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Tag Archives: Innovation
Doer / Manager / Leader – 3 ROLES, 3 Levels, 3 Stages – Part 1.
Which one of these are YOU? How you answer the question depends on how you are using or understanding these terms. Each of these three designations can describe… A role you fill in the organization where you work A position … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Authority, Career, Change, Change Management, Collaboration, Competence, Control, Creativity, Deadlines, Decision-making, Employee Development, Hiring, Influence, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Organizations, Performance Management, Personal Growth, Personal Success, Potential, Power, Problem-Solving, Productivity, Professional Development, Promotion, Self-Awareness, Staffing, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, Vision, Work
Tagged Authority, Change, Change Management, Delegation, Influence, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Performance Management, Power, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, team performance, Teams
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Practice SHOSHIN
This is a Japanese phrase meaning “beginner’s mind.” I’ll let Buddhist scholar Shunryu Suzuki explain this concept: This does not mean a closed mind, but actually an empty mind and a ready mind. If your mind is empty, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Influence, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Organizational Politics, Organizations, Personal Success, Planning, Point of View, Problem-Solving, Self-Awareness, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Change, Change Management, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Problem-Solving, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams
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5 Questions Every Boss Needs Answered by Their Subordinates – #4
The first question is the most fundamental: What do you need from me in order for you to do your best work? The second question is built on the first: Do you have the opportunity every day to do what … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Communication, Competence, Creativity, Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Employee Retention, Employee Satisfaction, Feedback, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Morale, Performance Management, Problem-Solving, Productivity, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Creativity, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Morale, Performance Management, Problem-Solving, Productivity, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, team performance, Team Productivity, Teams
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If you stop drawing from the Well of Creativity, it will dry up!
This post is a bittersweet tribute of sorts – advice from Dr. Orval Butcher, a former boss of mine who became a friend, advisor, mentor, and spiritual touchstone. A few years ago, I had the privilege of saying goodbye to … Continue reading
Learn From Failure
The April 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review is a theme issue on the topic of Failure and is a treasure trove of wonderful articles and keen insights. I highly recommend it! One of the gems is an article by … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Character, Competence, Decision-making, Failure, Honesty, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Mistakes, Personal Success, Problem-Solving, Professional Development, Risk, Success, Uncategorized
Tagged Failure, Innovation, Leadership, learning, Management, Mistakes, Problem-Solving, Risk, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Risk-Taking, success
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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 1
S = Strategic I’ve decided to follow-up my series on DELEGATION with one on HIRING. My reasoning is pretty straightforward here: There’s an obvious—and logical—connection between these two essential executive functions: Before you can assign work to a person, you … Continue reading
Solve Problems a Different Way
Use Appreciative Inquiry My last post inspired me to share an important insight into problem-solving that might be of real practical help to my readers. Albert Einstein is [variously] quoted as saying, “We can not solve our problems with the … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Coaching, Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Innovation, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership
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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #11
Learn to Think INSIDE the Box This great advice comes from Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the best-selling book, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Their take on creativity is attention-getting because it goes against … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Creativity, Decision-making, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Teams
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