Monthly Archives: March 2012

Sometimes the best innovation is rethinking the opportunity

One aspect of innovation sometimes overlooked is what is right in front of us all the time. Looking for simple solutions to improve upon an existing system, process, or approach can add up over time and lead to some significant improvement.  Jamie Udd, our Manager in Spokane is an extremely gifted individual and a perfectContinue Reading

Traits of Innovative Employees

I recently read a fantastic article a friend and previous co-worker, Ben Golding, posted on his LinkedIn page entitled, “8 Qualities of Remarkable Employees.”  The original content was actually created by Jeff Haden for Inc.  The article highlights the intangibles that go into making a remarkable employee.  While the traits Jeff shared are not earthContinue Reading

Thank you Blaine…the road ahead

I wanted to personally thank Blaine Millet of WOM-10 for both the very complementary blog post and for taking time to speak to our management team Keystone, Colorado.  Both were very much appreciated by me, our President Brian, and our team. We invited Blaine to speak to our team about Social Media, business, and itsContinue Reading

Never underestimate the power of Collaboration

Two employees I have talked about in the past, the Crazy Guy and Jamie Udd, make quite a pair when it comes to coming up with innovative ideas and solutions for our customers.  Jamie is our “Mr. Type A” and Rod is the “Crazy Guy”. I travel quite a bit to visit customers and visitContinue Reading

Six Tips to Inspire Innovation…

As we dive deeper and deeper into trying to build an innovative culture I am constantly on the lookout for how others are successfully making this happen.  It is a “journey” for sure, not a “destination”. I recently came across some very simple tips in a blog post by Entrepreneur – The Daily Dose thatContinue Reading