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Leadership Turn

August 16th, 2008

Disrupting to succeed

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Chapter four from IBM’s The Enterprise of the Future (a steady Saturday feature since July 12; be sure and download your free copy) is about extreme innovation, AKA, serious disruption.
Innovative products and services aren’t enough any more.
“As one U.S. CEO explained, “We’re starting to think about things […]

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August 2nd, 2008

Leading Factors: innovate or die slowly

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From IBM’s The Enterprise of the Future (a steady Saturday feature since July 12; be sure and download your free copy).
The second of the five critical traits is innovative beyond customer imagination, which translates to giving customers what they truly want before […]

By Miki Saxon -- 2 comments

May 24th, 2008

Is all innovation good?

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Innovation, like leadership, is grounded in MAP (mindset, attitude, philosophy™)—it’s who you are and how you think, not just what you do.
With innovative MAP it’s the ‘M’ that asks ‘why not’ instead of ‘why’. It’s the ‘A’ that looks for ramifications such as the fun factor (see yesterday’s […]

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May 5th, 2008

Leader vs. manager 4/7

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This is the fourth in a series discussing whether Warren Bennis’ 13 differences between leaders and managers still holds in light of today’s modern workforce.
The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.
If a manager truly focused only on the next few days, weeks, or […]

By Miki Saxon -- 11 comments

May 4th, 2008

Quotable quotes: entrepreneurs’ advice

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Not all innovation yields the next big thing, nor is that necessary to be a success, but entrepreneurs who can see around corners should be careful to whom they listen. If their experts/advisors can only see ahead, no matter how far, the revolution won’t happen.
“A cookie store is […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Leader vs. manager 2/7

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This is the second in a series discussing whether Warren Bennis’ 13 differences between leaders and managers still holds in light of today’s modern workforce.
The manager maintains; the leader develops.
In today’s global economy the company that only maintains fails. And I think that applies to every part of […]

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May 1st, 2008

Leader vs. manager 1/7

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As mentioned, today starts a seven part series discussing Warren Bennis’ 13 differences between leaders and managers in light of today’s modern workforce. The series will address two items each day and runs through May 9 (except for Sunday and Wednesday, they have their own agendas).
To give us […]

By Miki Saxon -- 10 comments