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Can You Change Your Company’s Rhythm?
A recent Gallup poll announced that worldwide only about 13% of the workforce is engaged in the work they do. Engaged? As Gallup puts it: psychologically committed to their jobs and likely to be making positive contributions to their organizations. The US and Canada...Memo To Staff: Take More Risks (WSJ March 20)
The WSJ ran a great piece by Leslie Kwoh called Memo To Staff: Take More Risks highlighting the move by some CEOs to encourage staff to innovate, try things and to stop just surviving. Seth Godin’s latest book The Icarus Deception shouted a similar theme – we’re all...
Innovation – Looking in the Wrong Places
Commerce Bank went through an impressive period of growth from 1997 to 2007, market capitalization of $400m in 1997 to $8.5Bn in March 2008, when it sold out to TD Bank. Commerce wanted to re-recreate the retail experience. They didn’t look to other banks to...
Playbook #4: Innovation
Over the last 10 years I’ve been heavily involved in 4 different businesses, Teamstudio (Software), ETM Manufacturing (Precision Engineering), ADMET (Materials Testing Systems Manufacturer) and Net Atlantic (Email Marketing). The first three achieved Inc 5000 status...
Innovation Catalyst – Understanding your Product’s Place in the Bigger Picture
During the last 10 years I’ve faced the challenge of stimulating new product innovation in many different industries. I’d like to review two in detail, software tools and precision engineering manufacturing to illustrate a solution to innovation. Where do you...Operational Excellence For Exits
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