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The Yearly Idea Leadership Navigator Guide - Additional Resources

Additional Resources

Here are series of articles you can download to enhance your success throughout the year.

Managing your ideas
Not all ideas are the same. Some are fully formed and useful right away. Some are insights or half-formed ideas - you know there is something of value there, but it's not quite clear yet. Ideas have to be managed. You need to nurture basic ideas so they can grow into fully formed concepts ready to act on.

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  • New initiatives take new thinking
  • Just say PO for provocative thinking
  • Idea Factory posters, including "BANNED Creativity Killers"
  • Skills for innovative thinking: It takes skills to manage your ideas effectively. You can use this skills framework as part of your personal learning plan.

Managing your time
You must manage your time to get results. You made the time to buy this journal. Now make the time to act on your ideas. Focus on what is important - that is, to satisfy your challenges by managing your ideas over a period of time to get results.

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Download two

  • One-page Idea Factory Meeting Planner
  • Making Time to Think

Managing your focus
Almost everyone in every organization feels the stress of a great volume of work. This is a fact, yet some people find the time and energy to tackle important challenges and grow their success. Invest some time to look forward to see what needs to be done. Keep your feet on the ground and your eyes to the horizon to notice what is important.

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Download three

  • The Courage to Act
  • Every business needs an innovationalist
  • Corporate Stories are important
  • Create Opportunities to Innovate
  • Blue skies thinking

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Cognitive Diversity: a case for positive discrimination
Download four
It is easy to work with people who think like you. How effective are you when working with people who do not think like you? For some provocative thinking on the importance of thinking style (known as cognitive diversity), download these articles.

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