, and minimizing risks. Steve Jobs (Apple Inc.):

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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. Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012.

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Five Unicorn Scaleup Strategies

Leapfrogging

ScaleUps, and those that invest in them, face the next-level challenge of growing revenue at scale; that is, exponentially relative to expenditures in capital, people, and technology. Competition aside, both face opposing physical forces that must be overcome to win. Required is a “grease and glue” model of leadership.

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The New Innovation Need: Organizing within a Networks of Collaborators

Paul Hobcraft

Technology offers them the transforming means but can they, as leaders, take their people with them? It needs bold leadership. Today we do have this tantalizing prospect, full of innovation promise, well within our reach with today’s technology potential. Why not come and join us as we travel this journey.

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The New Innovation Need: Organizing within a Networks of Collaborators

Paul Hobcraft

Technology offers them the transforming means but can they, as leaders, take their people with them? It needs bold leadership. It needs a very different level of focused leadership that see’s the real value of a connected future and is willing to drive through the changes this will take and the risks it can mean.