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21st Century Leadership

Jay Cross

A new CEO with a grand vision of social networks, openness, innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement is not enough to turn a large organization around because she’s saddled with a legacy culture. Managers and professionals who have grown up taking and giving orders simply don’t know how to adapt.

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Balancing innovations and implementation

Janet Clarey

Social Media! Social Networking! Many times, doing it right requires heavy lifting. Innovation involves a “New Thing&# >>> Adoption is the decision to use it >>> Implementation is the effective use of the innovation. Why do they fail so often? Too much talk, not enough action.