Not every organization is pro-innovation. Just because they say they are doesn’t mean they truly are; mostly it’s B.s..
Category Archives: Leadership
You Don’t Value Innovation If You Don’t Value Growth Mindset
in Innovation, Leadership
“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.
You Can’t Cost-Cut Your Way To Innovation
in Innovation, Leadership
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.
Innovation is An Investment in Human Capital
in Innovation, Leadership
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.
Technology is No Longer Something Left To Specialists
What does the leader of the future look like? He / she is a hybrid: technologist, empath and capitalist.
How Do We Teach People To Be More Comfortable With Ambiguity?
in Innovation, Leadership
I’ve always been comfortable with ambiguity. I like new challenges and figuring things out. Of course, most everyone isn’t like this. They dread uncertainty, and love what’s familiar and easy.
For Innovation: Be Idea Lead, Not Opinion Lead
in Innovation, Leadership
There isn’t a day that goes by when someone doesn’t express their sorrow to me about their job. How they don’t feel empowered to do the right thing, and how every decision has to be passed by various people.