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Category Archives: Leadership
Genius-to-Folly Syndrome
Do we know how close to failure we may be? Our relentless competitive quest for more power and status may be our own undoing. Leaders who are prone to recklessness are the ones that are adapt in creating scenarios that … Continue reading
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Stuck in Past Glory
Destructive leaders stubbornly rely on what worked for them in the past. When they find their company in decline, they revert to what they regard as tried-and-true methods. They do not consider how much the environment has changed. Instead of … Continue reading
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Will Tomorrow Be Like Today?
No! We wish it would… and we live our lives like it will. We project an improved status quo on to the future. The truth is we just don’t see the forces that are shaping our soon to be new … Continue reading
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The Strategist
The strategist and the innovation leaders must not fight the people driving the current performance engine; instead they must forge a partnership with their polar opposite. Respect means understanding and appreciating the endeavors of “good people doing good work”. It’s … Continue reading
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Consensus and Leadership
Consensus is not acquiescence or unanimity. It’s not giving up what we believe in. It’s about coming to better beliefs, about understanding the corporate purpose in deeper and more intimate ways. It’s about the courage to come out of our … Continue reading
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Focus on the Dream
In many ways, we might be right to ignore competition. Keeping our eye on the other guy tends to keep our focus on our “in common” activities. That tends to “sameness” that promotes commoditization and margin erosion in our similar … Continue reading
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Harmony & Collaboration
The CEO’s position now demands the skill set of a symphony orchestra conductor. Chris Trimble and Vijay Govindarajan (T & G) of the Tuck School of Business state “innovation and ongoing operations are always and inevitably in conflict”. That’s why … Continue reading
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Innovation is a Symphony, a Harmony, and a Romance
Turning Ideas into Extraordinary Value To be an effective business leader these days takes more than the usual business skills. What has become necessary is developing “soft skills”. The CEO’s position now demands the skill set of a symphony orchestra … Continue reading
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Building the Innovation System
One goal in this blog is to show that an innovation system can be put in progressively over time, in a step-by-step fashion. So let’s consider what we do with our newly found, critical insights. The goal is to consistently … Continue reading
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Stay the Course – Reinvent Yourself!
To a business owner or CEO, “Stay the Course & Reinvent Yourself” may sound like a choice between continuing on a given path or choosing another. However, the truth is that innovative firms continue being one thing while becoming something … Continue reading
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