Accountability and Empowerment in Team Dynamics
GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard A winning mindset is crucial for team leaders and teams striving to achieve their goals. Empowerment and accountability are two key elements that contribute to a...
View ArticleMoneyball and the Beginning, Middle, and End of Innovation
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Recently, pitchers and catchers reported to MLB Spring Training facilities in Florida and Arizona. For baseball fans, this is the first sign of Spring, an occasion that...
View Article3 Innovation Types Not What You Think They Are
But They Do Determine Your Success GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton The Official Story When discussing innovation, you must be specific so people know what you expect. This is why so many thought leaders,...
View ArticleAn Executive’s Guide for Market Adaptability and Goal-Based Alignment
Shifting Sands GUEST POST from Teresa Spangler A rolling stone gathers no moss, but a business executive, unlike the stone, can’t just roll along. We’ve got to navigate the shifting sands of business...
View Article5 Tips for Leaders Navigating Uncertainty
From Executives at P&G, CVS, Hannaford, and Intel GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton “We have successfully retained the opportunity for improvement.” When the CEO said this to kick off a meeting, I knew...
View ArticleHow to Make Navigating Ambiguity a Super Power
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You are a leader. The boss. The person in charge. That means you know the answer to every question, make the right decision when faced with every choice, and act...
View ArticleThe Real Reasons Employees Stay Or Leave
Hint: It’s about more than money GUEST POST from Shep Hyken What if every great employee you (or your company) hired never left? Of course, that’s unrealistic … or is it? Joey Coleman is one of the...
View ArticleFrom Sticky Notes to Digital Transformation
How to Properly Leverage Kanban Boards GUEST POST from Dainora Jociute Whether it’s a bunch of sticky notes on an office wall or a clever digital tool with color-coded boxes, most of us are familiar...
View Article3 Ways to Make Smarter Decisions – Confidently
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton When my niece was 4 years old, she looked at her mom (my sister) and said, “I can’t wait until I’m an adult so I can be in charge and make all the decisions.” My sister...
View ArticleTurn Cynics into Believers in Three Simple Steps
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You are a leader, an innovator, and an optimist. You see what’s possible, and you sell people on your vision, encouraging them to come on the journey of discovery with you....
View ArticleLeaders Avoid Doing This One Thing
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Being a leader isn’t easy. You must BE accountable, compassionate, confident, curious, empathetic, focused, service-driven, and many other things. You must DO many things,...
View ArticleWhy You Should Care About Service Design
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton What if a tool had the power to delight your customers, cut your costs, increase your bottom line, and maybe double your stock price? You’d use it, right? That’s precisely...
View ArticleAn Innovation Lesson From The Rolling Stones
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton If you’re like most people, you’ve faced disappointment. Maybe the love of your life didn’t return your affection, you didn’t get into your dream college, or you were...
View ArticleAn Innovation Rant: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Why are people so concerned about, afraid of, or resistant to new things? Innovation, by its very nature, is good. It is something new that creates value. Naturally, the...
View ArticleInnovativeness = Effectiveness
GUEST POST from Dennis Stauffer What makes you effective? Is it your knowledge and experience? Is it your commitment? Is it perhaps luck sometimes? Simply put: Being effective is about making what you...
View ArticleTop 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2023
After a week of torrid voting and much passionate support, along with a lot of gut-wrenching consideration and jostling during the judging round, I am proud to announce your Top 40 Innovation Bloggers...
View ArticleThis One Word Will Transform Your Approach to Innovation
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Have you heard any of these sentences recently? “We don’t have time” “Our people don’t have the skills” “We don’t have the budget” “That’s not what we do” I hear them all...
View ArticleImplementing Successful Transformation Initiatives for 2024
GUEST POST from Janet Sernack Transformation and change initiatives are usually designed as strategic interventions, intending to advance an organization’s growth, deliver increased shareholder value,...
View ArticleGood Intentions Pave the Way to Innovation Hell
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and nowhere is that more true than in innovation. GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton That’s one of the insights I took away from InnoLead’s Q1 report on...
View ArticleCompanies Are Not Families
GUEST POST from David Burkus It’s unclear where the metaphor got started. In fact, it probably didn’t start as a metaphor (“we are a family”); it probably started as a simile (“we are like a family”)....
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