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(I hope) smart tweets on leadership, management and innovation. Things I wished I had been told when I begun.

Joined January 2022
At best, what you can do is illustrating what a possible future could look like. It can show that change is coming. But don’t fool yourself: whatever you sketch is not what will happen. You can’t identify nor prioritize your projects based on a false representation of the future.
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No one can predict the future. You don’t know what’s going to happen. Deal with it.
#22 Rule of #GTS : Getting Sh*t Done If you’re about to give a phone call, go and see the person If you’re about to write an eMail, give a phone call
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N#10 rule of #innovation : innovation is a cushion against black swans Innovation can help you absorb the shock of a black swan. A short thread.
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But if you are used to innovation, open to new idea, agile, ready to test, learn iterate, maybe you will find a way out.
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So don’t think innovation as a passport to a peaceful life without any bump. But innovation will help you find new interesting ways when times get foggy.
Why #innovation is important by an Artificial Intelligence "Innovation is important because it drives economic growth and creates jobs. It also leads to the development of new products and services that improve our quality of life. 1/2
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Innovation is a key factor in making our economy more competitive and helping us solve some of the world’s most challenging problems." 2/2 #ai you.com/search?q=how%20to%20…
In both case, innovation is going to be important and will be hard for different reasons.
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Still, even for a house building company, it’s important to innovate for mid to long term survival. And since innovation won’t be deeply rooted in the culture, it’s going to be very hard to drive it.
#20 Rule of #GTS : Getting Sh*t Done Start a meeting with the minutes of the last one
#19 Rule of #GTS : Getting Sh*t Done Write minutes of every meeting
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N#8 rule of #innovation : you’re not safe from any threat There is no barrier high enough to protect you.
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But the probability that a newcomer changes the value proposition and gain some market share is high. And in some industries, reduce the global pie by a couple of % and all the big players will struggle with their low margins.
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Acknowledging that you’re vulnerable is important. It’s mandatory if you want to be in the good mindset for innovation, for out-of-the-box thinking.