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new challengers. Of course, casting

aside your traditional ways of working

comes with an immense amount of risk

and so it’s understandable that many

executives are reluctant to whole-

heartedly commit to new projects.

Some companies reach a compro-

mise that allows them to balance these

competing objectives. For example,

by implementing schemes that allow

employees to strike a balance

between their work on existing

projects and on developing new ideas.

Google’s ‘20% time’ is probably the

most feted example as the company’s

policy of allowing engineers to devote

20% of their time to personal projects

resulted in some of the company’s

most successful products such as

Gmail, AdSense and Google Talks.

While this can approach can be

a fruitful one, it’s worth noting that many

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