OK, I didn’t know what either of these meant either before I read the article by Henry Doss in Forbes, “Innovation: Time to Ditch “Model T Leadership.” It is such an interesting read about what I believe is a fundamental change in the way we look at employees today and how we hire them for… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Simple Solution
Get your Employees Involved to Solve…
One question I get asked on a regular basis is, “How do you get employees involved and interested in helping you innovate?” Great question and like most good questions, there is more than one answer. We have talked about several ways other organizations have been successful in getting this to happen, and here is another… 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
The ITW Innovation Process – Steps to Success…
As you have probably read about in one of my earlier posts, ITW is one of those companies in our industry that is a leader in Innovation and has really set the bar high for any of their competitors. But how exactly do they do this and what is at the core of their process?… Continue Reading
Just for FUN – 32 Future Innovations…
As I usually do, I was reading several articles and blog posts on Innovation and I stumbled across one that was not overly helpful in regard to helping us become more innovative as a company, but it was just dang fun to read. The article was in the New York Times Magazine and titled, “32… Continue Reading
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 perfect… Continue 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 visit… Continue Reading
Steve Jobs had it right – Simple IS better
Steve Jobs of Apple was unquestionably one of the greatest innovators of our time and changed more paradigms, people, and companies than perhaps anyone in history. No new news there but important to remember some key aspects of what got him to this great state. Sure, he was a brilliant man and saw things very… Continue Reading
New idea right under our chin…
How many times have you seen something and said, “That was such a simple solution to this problem, why didn’t I think of that?” Unfortunately, I do this more than I wish I did but it also makes me really appreciate all those people that do make it happen. This was one of those situations…… Continue Reading