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Feb 2024
8m 52s

How the Best Leaders Drive Innovation

Harvard Business Review
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If you’re leading innovation, you need very specific leadership skills. Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill has studied leadership and innovation for decades and is the coauthor of Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation. She says that leaders who shepherd innovation can’t rely on formal authority. Instead, they need to underst ... Show More
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