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DIGEST | The Weekly Newsletter
Friday 31st July 2020
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Welcome to DIGEST your weekly leadership and innovation update.

If you have just joined the mailing list a quick introduction, each week we send out a curated selection of leadership and innovation articles that we have summarised from all over the world, in this update there are five recent articles on leadership with some very practical tips and advice and four innovation articles.

Also this week we finally launch our podcast series which is called 'I Think', it is hosted by Melissa Brown and myself, we really hope you like it.  

If you enjoyed this selection please look at the Innovation-Thinking website where you can review previous articles and newsletters as well as search on topics, categories or themes.

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PODCAST
I Think podcast

In the first series we look at the journey professional leaders take as they transition between an executive career and a board role.

Here in episode one we talk to two inspiring and very different leaders about their board careers. Sue O’Connor has had a distinguished executive and board career, Sue is non executive director at Mercer, Treasury Corporation Victoria, Kordia and ClimateWorks Australia and Chair at Yarra Valley Water and Bush Heritage Australia. 

Our second guest is Lisa Cook. Lisa is the founder and Managing Director at Get On Board Australia, she has held numerous board and advisory roles for Australian College of Professionals, Western Business Leaders and Inclusive Sport SA.

The podcast can be found here HERE or subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you find good podcasts.

LEADERSHIP
30 July 2020
CEO's need to say it with Clarity, Honesty and Feeling
Synopsis of an article from Forbes by Grant Freeland, Published 27th July 2020 This article grabbed me at the start with the short powerful statements that leaders use Ronald Reagan used to say “Trust but Verify”, former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi used to say “Performance with Purpose” and for a highly successful not for profit […]
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30 July 2020
Four Pillars of Leadership
Synopsis of an article from SmartBrief by Alaina Love, Published 27th July 2020 In this article the author reflects on how she attended a recent Yale University ceremony where her son was graduating and honorary degrees were being given to various accomplished luminaries. One of those being recognised was Civil Rights leader John Robert Lewis […]
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30 July 2020
Uncover Your Motivation to Lead
Synopsis of an article from Inc. by Carmine Gallo, Published 29th July 2020 In this short article author and executive coach Carmine Gallo explains that your people (your team, partners and customers) are looking to you for guidance during the crisis, and they are looking for you to show your humanity. Gallo has two questions […]
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30 July 2020
Julia Gillard reveals the truth about female leadership
Synopsis of an article from CEO Magazine, by Susan Armstrong, Published 24th July 2020. Four years ago I was on a plane from the USA returning into Melbourne as I walked through customs and immigration Julia Gillard was in front of me, on her own navigating the hordes of people and collecting her own luggage […]
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30 July 2020
Strategic Resilience
Synopsis of an article from LeadChange by Dave Coffaro, Published 27th July 2020 Resilient cultures survive, new threats are constant and constantly changing. “Thriving and resilient cultures endure through good times and bad”. Dave suggests five practices to raise your strategic resilience as a leader. Acknowledge current reality ‘Own the tone’ as a leader you need […]
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INNOVATION
What Functional Leaders Should Know About Scenario Planning
30 July 2020
Synopsis of an article from Smarter with Gartner by Jackie Wiles Published 24th July 2020 This article explains that scenario planning is a critical tool for functional leaders to establish…

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How Starbucks Came a Long Way on Customer Centricity
30 July 2020
Synopsis of an article from Knowledge@Wharton by Peter Fader published 27th July 2020 This article adapted from an updated book ‘Customer Centricity’ by Peter Frader, which was first published in…

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To lead post crisis, put leadership capabilities in place today
30 July 2020
Synopsis of an article from McKinsey Accelerate by Daniel Pacthod and Michael Park, Published, 28th July 2020 The authors start by pointing out that through the crisis many companies have learned to…

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Our Future is in Artificial Intelligence
22 July 2020
Synopsis of an article from InnovationAus by James Riley Published 20th July 2020 This article is based around an interview with Kevin Bloch who is leaving his current position as…

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