Business managers have much more power than they realize. They can patiently create a climate of creativity or they can crush it in a series of subtle comments and gestures.
Great Ideas to Boost Your Ideas Scheme
Setting an expectation that everyone has two jobs – the one they were hired for and suggesting improvements anywhere in the business.
Setting an expectation that everyone has two jobs – the one they were hired for and suggesting improvements anywhere in the business.
Hire Great People – And Exploit Them!
Make them feel empowered and they will drive your organisation and your career forward.
Make them feel empowered and they will drive your organisation and your career forward.
Use a TV Listing to Generate Ideas
The purpose is to force people to explore different approaches by getting each team to adopt the exaggerated characteristics of familiar TV shows and personalities from different genres.
The purpose is to force people to explore different approaches by getting each team to adopt the exaggerated characteristics of familiar TV shows and personalities from different genres.
Trust the Customers, Not the Experts
Experts often get it wrong.
Experts often get it wrong.
Count Your Reasons to Be Cheerful
We tend to focus on our problems in life and to take for granted our blessings and achievements.
We tend to focus on our problems in life and to take for granted our blessings and achievements.
Outstanding Leaders Set Outstanding Expectations
When you have objectives that are outlandish it forces you to think differently about your opportunities.
When you have objectives that are outlandish it forces you to think differently about your opportunities.
Participation Leads to Innovation
Spigit is a leading innovation management software company. They recently published a research paper entitled ‘Quantifying a Culture of Innovation.’ Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management carried out a study of data from 154 corporate customers of Spigit over a five year period.
Spigit is a leading innovation management software company. They recently published a research paper entitled ‘Quantifying a Culture of Innovation.’ Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management carried out a study of data from 154 corporate customers of Spigit over a five year period.
Leadership Lessons From Your GPS Guidance System
A great leader continues to focus on the vision and the strategic goal despite short-term tactical difficulties.
A great leader continues to focus on the vision and the strategic goal despite short-term tactical difficulties.
Be More Open and Less Directive, Start With These Words
The most important thing is that we air all possible viewpoints to reach a good decision.
The most important thing is that we air all possible viewpoints to reach a good decision.
How Disappointment Can Lead to Success
Sometimes a failure can be a blessing.
Sometimes a failure can be a blessing.
Wikipedia – A Lateral Idea in Action
They employed an open-door policy which allowed anyone to create and edit articles on the site.
They employed an open-door policy which allowed anyone to create and edit articles on the site.
We Need Fewer Masterminds and More James Dysons
Are our schools preparing pupils to cope with the workplace of tomorrow or are they preparing them to pass exams today?
Are our schools preparing pupils to cope with the workplace of tomorrow or are they preparing them to pass exams today?
The Power of the Outsider Mindset
What do the following people have in common? Levi Strauss, Henry Ford, Estee Lauder, Walt Disney, Elon Musk, Arianna Huffington, Sergey Brin? They are all famous entrepreneurs who founded successful new businesses.
What do the following people have in common? Levi Strauss, Henry Ford, Estee Lauder, Walt Disney, Elon Musk, Arianna Huffington, Sergey Brin? They are all famous entrepreneurs who founded successful new businesses.
The Limits of Positive Thinking
The magical potency of positive thinking has been a common theme among motivational speakers for a long time.
The magical potency of positive thinking has been a common theme among motivational speakers for a long time.
The Benefits of Reverse Mentoring
We all need to stay young if we are to innovate.
We all need to stay young if we are to innovate.