Kaihan Krippendorff

Ellie Amirnasr on the Outthinkers Podcast

Paving a Path of Success for Corporate Explorers

Leave a Comment / Innovation, intrapreneurship / Kaihan Krippendorff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xBlOLUb-ck Innovation is crucial for companies to stay competitive, but where do the innovative ideas come from? According to Andy Binns, co-founder and Director of Change Logic and award-winning author, more and more those ideas come from “corporate explorers” – pioneers who spot new opportunities and build new ventures from inside established organizations. Ellie Amirnasr, director of […]

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Business Practitioners Need a Field

Leadership / Kaihan Krippendorff

In every science, there is a field that assesses theory and approaches, and reaches a conclusion about which are to be accepted. In the realms of medicine and physics, scientists—diligent seekers of truth—hypothesize, offer proof, experiment, and reach consensus. They proclaim with authority: “This medicine is ok to prescribe,” or “This theory is dominant.”

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Shannon Banks on the Outthinkers Podcast

Unlocking the Power of Social Leadership and Purpose

Leave a Comment / Leadership, People / Kaihan Krippendorff

Shannon Banks, managing director of Be Leadership and author of the new book, Because: 12 Essential Skills for Connecting How You Lead With Why, joined the Outthinkers Podcast to share her perspectives on social leadership, including how individual purpose links to company purpose and why developing key skills in leaders is critical for organizations to

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Is There a Lizard Under Your Bed? Notes from Outthinker Networks Roundtable with Rita McGrath

Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, intrapreneurship, Trends / Kaihan Krippendorff

Last week, 40 heads of strategy, intrapreneurs, and thought leaders convened in New York City for Outthinker Networks’ Executive Summit, hosted by BNY Mellon. Attendees discussed Leveraging Generative AI for Strategic Advantage and Innovation Portfolio Management/Resource Allocation with special guest Rita McGrath, strategic advisor and Columbia Business School professor.

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4 Reasons Why Middle Managers Need Executive Coaching

Leave a Comment / Career, Leadership, People / Kaihan Krippendorff

Middle managers are quite literally the middle ground between employers and employees. Managers at this level of an organization are often tasked to coordinate inter-departmental work, monitor employee performance, and answer to those in the C-suite. Serving as a buffer between top-level leadership and everyone else in the company, it’s no wonder that middle managers

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Key Takeaways from the Thinkers50 Awards Gala

Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Leadership, Trends / Kaihan Krippendorff

Hi Outthinkers, Every two years, a leading group of management thinkers from around the globe convenes for a special event: the Thinkers50 Awards Gala. The aim of the event is to celebrate those who are pushing the envelope in management thinking and to provide a forum to share the current top ideas in business and

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Strategic Pricing: Finding Your Value in the Eyes of Your Customer

Strategy / Kaihan Krippendorff

Pricing is a critical component of your success as an organization. Get it right, and you firmly establish your value in the eyes of your customer. Get it wrong, and you might end up stuck on a rollercoaster, attempting to adjust and prove your worth.

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Understanding Your Company’s Motivations as an Intrapreneur

Leave a Comment / Innovation, intrapreneurship / Kaihan Krippendorff

You’re presenting to your boss today. There’s a wireless clicker in your sweaty palm. You’re conjuring up images of Steve Jobs wowing his crowd, praying you won’t be stumped by an unexpected question. This is a key inflection point in your career. If they say yes, your payoff is three years of the thrill of

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Unleashing Intrapreneurship: Outthinker Masterclass Introduction

Featured, Innovation, intrapreneurship / Kaihan Krippendorff

For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.

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Do You Really Understand What Your Company Needs?

Innovation, intrapreneurship / Kaihan Krippendorff

I recently had a flashback to my college days when my friend had just come back from a job interview. The interviewer had asked him, “What’s 25 times six divided by two?”

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Moving Beyond Hierarchy: How Celestica Empowers Employees in Small Teams

intrapreneurship / Kaihan Krippendorff

The way humans come together to do work is changing. Technology has made us more interconnected than ever before. Rapid communication and advanced data analysis enable us to gather and perform work together in new ways. This enhanced and expected connectivity has infiltrated all aspects of our lives – the organization is no different.

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