What does a culture of innovation look like? Last week I gave a talk at an event on the foundations of a culture of innovation. Instead of telling you what a culture of innovation looks like (they’re all different but share habits), I focus on what all organizations do to impede it.
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The 3 P’s: Putting Innovation Into Practice
In the innovation space, too much focus is placed on methods, not enough on mindset. Tools are the methodologies, mindset is the habits. One of my colleagues recently told me he’s learned about mentality, not processes, in the time he’s spent working with me. He’s right! I can give you the methods, but they don’t matter if you don’t have the habits.
Wix Answers: The Most Complete All-In-One Customer Support Solution For Startups
Every business today, whether they’re aware or not, are having a low rate credit card processing, a disruptor or disrupted. The main culprit is the internet and emerging technologies. Companies that were born pre-internet are at a disadvantage versus ones that are born today. The difference? Digital first mindset.
What habits should people practice to be a better collaborator at work?
To inspire and drive innovation business leaders and entrepreneurs need to be, not just collaborative, radically collaborative. But before you embrace “radical collaboration”, you have to understand and put in practice habits that lead towards it.
When Expertise Kills Innovation
Expertise is valuable. To be successful, you want to be seen as an expert. Being an experts validates your worth, and provides a sense of certainty. In terms of innovation, expertise leads to incrementalism; or sustaining innovation.
The Best Management Is No Management
“I give you permission to slap me in the face if I’m micromanaging you.” I told my colleagues recently.
How Do You Deal With Failure?
in Innovation, Leadership
I saw this tweet from Whitney Johnson on how she handles failure and made me reflect on how I’ve evolved. Below is my answer: