“Everybody believes in innovation until they see it. Then they think, ‘Oh no; that’ll never work. It’s too different.’ “ – Nolan Bushnell I’m fortunate to be able to work with leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds and industries. Learning about each of their unique situations is one of the best parts of my … Read more
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs Innovation is a popular topic. If I Google innovation I get somewhere north of 3 billion hits. I get links to webinars about innovation, I see articles about innovation, there are books written about innovation – it’s one of the primary topics of conversation … Read more
“Everybody believes in innovation until they see it. Then they think, ‘Oh no; that’ll never work. It’s too different.’“ – Nolan Bushnell If there is one word I hear more than any other as I visit with business leaders it’s “innovation”. Everybody wants to talk about how great innovation is, how innovation is the key … Read more
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein I like using quotes from Einstein because they make me think. I think the quote above is just the nuclear physicist genius way of saying “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always … Read more
“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” – William Pollard One of the most important things an organization can understand about itself is what is its advantage in the marketplace. For some organizations it might be price, for … Read more
“In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.” – J. Paul Getty One of the most valued things in our world is experience. We often talk about how experience helped us get through some kind of barrier, or how an experience helped us grow. Sometimes with experience we’re better able to handle … Read more
“Growth demands the temporary surrender of security.” – Gail Sheehy Last week’s blog centered around some ideas for kick-starting growth in your business. Someone mentioned to me that a lot of the ideas mentioned apply to a leader’s personal growth as well. That’s true. So here’s the sequel to last week’s post, from that slightly … Read more
“I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.” – Georg C. Lichtenberg We spend a lot of time internally, with clients, and on this blog talking about productivity and innovation. Sometimes we talk about them as though they’re … Read more
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