Amazon grows through 2 types of innovation

How to help teams get past the past | Leadership is about putting others first | Amazon grows through 2 types of innovation Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 5, 2018 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [How to help teams get past the past]( Help teams shift from nostalgia to action by asking them to apply the same energy and values to doing something today, writes Scott Cochrane. This approach will motivate people, while dismissing the old accomplishments will not. [Scott Cochrane]( (9/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Leadership is about putting others first]( Leaders accomplish more when they focus on others, writes Dan Rockwell. "Your most frightening and fulfilling power is placing something other than yourself at the center of your life," he writes. [Leadership Freak]( (9/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Strategic Management [] [Amazon grows through 2 types of innovation]( Amazon grows through 2 types of innovation Bezos (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos encourages innovation on two fronts: Incremental improvements that can be discussed and approved by many executives, and, second, ideas that meet Bezos' standard of being large in scale, high in potential reward and different from what is on the market. "I get to work two or three years into the future, and most of my leadership team has the same setup," says Jeff Bezos. [Forbes]( (9/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [Peer meetings help everyone grow]( Consider meeting in small groups with peers, even outside of your organization, as a way to build community, share stories and develop trust over time, writes James Millar, founder of SkyBridge Associates. "Group affiliations become pillars that support higher-level needs, including self-esteem and self-actualization," he writes. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (9/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [3 elements every speech must have]( The best speeches tap into emotions as they define a problem and explain why it should be addressed today, writes Nick Morgan. "The only reason to give a speech is to change the world," he writes. [Public Words]( (9/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Customers First A weekly look at serving customers better [] [Disney sees VR as a way to delight customers, get them to spend]( Disney is a master at placing theme-park visitors at the center of the story, and it's hoping to further that customer experience through virtual reality wearables, writes Katharine Schwab. "Disneyland is moving inexorably toward a 21st-century version of its original fantasy -- one where there's nothing in the way between you and a magical experience, not even your wallet," she writes. [Fast Company online]( (9/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] In Their Own Words [] [CEO: Ineffective teams lack a vision]( A leader's first order of business is to establish a vision, says David Dussault, CEO of manufacturer P1. "Effective leaders build highly effective teams, and teams are optimized when they have vision, when they understand the mission," he says. [The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.)]( (9/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Long before Microsoft, people used clip art]( Clip art is known to many of us as the images and illustrations once available in Microsoft Office, but its history dates back decades to Harry Volk Jr., who sold spot illustrations in the 1950s and '60s for print publishers, writes Ernie Smith. The desktop-computer era brought the first digital versions of clip art, with innovations such as CD-ROM collections, vector images and an early version of a cloud-based e-commerce portal. [Tedium]( (8/30) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [] Be silent, if you choose; but when necessary, speak -- and speak in such a way that people will remember it. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer and musician [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [Sign Up]( [SmartBrief offers 200+ newsletters]( [Advertise]( [Learn more about the SmartBrief audience]( Subscriber Tools: [Manage Subscriptions]( [Update Your Profile]( [Unsubscribe]( [Send Feedback]( [Archive]( [Search]( Contact Us: Jobs Contact - jobhelp@smartbrief.com Advertising - [Laura Engel](mailto:lengel@smartbrief.com) Editor - [James daSilva](mailto:leadership@smartbrief.com) Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 © 1999-2018 SmartBrief, Inc.® [Privacy Policy (updated May 25, 2018)]( | [Legal Information]( Â