What does an innovation leader look like? What are her / his traits, attitudes and behaviors?
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People Walk Away When You Waste Their Time and Talent
in Innovation, Leadership
Miserable, undervalued, overlooked, not living up to my potential, taken for granted. These and other words are used by people who’s employeer doesn’t let them be the best version of themselves at work.
The True Driver of Innovation: Is It The Environment Or The People?
in Innovation, Leadership
Over at Forbes Stephannie Denning asks whether it’s people or environment that drive innovation. It’s both. But if you don’t have the people, start with the environment.
5 Leadership Principles For Anyone Leading Others
Leadership, CEO, managers, management, innovation, where all foreign words to me when I was 18 years old. But that all changed during and after my FedEx Ground experience, which you can hear about in the video below:
Game-Changer’s 10 Most Popular Posts of 2017
2017 was a good year in many ways. For one, it was my 10 year anniversary as a blogger! Yes, I’ve been writing Game-Changer since 2007. And as I’ve done in years past, here are the 10 most popular posts of 2017.
You Shouldn’t Have To Ask Your Boss For Permission To Learn
A few weeks ago I chatted with a group of students about what a culture of innovation looks like, and the conditions that have to exist for it to happen at work. Many of them were taken aback because I explicitly told them that they should look for an employer that values curiosity; the cornerstone of innovation. It’s important because they have to take a deeper look at the culture to identify those who only pay lip service from those who do innovate.
Two Industrial Era Management Beliefs That Kill Innovation
in Innovation, Leadership
Beliefs. We all have them. They’re how we make our way through life, from making decisions about who we make friends with, where we choose to work, who we collaborate with and what we do and don’t; they’re a guide to behavior.