FOCUS - INNOVATION
What is the value and role of innovation in the enterprise? How and where is it harnessed?
The Evolution of a Transaction
The Transaction (a short story): I recall an encounter a few years back at a local auto parts national chain store where I stood in line behind a gentleman shopping for auto supplies. When the gentleman, whose name I later learned was Rick, approached the counter, he was greeted with a welcoming “how may I
Johnny and the Impossible Task
Johnny once came to me to volunteer for a project assignment. I knew Johnny quite well and knew that he would fail miserably at the task, as both his skills and personality were not suited for that specific assignment. One part of me, the coach and mentor side, screamed to give Johnny a chance –
Innovation Leaders Think and Act Differently
Insights on the role of a Chief Innovation Officer and optimal ways to establish a productive dialog and enduring relationship. If you think you’ve got your Chief Innovation Officer contact understood, take a step back and think again. Chances are you are misreading his or her (hereinafter “his” for brevity) intentions, misunderstanding his vocabulary and
Leadership Faculties: Nature or Nurture (or both)
It has become an established dogma within enterprises, especially ones structured with traditional hierarchies, that #leadership is a function one must grow into through on-the-job experience, dedication, long work hours and training. “Starting at the bottom” to work yourself to a leadership position is touted as the architected, tried and proven way to cultivate upper management. The
Strategy Tools – SWOT Analysis and TOWS Strategy
One of the most common and yet so infrequently used powerful tools in the development of a strategy. Whether developing a sales or marketing approach, launching a new product, running a public works project, or virtually in any development arena, by assessing your starting environment through SWOT and then crafting a resulting strategy which offers
Webinar: Building Your Communications Skills
My good friend Ashish Bhatnagar has organized a series of career development webinars which he moderates and contributes to. This session was on Building Your Communications Skills.
Career Development Session 1 – Rocks, Gravel, Sand
We conducted our first in the series of Career Development webinars, hosted by our friend Ashish Bhatnagar of Amazon.
I had a thought
I had a thought. It wasn’t much at first but it intrigued me enough to ponder it deeply and work on a rough plan of how to make it so, to put it in play. It was intriguing and complex, I could even say It was game-changing, or so I thought. I pondered it more,
Creative Dissonance
I recently had the opportunity to attend a beautiful orchestral performance by a contemporary composer. The music was serene, with a soothing melody aimed to evoke a sensation of calm and order. One could clearly hear the musicians all aligned in the single purpose of carrying the balanced message forward, each instrument contributing its tone
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