Posts Tagged ‘innovation’
How process leads to the idea
Jeffrey Hayzlett is a best-selling author, maverick marketer and sometime cowboy. Hayzlett is a global business celebrity and former Fortune 100 C-suite executive. He is a well-traveled public speaker, author of the best-selling book “The Mirror Test,” celebrity editor to one of the largest-circulation business publications and one of the most compelling figures in global [...]
This week’s most clicked
Six new year’s resolutions to improve your workplace; what AT&T’s chief technology officer thinks about managing a team; and 40 innovative bloggers who should be on your RSS feed. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: 6 ways to make your workers proud Meet America’s (last) mapmaker Finns take [...]
This week’s most clicked
Jeff Bezos’ master plan for Amazon; how to stop scope creep; and Facebook’s awesome office space. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: Why companies love “cool” office spaces Why Jeff Bezos has a 7-year plan How Mark Cuban went from bartender to billionaire How smart bosses stop “scope [...]
This week’s most clicked
Leadership lessons from Newt Gingrich; how manufacturing could save American innovation; and why it pays to be a failure at work. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: A dozen of the world’s worst Christmas sweaters Should you emulate Newt Gingrich’s leadership style? Could Bill Gates take back the [...]
The most powerful question for creating creativity in your company
Paul Batz is an author, speaker and executive coach. He is also founder of What Really Works, a leadership coaching and publishing company, headquartered in Minneapolis. He can be reached via e-mail. I’m an executive coach who owns a leadership coaching and publishing firm. Here’s an observation: Each of our clients is asking employees to [...]
7 steps to creating a transformative and innovative company
Faisal Hoque is the founder and CEO of BTM. He is an internationally known entrepreneur and thought leader, and he was named as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Technology. A former senior executive at GE and other multinationals, Hoque has written five management books, established a nonprofit research think tank, The [...]
6 reasons your business needs more competition
Denise Lee Yohn has been inspiring and teaching companies how to operationalize their brands to grow their businesses for more than 20 years. World-class brands including Sony, Frito-Lay, Burger King and Nautica have called on Denise, an established speaker, author and consulting partner. Read more by Denise. “We need more rock bands,” declared Anthony Kiedis, [...]
Beyond basic brainstorming: A process for better ideas
Kevin Eikenberry is a expert on leadership development, author, speaker, trainer, consultant and coach. You can learn more about him and read more of his writing on his blog. You’ve been to those meetings. In a sterile conference room with a whiteboard or flip chart, the facilitator (maybe even you) encourages the group to come [...]
