How do you contribute your full potential? For most people, there isn’t a clear answer. Most people I talk to have a hard time dialing in on what exactly they’re most great at. If this is you, read on…
Category Archives: Innovation
Groupthink is Dangerous. Here’s How To Spot it And 9 Ways to Avoid It
Innovation has many enemies, but the most difficult ones to overcome are expertise and groupthink. The latter, is particularly difficult to overcome because it encompasses a group.
Great Leaders Drive Innovation By Making It Safe For Others To Talk About Mistakes
In established organizations, what can leaders do to drive innovation? How can leaders support innovation at work? What’s one tactic that will unleash it? Let me tell you…
Customers Don’t Buy Technology, They Buy Better Lives
Technology, it’s sexy. It gets all the attention, even from non-technologists. Innovation is often confused with technology, as it’s what people see; technology itself is not innovation, rather the outcomes is enables. The mistake aspiring technologists make when pitching their ideas is confusing features with benefits.
12 Self-Directed Questions To Help Improve How You Think
Did I ever tell you that I have various notebooks where I collect questions? It’s a practice that I picked up many years ago, doing so sharpens my thinking, helps me ask better questions and enables me to extract insights from conversations. The rule is simple: ask better questions to get better answers.
3 Powerful Mental Models For Thinking Clearly
Clear thinking is rare, because thinking is hard. Show me someone who thinks clearly and I’ll want to know their process for achieving it. Personally, I’m more concerned by being seen as someone who thinks clearly than someone that’s called smart. You can be smart, but you won’t be able to communicate and influence if you’re unable to think clearly.
7 Lessons From Think Again by Adam Grant
How often do you change your mind? I don’t know of anybody who keeps a journal of the amount of times they change their mind during the day, week, month or year. Changing our mind isn’t something we deliberately aim to do, but it’s necessary for our growth as people. As Adam Grant, author of Originals, says in his book Think Again: changing your mind does not mean you’ve abandoned your principles. It means you’ve evolved.