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Bad news does not Travel up the Hierarchy

Destination Innovation

Amy Edmondson, professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School, has written a book, The Fearless Organization, in which she argues that a culture of silence is both common and dangerous. In short, bad news does not travel up the hierarchy. NASA was under tremendous pressure to go ahead and catastrophe followed.

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Choosing Conscious Leadership: Our 2021 Impact Report

Econic

At Econic, we are committed to expanding our understanding of our impact and choosing conscious leadership. While there remains much to do, we are excited to share stories from 2021 about how we chose conscious leadership, facilitated people’s growth, and nurtured ideas so they can flourish. 2021 Impact Report. View the full report.

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The need for Transformational Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

To become different has some ‘wicked’ inherent conflicts; to undo the ‘known and established’ into many parts of a potentially unknown end outcome requires a boldness of leadership. Adapting to these evolving realities within many marketplaces required transformational leadership.

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Time Travel Audit: Find Success Now and in the Future

Daniel Burrus

You don’t need a DeLorean for time travel. This same kind of time travel also occurs in business. You can time travel at organizations in your hometown that use legacy technology and antiquated techniques. Time travel is also possible between divisions within an organization. Even here in the U.S., Get Your Copy Today!

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The Emerging Spend Management Sector: Simplifying Your Accounting Processes

Speaker: Spencer Falbo, Principal at Kong Basile Consulting

For a long time, the market has offered point solutions for accounts payable, such as bill payment, expense management, travel software, and corporate cards. These instruments have aided in the automation of workflows for various aspects of non-payroll spending.

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Why Unlearning Is At Least As Important As Learning

Digital Tonto

As I traveled to more countries I found that even basic market functions, such as TV buying, varied enormously from place to place. To Create Real Change, Leadership Is More Important Than Authority. I was at a loss for an answer, because these were thought to be so obvious that nobody ever questioned them. The New Era Of Talent.

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Overcoming the Top 3 Barriers to Customer-Centricity

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Alain Thys I just finished a presentation for the leadership team of a European travel company that wanted to better understand the barriers they would face on their journey to true customer-centricity. And what they could do about it. It was a good excuse to give a 2022 update to some of […].