Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Fostering Innovation in Leadership Defining Innovation Culture An innovation culture refers to the values, behaviors, and norms that ensure an organization not only generates new ideas but also executes them to achieve positive outcomes.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership In the context of leadership, emotional intelligence plays a pivotal role. The importance of emotional intelligence in leadership extends to various facets of a leader’s role, including conflict resolution, mentoring, and change management.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Intersection of Leadership and Emotional Intelligence In the dynamic landscape of leadership development, emotional intelligence has emerged as a critical factor in effective leadership. This section explores the foundational elements of emotional intelligence and how they intersect with leadership competencies.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

Unveiling Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a pivotal factor in leadership effectiveness, with an increasing number of organizations recognizing its value. EI is crucial in leadership as it helps leaders to navigate social complexities, influence others, and maintain positive relationships within the workplace.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success Importance of Leadership Team Offsites Leadership team offsites play a pivotal role in shaping the future of an organization. By stepping away from daily operations, you and your team can focus on long-term goals, engage in deep discussions, and forge stronger bonds.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

Leadership Skills and Emotional Intelligence The interplay between leadership skills and emotional intelligence is a dynamic force that can significantly impact the effectiveness of leaders in the corporate world. The significance of emotional intelligence in leadership cannot be overstated.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This blend of personal and social competencies forms the bedrock of effective leadership, directly impacting a leader’s ability to navigate the complexities of the workplace. For more on how these components play out in practice, see our article on emotional intelligence in leadership.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Role of Mindfulness and Well-being in Enhancing Leadership and Productivity In an era where the velocity of change is unprecedented, leadership demands more than just strategic acumen and technical prowess. These practices, deeply interwoven, offer a pathway to enhanced leadership effectiveness and organizational productivity.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 18, 2021

I believe the value of working the seven domains of this framework, named the Leadership Alignment Workmat has significant value within and across any organization. Benefits of applying the Leadership Alignment Work Mat. From an investment in an executive work mat exercise, you receive four significant benefits.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Identifying Toxic Workplace Culture Recognizing a toxic workplace culture is the first step in transforming an unhealthy work environment into a thriving one. As someone in a leadership position, you have the power to address and amend these challenges.

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Leapfrogging

MAY 2, 2024

Importance of Motivational Speakers on Team Cohesion Enhancing Team Dynamics As you plan your corporate event or leadership program, one key element to consider is the influence of motivational speakers on team cohesion. Boosting Employee Engagement Employee engagement is a critical factor in the success of any organization.

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Leapfrogging

MAY 2, 2024

Properly executed team-building goes beyond simple bonding exercises; it involves structured, task-oriented activities that are directly related to the work that your team performs. Engaging in team-building exercises can also help identify and cultivate potential leaders within your ranks.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

As you plan your next conference or leadership program, understanding the value of these speakers is crucial. A dynamic speaker can transform the atmosphere, creating an engaging and thought-provoking experience for all attendees. Offering continuous learning opportunities to keep team members sharp and engaged.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Increased Morale and Engagement : Offsites can also serve as a team-building exercise, boosting morale and increasing engagement among team members. For guidance on designing a successful offsite, refer to our article on designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

We see seven keys to creating an innovative workplace culture where individuals are able to meaningfully contribute to the organization’s innovation strategy. If you’re looking at your organization and wondering where to start to foster a more innovative workplace culture, here are forty articles to go deeper into the topic.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Through a blend of strategic planning sessions, team-building activities, and reflective exercises, a well-designed offsite can unlock new perspectives, ignite creativity, and lay the groundwork for transformative growth. Engagement can lead to higher quality contributions, more innovative ideas, and stronger commitment to action plans.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Common indicators include consistent negative attitudes, a culture of gossip, high employee turnover, and a general atmosphere of disrespect. To understand more about the broader implications, explore our in-depth analysis of toxic workplace culture. Explore further on building a positive work culture.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We have collaborated with over 100 organizations for a variety of in-person and virtual innovation, design thinking, and leadership workshops and events. One of our favorite topic focus areas is helping people lead and facilitate design thinking for a culture (and mindset) of innovation. Connecting and engaging with the audience.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from the day-to-day operations and fostering a focused environment, your leadership team can craft innovative strategies and strengthen collaboration. Here are some key advantages: Alignment : Ensures that all members of the leadership team are working towards common goals.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Instead, a more holistic approach to leadership intelligence is required—one that includes Experiential Intelligence (XQ). The Importance of Innovation in Executive Leadership Innovation is the lifeblood of any successful organization.

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Leapfrogging

MAY 2, 2024

Keynote Speakers for Team Unity Importance of Team-Building Keynote Speakers Keynote speakers on team-building strategies are a pivotal element for your corporate events, conferences, and leadership programs. Adaptability : Look for someone who can tailor their content to resonate with the unique needs and culture of your organization.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

By identifying signs of low morale and understanding its impact on productivity, you can begin the journey of transforming a potentially toxic workplace culture into a high-performing, collaborative team. Acknowledging the detrimental effects of low morale is the first step toward building a positive work culture.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

At our recent Innov8rs Learning Lab on Innovation Strategy, Leadership, Governance & Portfolio Management, Gretchen Goffe – CEO and Founder at DTLiveLAB – shared how innovators can amplify their impact beyond their direct influence and unfreeze the middle. What can innovators do to engage people beyond their teams?

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 27, 2023

Enhancing Leadership Skills Strong leadership is crucial for success in the digital age. Leaders with high emotional intelligence are more likely to inspire, motivate, and engage their team members. To develop empathy, practice active listening and engage in conversations with genuine curiosity.

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IdeaScale

JULY 7, 2021

IdeaScale customers know that crowdsourcing provides a unique and powerful capability for a) promoting an overall culture of DEIA within organizations, and b) developing agency strategic plans to promote DEIA. Crowdsourcing to Promote DEIA. The saying goes, “Diversity is an invite to the party, and inclusion is being asked to dance.”

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PlanBox Innovation

MAY 9, 2023

This assessment should focus on the seven areas that an Innovation Management System (IMS) must evaluate to comply with ISO 56002 ; these include the Context of the Organization, Leadership, Planning, Support, Operation, Performance Evaluation and Improvement. It’s important to note that an IMA is not a one-and-done exercise.

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Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2022

So here lies the new corporate priority, the new currency of the work experience, and the new driver of post-pandemic business success: a culture of wellness. How does your workplace culture impact your employees? Redefine your work culture. Your work culture also greatly impacts employee well-being and health.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 13, 2023

Sales and marketing teams have a unique responsibility as they are often the front line of a company, representing not only the products and services but also the company’s values and culture. Leaders can encourage their teams to practice mindfulness by offering training sessions or incorporating mindfulness exercises into team meetings.

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Innovation Architecture

OCTOBER 9, 2017

I began running workshops around “building a culture of inquiry.” serves as the “how to” complement to the story of how the leaders of the Dirty Maple Flooring Company pursued a culture of inquiry as the means of navigating the Digital Age which had arrived at their shore. Great Question! Design thinking.

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Wazoku

DECEMBER 20, 2018

A culture of innovation is more than a buzzword. Many organisations struggle to first define what makes a culture innovative, let alone build an innovative culture. WHAT DEFINES THE CULTURE OF AN INNOVATIVE ORGANISATION? The culture created has a large impact on innovative spirit. Collaboration.

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Values Centered Innovation

MAY 7, 2020

He wanted his executive team to experience what it means to “manage” the risks it took to maintain industry leadership. So he had them join in a set of team building exercises – one of which involved climbing a 30’ pole with a safety harness on, and then standing on a 12” disk at the very top (with nothing to hold on to!).

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

The ‘antibodies’ that inhibit innovation include a culture that sees it as separate from the mainstream operations of the business and is slow to commercialise new ideas. Over 57% of the executives referred to culture as one of the top three barriers for innovation. But let's focus on culture. What's changing?

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Innov8rs

APRIL 17, 2024

This extensive external network helps Zurich scout for cutting-edge technologies and insights, which in turn helps to foster a culture of learning and exploration. Launched in 2018, the program initially served as an exploration exercise to build internal capacity for managing its partnerships.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 20, 2016

If an organisation lacks top leadership engagement it becomes, for many, the reason why they seem to just simply ‘limp’ along in their innovation activity, delivering ‘simply’ incremental outcomes. Top leadership in organisations need to shape innovation and be more involved in its strategic design.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 20, 2016

This lack of alignment and top leadership engagement is one of the main issues on why many organisations seem to just simply ‘limp’ along in their innovation activity. Top leadership in organisations need to shape innovation and be more involved in its strategic design. Innovation needs a well-considered framework.

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Cris Beswick

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For more than a decade now, the fundamental challenge around driving real growth and value from innovation is tied to many companies low focus on organisational design and culture. Also, I have a huge amount of respect for leading people strategist Josh Bersin who I know is also a strong proponent of human-centred leadership.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

They not only foster a culture of innovation but also provide tangible benefits in the efficiency and effectiveness of the design process. Sentiment Analysis AI measures the mood and engagement of team members. Engaging stakeholders in discussions about the value AI brings to the design thinking process can further reduce resistance.

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