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There is an illuminating article in the Wall Street Journal by John Bessant, Kathrin Moslein and Bettina Von Stamm. They give nine pieces of advice to help companies with innovation together with examples of how leading innovators use these methods. They are: 1. Build scenarios. Many companies use teams of writers with diverse perspectives to [...]  I spoke at the BQF Leadership Conference yesterday. One of the other speakers was Vernon Barker, Managing Director of FirstPennine Express, a company which won a franchise to provide rail services across large parts of the north of England and southern Scotland. He told a fascinating story about leading the business. In their first year of [...] There is an interesting article by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman in the Harvard Business Review on the most prominent shortcomings of poor leaders. They examined 360 degree feedback on over 11000 leaders. Their list is as follows: The worst leaders: Lack energy and enthusiasm Accept their own mediocre performance Lack clear vision and direction [...] |
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