March 11 – Are we just a shadow of our former selves? Where’s the gumption and moxie? I keep hearing from more and more people how America has lost it’s ambition and innovative drive to greed, complacency and laziness. And when you look at where we’ve gone this past decade, you start to believe it. [...]
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February 8 – Most people like what’s familiar. They don’t like surprises and fear the unknown. That’s why innovation is so rare in companies. It’s more iterations of the familiar; incremental improvements to existing tools and products.
With layers of bosses and shareholders to please and numbers to guarantee, the nutty ‘n new is dangerous work [...]
How much fanfare do you role out for your customers? Or employees? Do they feel welcome when they arrive at your office door? Does your office exude the energy of a place focused on innovating? A place with people who WANT to be there versus showing up to do time. Or when your customers arrive [...]
Shine a light on your flaws. Everyone has warts they want to hide. Some slather them with bravado and uber confidence. Some strive to be perfect – there are those who do seem to be perfect. But no one is perfect. Not even you. Perfection is an illusion. Work and life are messy.
Your flaws give [...]
