Promoting a Creative Work Environment
Creativity is Today’s Competitive Weapon Innovation is quickly becoming the word du jour despite being around as a concept since the beginning of man. For the longest time, it has simply been called...
View Article8 Steps to Constructive Disagreement
In a conversation with a CEO, he let me know he was challenged by the lack of teamwork at the executive level and that a lot of his time was spent resolving disagreements between team members. He went...
View ArticleEmployees and Decision Making
Why the Benefits of Empowering Employees Through Decision Making Outweigh the Risks We have worked with many managers who have created great organizations. They are strong, technically. They make the...
View ArticleThe Great College Myth
You Don’t Always Need a Formal Education to be a Success Throughout your primary education, how many times were you told that your success in life, or in business at the very least, was tied to going...
View Article5 Tips for Managing Creative Employees
We live in exciting times. The speed of innovation is moving so fast that no one can afford to be complacent. Sitting on the sidelines will guarantee only one thing . . . obsolescence. To keep your...
View Article6 Steps to Conquer Perfectionism
When I think of perfectionism, or, as Seth Godin calls it, fear of shipping, I’m reminded of a commercial from several years ago of a young man with crutches struggling to climb a flight of stairs at...
View ArticleSix Ways Leaders Can Multiply Great Ideas
In 1982, Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler starred in the movie Night Shift. Henry and Michael played two attendants holding down the night shift at the city morgue. Henry played Chuck; an uptight,...
View ArticleHow to Build a Culture Rich in Creativity and Innovation
Many managers are proficient in leading a team that has a solid reputation for maintaining the status quo and producing consistent, high quality results. These managers lead teams that are good at...
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