There was a great article in Forbes, “An Innovation Leadership Revolution is Brewing,” by Henry Doss. He starts it off with a great quote by T.S. Eliot, “If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” That is awesome. It really says how limiting we can be as leaders… Continue Reading
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Unleash the employees…let them fly!
Employees are great idea generators, and innovators – but only when freed by management. I get this because I am right in the middle of it as we continue to find more ways to be innovative and more ways to “re-invent” ourselves for the future. One thing I have found to be for sure –… Continue Reading
Is Innovation “Big Bang” or “Drip”…or both?
If you are reading anything about Innovation, you have probably been exposed to a variety of approaches. The two that get the most attention are whether you should look to innovation for the next “Big Bang” of something new and completely game changing or something steady like a “Drip” to continuously improve upon what you… Continue Reading
Unleash the employees…let them fly!
Employees are great idea generators, and innovators – but only when freed by management. I get this because I am right in the middle of it as we continue to find more ways to be innovative and more ways to “re-invent” ourselves for the future. One thing I have found to be for sure –… Continue Reading
Three Lessons Learned from Open Innovation
As we continue to build more around being an innovative company, it is interesting to learn from others what works and where companies stumble along the path to being effectively innovative. One recent blog post from Andy Zynga of Harvard Business Review, “Where Open Innovation Stumbles,” talks exactly about this issue. I wanted to share… Continue Reading
Apple just THINKS different when it comes to products
I was thinking about our own company over the holidays and looking at who we were and where we are going in the coming year. We have been quite successful and to me, being the competitive person I am, this is when we should really accelerate our innovation. While others might sit back, I want… Continue Reading