There’s a difference between an employee who shows up to do a job because he/she needs to make a living and someone who is fully engaged in the work, in the business. People who are fully engaged because they have high agency are rare, and you should do everything you can to keep them. In most cases, people who are engaged in their work are because the organization created the conditions for them to be fully engaged.
Tag Archives: Innovation
This Is How You Kill Innovation In Your Business
We’ve all been there. As an employee, you take the initiative to fix or improve a process, or a feature and you get punished, ignored, or criticized for doing so. This, of course, demotivates you and stops you from even thinking about taking the initiative or proposing improvements ever again.…
Don’t Obsess Over Competitors, Obsess Over Customers
Almost every business that is started copies the businesses it competes with. Everyone copies each other. It’s how it goes. They compete on business models and best practices. But, it doesn’t have to be this way.
The Future of Human Creativity in the Age of AI
Creativity is a uniquely human skill. But, will AI threaten the very nature of creativity?
Unlock Employee Insights: 6 Questions That Spark Improvement
How often do you ask employees how the business could be improved? I’m still surprised how asking employees for ideas isn’t standard practice in most businesses. I’m not talking about setting up an idea/suggestion box; it’s not enough. I’m talking about seeking out people’s ideas.
Start With The Customer Problem, Not The Technology
Generative AI is still looking for its killer app. Sure, there is a niche number of people getting great results using LLMs for work and other activities to be more efficient and productive. Still, most of the existing generative AI solutions out there are hunting for a problem to solve.
Being First Doesn’t Matter, Being Better Does
Innovation is messy. There’s nothing predictable about it. I’ve been too early three times in my time as an entrepreneur. Either the market wasn’t ready, the technology needed to evolve more, or the market didn’t exist. Underpinning all three scenarios was timing. When I had my affective computing startup, Netek, I remember telling my team that we were too early and we might not make it because of it.