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Companies Don’t Change, Transform, and Innovate … People Do!

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Episode 12: Listen Now

Companies Don’t Change, Transform, and Innovate … People Do!

by Dirk Beveridge

About this episode:

In today’s episode, Dirk shares his belief, that companies don’t change, transform, and innovate, people do!

With all the talk of innovative companies such as Amazon, Apple, Tesla, and the like, Dirk’s premise is that we can’t lose sight that these businesses have invented nothing.  They have changed nothing.  It’s the people within those businesses that create the change, transformation, and innovation.  The companies just happen to be the recipients of that progress.

Dirk also shares two stories of distribution mid-level managers finding the courage to lead by “simply” meeting new people, exploring new ideas, getting away from the day to day, and to find inspiration from new connections.

Among the topics explored by Dirk:

  • The model of The Innovative Distributor™
  • The role of a leaders will, energy, and focus
  • How getting away from the day to day and into new experiences can spark innovation
  • Whey we need to move from a focus on Human Capital and shift to a focus on the Human Spirit

Information on referenced topics:

UnleashWD:  www.unleashwd.com
One: Power Together: https://unleashwd.com/one-power-together/

Dirk Beveridge

Dirk Beveridge

Founder | UnleashWD

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