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Tunnel vision: The enemy of strategic thinking

Two weekends ago, I went to Disneyland with my brother. We had a good time and got a on a lot rides. Including some I’ve never gotten on before. Astro Blasters is one such ride. If you’ve never experienced it, think of it as a shooting gallery on wheels. Basically, you ride a two person [...]

Stop guessing. Business is done outside the office!

How do you do real business development? “Stop guessing. Business is done outside the office!” That is the core message from Stu Heilsberg’s book. A true Business Development Executive, Stu shares his experience in The Answers Are Outside The Building. Business development is customer/client development. Being Startup Weekend Organizer and entrepreneur, I’m well aware of [...]

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Innovation

Here are HBR’s 10 must read articles on innovation. No need to buy, although you can if you want to, as I’ve compiled the PDF’s for each article right here. Just click on the link and voila!

Enter to win a signed copy of The Innovator’s DNA from Game-Changer

Get a chance to win a signed copy of The Innovator’s DNA.  Sign up for our free newsletter to enter.  If you’re the lucky winner, you will have access to a very well written book about creativity, innovation and leadership that is free of buzzwords at your fingertips.

The Innovators DNA: Interview with Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen

A few weeks ago, I got the chance to interview the authors of the bestselling innovation book, The Innovator’s DNA.  Below is the transcript of what I was able to record from our call. Before, here is short bio of each author: Hal Gregersen is the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Chair of Innovation and Leadership [...]

Future-proofing: Asking questions that anticipate great challenges

This is a short post, but I really want to bring attention to this issue because uncertainty is the norm, and we all have to deal with it. How do we do that? There is no right answer. But, to start, we have to be conscious about it. Then, we have to make an effort [...]

Disruption in pricing: The effects of value based segmentation

Pepe Paez is a technologist with a deep enthusiasm for marketing strategy. With more than 10 years in the software development industry, he keeps a strong understanding of technology that goes where he goes and is part of his signature in new projects. Most recently, his interest and expertise revolves around Pricing Strategy and overall [...]