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How to foster an innovative culture on a shoestring
Who needs to be told that these are troubling times? You sure don’t. But I wonder completely aware we are of the impact that...
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The World Cup: Who will lead when the whole world is watching?
You think you and your team know how to operate under pressure? Imagine your every move captured by hundreds of cameras and scrutinized by...
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Bring strategic rigor to your internship program
Hiring slowly via a rigorous process should be your mantra for any level of employment going forward, especially internships.
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How risk-taking can help build your business
This guest post is by Alan and Harriet Lewis, owners of Grand Circle Corp.,which offers travel services to people over 50. Their new book,...
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CareerBuilder’s Matt Ferguson, on the importance of agility in 2011
Matt Ferguson is the president and CEO of CareerBuilder. I spoke with him as part of a special year-end report for SmartBrief on Leadership....
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Going social with benefits conversations — a Q-and-A with Jennifer Benz
In the past two years, Jennifer Benz has added 10 employees at her benefits communications firm Benz Communications, where the client roster includes such...
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Make the most of your brainstorming
This guest post is by Art Markman, a professor of psychology and marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, executive editor of the...
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Q&A with Tom Rand: Creating jobs through clean-energy investment
Tom Rand is an engineer, clean-tech adviser and author of “Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World.” He spoke...
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Financial professionals are cautiously optimistic about the economy
A new survey of 841 financial professionals by SmartBrief and the international polling and market research firm Ipsos has found that most (67%) think...
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A year after Deepwater Horizon: Leaders look back
A year ago today, the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and marking the beginning of one of the...
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Financial pros see boost for renewables in wake of Japan crisis
Financial professionals see the disaster in Japan leading to more investment into renewable energy, according to the SmartBrief/Ipsos Leadership Index. A survey of 841...
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Live from Milken: Classrooms of the future need more than only technology
Technology and training were the buzz words of the day as a panel of thought leaders gathered at the Milken Institute Global Conference to...
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Motivation vs. engagement
This post is by Paul Marciano, author of “Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT.”...
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Get more creative by skipping the path of least resistance
This guest post is by Art Markman, a professor of psychology and marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, executive editor of the...
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How to develop a culture of innovation
This guest post is by Randal Moss, who has helped organizations big and small develop innovation programs to become truly creative workplaces. He is...
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What’s so great about a “green” building?
JW Roberts is the CEO and founder of General Datatech, a Cisco value-added reseller that provides core routing and switching, unified communications, security, wireless,...
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Keeping your cool — and your company’s reputation — on the Internet
If you’ve been on the Internet for more than five minutes, you’ve probably encountered hostility from some anonymous user bent on making your life...
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Dow Chemical’s Carol Williams, on leadership and innovation
How do corporate leaders get employee buy-in, promote innovation, and improve U.S. industry and manufacturing? To find out, I recently spoke with Carol Williams,...
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Spotlight on Association Leadership: Keep your website redesign on track
This post is by Ray van Hilst, director of client strategy and marketing at Vanguard Technology, a provider of online technology for associations and...
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How your mindset might be affecting your company’s innovation
Carol Dweck is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and author of “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.” Dweck has conducted extensive research...
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Q-and-A with Michael Feuer: Do you lead like a benevolent dictator?
In 1988, Michael Feuer co-founded OfficeMax, using $20,000 of his own money. During his tenure as CEO, he helped the company expand to more...
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Improve your knowledge daily
This guest post is by Art Markman, a professor of psychology and marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, executive editor of the...
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7 steps to creating a transformative and innovative company
Faisal Hoque is the founder and CEO of BTM. He is an internationally known entrepreneur and thought leader, and he was named as one...
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Beyond basic brainstorming: A process for better ideas
Kevin Eikenberry is a expert on leadership development, author, speaker, trainer, consultant and coach. You can learn more about him and read more of...
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Q-and-A: Andrew Herrmann on how the U.S. can improve its global competitiveness
Andrew Herrmann is the 2011-2012 president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is a principal at New York City-based Hardesty & Hanover,...
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Q-and-A: Tom Silvestri discusses issues facing the news business
Tom Silvestri, leader of the Richmond Media Group, president and publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and chairman of the American Press Institute, spoke with...
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Q-and-A: Marion Blakey on how sequestration will affect the future of aerospace
Marion Blakey is the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association. AIA dailyLead editor Angela Giroux Scheide interviewed Blakey on her thoughts regarding...
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VIP Corner: Gurbaksh Chahal on how hiring your first employees is key to a company’s success
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
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VIP Corner: John Kotter discusses the new wave of change for business
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
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Leading innovation and making ideas happen
Success of innovation is generally associated with ideas. There is little doubt that ideas are core to innovation, but we have also seen time...
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The business case for state-of-the-heart technology
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
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How a wider perspective makes you a better leader
As leaders become more prominent in their organizations, they tend to have much to do and a few key people to do it with....
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Supermarkets and the social Web
The Coca-Cola Company sponsors this blog and the Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council, which serves as an authentic and comprehensive “voice of the customer.” Visit...
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Book excerpt: How strong are your Lego thinking skills?
If innovators have one thing in common, it is that they love to collect ideas, like kids love to collect Legos. Nobel Prize winner...
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The value of visiting other cultures
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
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Leading innovation requires creative risk taking
The world is changing at an increasing pace. To stay competitive, many organizations are focusing their efforts on enhancing innovation. It’s a worthwhile pursuit....
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Creativity isn’t dependent on building an expensive research center
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
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Rethinking disease, rethinking health care
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
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Where associations are failing and how they can succeed
How will your team huddle up, plan levels of constituent value, avoid costly pitfalls and ultimately rise above direct competitors?
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Q-and-A: The Nature Conservancy’s Michelle Lapinski
Coca-Cola sponsors this blog and is committed to water conservation. Visit livepositively.com/#/water_conservation_overview to learn more about how water stewardship leads the list of the...
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Principles that form the foundation of profit
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
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Are you thinking or just doing?
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...