In good times and in tough times you thrive in one of two ways: you become “mission critical” or you create overwhelming value. Ideally you do both.
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Occasionally, someone will ask me how I got to do the work I do with executive teams, helping them accelerate learning and innovation and create breakthrough results. In this Key I am going to share with you how it all began — my Learning Big Bang moment. The point is that any moment, including what may appear as a funny or casual or even insulting...
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The rewards of working with bright and passionate teams are manifold and the thrill of satisfaction in witnessing the team coming together with energy and excitement about the future they are creating is great. Our work is to help remove the blockages that hold them back, liberate their ideas and talent and help align on a shared vision and strategy. Miracles can be real. They...
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Collective brilliance is on the opposite end of collective stupidity. Some of the spectacular disasters we’ve seen were caused by a group of very smart people delivering collective stupidity. But when a team enters the collaboration zone, they are able to unleash not just an “addition” but a “multiplication” of their creative capacity. Imagine such creative force multiplier working towards a shared vision.
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“What’s the best way to excite my team to charge forward?” The young entrepreneur asking the question started a new project. He wanted to help students prepare for the ISEE Test. You can check it out at www.iseepracticetest.com. He felt he needed to focus his team’s attention and create enthusiasm about the opportunity ahead. The business started to pull in cash, and he recognized he...
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“What do you do at work?” I asked the leadership team at the beginning of our strategy workshop. This executive team is responsible for an organization of 14,000 people, and representatives came to the workshop from six countries on all continents. At first, they looked surprised, as if saying: “What do you mean, What do we do at work?” Of course, we do our job....
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Discover the three zones you need to address in your innovation portfolio:
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There are three levels of leadership that are essential to bring to your strategic innovation. Without senior leaders being intimately involved, you dramatically diminish your ability to succeed.
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How is your 2013 going? Are you coming up short on your hopes? Or exceeding your expectations? I am writing this on a flight across the pacific. At 38,000 feet I get into the zone. And I am going to treat myself with some reflective thoughts over dinner. At this point in the game, reflecting is a form of celebration and how I choose to...
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What critical portfolio choices must you make? How will you repurpose resources for your highest growth opportunities?
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