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 [...]
Future-proofing: Asking questions that anticipate great challenges
Posted on May 2, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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 [...]
10 ways leaders can ignite innovation
Posted on March 13, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Here is a short article I wrote for a Mexican Business Magazine that will be published in a few weeks. What would happen if your company could innovate consistently? This is a worthy challenge, and, one not many can meet. But, if you have the will and drive, you will. Innovation is the only source [...]
Innovation must reads of the week: How to be the ‘disrupter’ and not the ‘disrupted’
Posted on March 10, 2013 // Leave a Comment
New blog post: Strategy Outside the Zone of Mediocrity by Kevin Hendry buff.ly/XXCgZI — Tim Kastelle (@timkastelle) March 7, 2013 MIT Sloan’s Michael Schrage: Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand – @harvardbiz blogs.hbr.org/schrage/2013/0… — MITSloan ExecEd (@MITSloanExecEd) February 26, 2013 10 Things Every Leader Should Challenge – my latest column on @forbes: onforb.es/Zf3gr2#Leadership [...]
Anyone can innovate, but not everyone can
Posted on March 5, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Yes, anyone can. But now everyone can. Here’s why… It is very simple. First of all, to innovate, you need skill combined with will. The skills needed are very straight forward, to begin you need to identify a problem, understand it and then have access to people and information that can help you solve the [...]
Ubiquitous leadership = ubiquitous innovators
Posted on February 27, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Put simply, if a culture of leadership exists, a culture of innovation also exists. Why? Because the innovation challenge companies face is really a leadership problem. Being accountable for innovation means being accountable for value creation and customer satisfaction. Period. As I’ve argued before, it is ultimately the CEO/Leader who owns value creation. And, it [...]
Why it’s very hard to say no…yet very important
Posted on February 6, 2013 // Leave a Comment
#Strategy is a choice. No company can be all things to all people and still win. – @rogerlmartin — Jorge Barba (@jorgebarba) February 6, 2013 I firmly believe that strategy is about making choices. I didn’t have to read it in a book or sit down with Michael Porter to come to this conclusion. [...]
