Leadership is just another code word for innovation. Every business I’ve ever dealt with that sought help with innovation had leadership challenges. I’ve always said that if you want innovation, you have to eliminate what stands in its way. And what stands in its way? Old mindsets, outdated ideas, hubris, unquestioned processes and practices.
Tag Archives: Creativity
AI Isn’t an Add-On. It’s a Reinvention Mandate.
I was talking with a collaborator last week who kept framing AI as something we’d “layer into” existing processes. Make the workflow faster. Reduce some costs. Optimize what we already have.
Be Fundamentally Different, Not Incrementally Better
A few times a month, I listen to Lenny’s podcast. The interviews are great, but the one I heard recently is a must listen: His interview with Jag Duggal, the Chief Product Officer of Nubank.
Stop Hoarding Your Ideas. Nobody Can Execute Them Like You Can
I was recently talking with a few family members, and they asked me about what I’m working on and started going. My aunt was listening, and when I finished, she said, “Don’t give ideas away freely!”
Why Making Something 10x Better Is Easier Than 10% Improvement
Most leaders are trapped in the incremental improvement mindset. They’re obsessing over 10% gains while their competitors are building something entirely different.
Stop Letting AI Think for You
We’re witnessing something unprecedented: the outsourcing of human intelligence at scale.
ChatGPT writes our emails; Claude crafts our strategies; AI generates our creative briefs. We tell ourselves we’re being efficient. But here’s what’s actually happening: we’re systematically weakening the very cognitive muscles that built our careers.
The research is in, and it’s sobering.