On my latest trip my Sales Manager and I talked about a colleague of ours who’s behavior is causing problems with the team; which I won’t get into the details. She knows I’m not one to wait for things to get out of hand and wholeheartedly take the time to coach people. So she asked me: why don’t you coach him?
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“One day, my son, you’ll be able to walk to America” – Ed McLachlan
The latest National Geographic cover and story is one for the ages: Planet or Plastic?
Not every organization is pro-innovation. Just because they say they are doesn’t mean they truly are; mostly it’s B.s..
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“I’m not looking for the best.” A Director of a publishing company once said this to me after he commented on how his company was looking for a innovation strategist to help them think through, and execute, a project to create the future of their company.
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Business is hard. And there are many widely held beliefs about what leads to success. One of them is “Increase sales, reduce costs”. Do both, and you’re gold. Reducing costs is where the focus goes to when increasing sales becomes a challenge.
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Innovation is as much about attitude and perspective as it is about process. So how you view innovation matters. It sounds trivial but it makes a huge difference from both an organizational and strategic point of view.
What does the leader of the future look like? He / she is a hybrid: technologist, empath and capitalist.