One of the most overused business terms with progressive companies is “innovation”. Announcing that your company is innovating or implementing an idea management system is the tip of the iceberg. Deeply understanding the cultural aspects and driving the right behavior of employees is the foundation of a longer term strategy. http://www.cio.com/article/2944064/cio-role/five-surprising-qualities-of-innovation-cultures.html/Read More →
CE (Chief Entrepreneur) reporting to board to drive future growth , CEO for sustaining your market position. https://hbr.org/2015/06/the-c-suite-needs-a-chief-entrepreneurRead More →
never has there been such a disruptive technology as the digital tools we have at our fingertips. Companies capable of getting senior leadership and the board to get behind a digital strategy can be competitive with companies much larger than themselves. http://www.cio.com/article/2934888/it-strategy/digital-and-innovation-not-or.html/Read More →
Are your innovation efforts tied to corporate objectives which are clearly communicated? In corporate america aligning to goals and objectives is critical to keeping resources and expenses in check. Teams going off and spending wildly on misaligned initiatives siphons off funds that can be utilized elsewhere. Often times objectives are either not clearly communicated, change and are not updated or simply lack the clarity needed to resonate with the majority of employees. All your companies innovation strategy is forming, keep in mind the early checkpoint of making sure the initiative is aligned with a corporate objective. The goal is to not micromanage, which ultimately willRead More →
It’s not easy to increase innovation at a successful company. Or to establish an innovative culture at a struggling company. Both represent challenges that require different approaches. How do you lead a crowd? Construct compromise? Spur innovation? Forbes captured some quotes on key business topics from some of the world’s top achievers. Great article at Forbes, Secrets of innovationRead More →
As companies focus on their ability to navigate a constantly changing landscape, understanding how to tap into and manage the next generation of workers becomes increasingly important. In addition, disseminating the process, tools and techniques to senior and middle management who are leading an ultra connected, tech savvy generation focused more on self that success presents a challenge. Consider Ryo Mukumoto, a 22 year old into his third year making mock-ups at Honda’s research arm when he beat about 400 other entries in an in-house competition. Honda made him the youngest lead engineer in the company’s history and gave him a young team to helpRead More →
Guy Kawasaki is a visionary, having helped Google, Motorola, Apple and many other highly successful companies. This is presentation at TEDx is truly worth 20 minutes of your time to listen to key points on approaching innovation and driving a change in culture in your organization. Read More →