Innovation
Here Are Top 5 Innovation Problems Facing Companies Now
Here Are Top 5 Innovation Problems Facing Companies Now PWC’s 22nd Annual Global CEO Survey reported that 55% of CEOs believe that the “inability to innovate effectively” is one of their top skill gaps. It is not the first time we have heard this tidbit. Company leaders are constantly saying that creating an innovative culture…
Read MoreDo You Fit In Or Stand Out: How To Be More Original?
Do You Fit In Or Stand Out: How To Be More Original? In 2016, when I was still spending three hours a day commuting to and from New York City, I decided to use that time to listen to audiobooks. One of those books was Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant. While…
Read MoreDid The Knowledge Society Contribute To The Student Debt Crisis?
Did The Knowledge Society Contribute To The Student Debt Crisis? “Successful careers are not ‘planned.’ They are the careers of people who are prepared for the opportunity because they know their strengths, the way they work, and their values.” – Peter Drucker Knowledge Worker Peter Drucker coined the term “knowledge worker” in 1959 and wrote…
Read MorePeter Drucker: Why His Writings Are As Relevant As Ever
Peter Drucker: Why His Writings Are As Relevant As Ever I write mostly about three topics: innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Recently, as I was rereading a book The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker’s Essential Writings on Management, I realized that most of his writings were on the same topics. No…
Read More10 Most Innovative Companies in 2020: Research Report
10 Most Innovative Companies in 2020: Research Report Boston Consulting Group (BCG) issued a new report, The Most Innovative Companies 2020: The Serial Innovation Imperative. The report addresses topics, such as serial innovation, innovation at small companies vs. large companies, and innovation systems. Serial innovation, where companies achieve success over and over again, is hard.…
Read More5 Timeless Innovation Theories Every Company Should Know About
5 Timeless Innovation Theories Every Company Should Know About A Doctoral program can seem like a long trek through a multitude of academic papers and hypothetical exercises. However, after looking back at my own Doctoral program files, I thought it would be helpful to revisit several seminal theories. They provide a useful foundation for all…
Read MoreHow To Connect Creativity To Meaningful Work?
How To Connect Creativity To Meaningful Work? I already mentioned how much I enjoyed Shawn Achor’s TED talk, The Happy Secret To Better Work. My second favorite TED talk is Do Schools Kill Creativity? presented by Sir Ken Robinson, where he makes an astute observation that we do not grow into creativity. Just the opposite – we grow out…
Read MoreWhat Is The Difference Between Entrepreneur and Innovator?
What Is The Difference Between Entrepreneur and Innovator? What makes one an entrepreneur? Do entrepreneurs innovate? Are startups built by entrepreneurs or innovators? I pondered these questions as I was reading Alexandre Lazarow’s new book Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs–from Delhi to Detroit–Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley. Lazarow describes a new innovation playbook that is…
Read MoreHow To Increase Innovation? Consider Acquired Diversity.
How To Increase Innovation? Consider Acquired Diversity. In today’s environment, it is easy to forget about a trend that had started long before COVID-19, and that was a call for new leadership. Organizations have continuously struggled to cultivate a diverse and inclusive environment for their employees, but now, more than ever, diverse environments are needed…
Read MoreHow to Discover Skills of Innovation to Apply in Your Life?
How to Discover Skills of Innovation to Apply in Your Life? In the last post, I mentioned the research by scholars in the U.K. who concluded that employees find meaningful work for themselves. Organizations do not make work more or less meaningful for their employees; instead, what often happens is companies create an environment that destroys…
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