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An innovation culture or a culture of continuity

Jeffrey Phillips

I've been reading and thinking a lot lately about what is described as a "culture of innovation". I think a culture of innovation is kind of like a unicorn: it would be cool if it existed, and some people claim to have seen one, but when you get up close it's just a normal animal that happens to be missing a horn.

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Empowering Leadership Excellence: Investing in Emotional Intelligence Training for Leaders

Leapfrogging

It’s not surprising that emotional intelligence training for leaders is gaining momentum in leadership development programs as executives recognize its value. Leaders who have undergone emotional intelligence training often report improved self-awareness, which is foundational to understanding one’s impact on others.

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Who is minding the change and culture store?

Jeffrey Phillips

In the more recent blog, I wrote about what I consider the most difficult thing to change in an organization - its culture. This is why understanding how organizational culture works, and how to encourage it to change, is so important. Changing culture takes emphasis, time and commitment.

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Creating a Workplace Culture of Caring Post-Pandemic

Business and Tech

is the director of the Center for Workplace Mental Health, a program of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation that develops resources, tools, and trainings to help address the mental health and well-being of those in the workforce and their families. Darcy Gruttadaro, J.D., We know a lot of employees have left the workforce.

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The Six Pillars of Innovation Culture

InnovationManagement

Every year, IdeaScale asks our customers what their main priorities are for the coming year, and without fail one of the top two priorities is to create a culture of innovation. The post The Six Pillars of Innovation Culture appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Culture and innovation bias - the first building block

Jeffrey Phillips

In this post I'm going to be writing about two very interconnected issues - organizational culture and the bias for, or against, innovation. Definition of Culture I won't spend a lot of time on the definition of culture, but it is worth describing what culture "is" in this context and why it matters.

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Don’t Fear Disruption, Leverage It! 

Daniel Burrus

Disruptive digital technology is also a Hard Trend future certainty that has long been streamlining tasks in every industry, taking the place of many humans in different professional roles. But there is good news; humans can be anticipatory and find a way to take new positions alongside disruptive digital technology!