Tag: management
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How to Influence Your Creative Culture When You’re Not in Charge
By Anthony Vengrove I’ve said it many a times, any company that commits to the pursuit of innovation is essentially contracting to become more creative. The implication of this statement is that the transition, most often than not, involves cultural change — which ultimately requires senior leadership to craft and communicate vision, then lead by…
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The Best of Lead with Giants: June 2013
By Anthony Vengrove This month’s Best of Lead With Giants is being hosted by Dan Forbes on his blog LeadWithGiants.com. Jump on over there now to see a great curation of the best leadership blog posts published this month from the Lead With Giants Community. Thank you to Dan for selecting our recent “Seven C’s of…
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The Seven C’s of Creative Leadership
By Anthony Vengrove You’ve built the innovation function, put a team in place, created the supporting processes and necessary governance to guide it all, and now you’re wondering, “Where are all the game-changing ideas?” For many companies, this is a common predicament after their first serious venture into innovation. The problem? Most companies jump into…
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Why Big Companies Can’t Innovate: Insight from a Former Fortune 200 Innovation Director
By Anthony Vengrove I’ve noticed a lot of conversation lately centered on why big companies struggle to innovate. Scott Anthony, Beth Comstock, Ron Ashkenas and others have written on the topic each with different takes. I must confess, I don’t completely agree with all the diagnoses nor do I think they’ve addressed all of the critical reasons. My…