Innovation Leadership

Innovation Leadership

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Your real competitive edge isn’t how smart you are — it’s how quickly you can reinvent yourself when the rules change.
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To bring the best out of your teams, don’t flex like Maximus — lean into a “helpful fight” instead.
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Andrew Gazdecki — the founder and CEO of Acquire.com — explores the skillsets and pitfalls of selling a business. And why it’s often crucial to start all over again.
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Leadership demands resilience, as it involves navigating high-stakes decisions amid challenges like market shifts, but venture capitalist Ben Horowitz advises that embracing tough problems rather than avoiding them is key to moving forward.
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In both business and life, constant change is inevitable, and Professor Rita McGrath emphasizes the importance of recognizing significant shifts before they occur.
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MIT Sloan’s Nelson P. Repenning and Donald C. Kieffer outline their tried-and-tested solution for stubborn workflow blockages.
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The host of the Founders podcast joins Big Think for a chat about success, obsession, business genius, human nature, and more.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Barry Ritholtz — market commentator, founder of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and podcast host — shares what really trips investors up.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Webflow CEO Linda Tong tells Big Think how her lifelong love of sports has guided her ascent to the C-Suite.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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The successful tactics of big-name leaders — including Bob Iger, Mary Barra, and Satya Nadella — reveal key approaches to innovation.
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Quibi was so focused on foresight they forgot the basics of hindsight.
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Cam Lawrence — CEO of international venture platform Newlab — joins Big Think Business to discuss his strategic vision for climate tech.
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Big Think talks to Konrad Feldman — founder of advertising tech innovator Quantcast.
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As we pursue the leadership difference we seek, we attract fuel and generate heat. The trick is to avoid burnout.
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Defy conventional startup wisdom by charting a steady and impactful path to success.
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IBM veteran Daniel Sabbah learned from experience how to lead through the challenges of demand and innovation.
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Kent Keirsey, CEO of Invoke AI — an open-source creative engine — outlines the pros and cons of open-source and closed-source AI tools.
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Former spacewalker Mike Massimino tells Big Think how NASA missions shaped great leaders.
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What worked before won’t necessarily work this time — and the best leaders will adapt.