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2014: A Great Journey Ahead
In my last blog post, you read my heartfelt thank you and appreciation to all of those who started the necessary dialog about disruption and innovation in 2013. I look forward to meeting new faces and new companies already ready and set up to progress on the journey of disruption and innovation in 2014 and…
Thank You!
As we bring 2013 to a close, I wanted to thank all of you who opened up your doors and companies and invited me into your companies in 2013 for us to work on disruption and innovation. I appreciate the openness of our interactions, your great attitudes and what we accomplished. Too many to name…
Leadership: Out, Influence/Impact: In!
I love what is happening around the globe today. In my work with ProVoke, I am brought into companies to disrupt and create a Culture of Disruption, leading to a Culture of Innovation. As we look at create a culture (versus the old school corporate hierarchy) titles don’t create change, the individual does. It is…
Funding, Innovation and Moscow
While many countries talk about the importance of innovation, funding to support true innovation is lacking. This article discusses innovation in Russia as well as several other countries. While intentions to innovate are great and welcome, capital is critical in enabling experimentation and innovation. It is exactly this fact, access to boundless capital, which makes…
(BR) The Big Switch
As you all know (and thank you for your many kind comments and forwarding of my blogs) my objective is to open up your lens, get you to step outside of your comfort zone. To disrupt and innovate as we talk in ProVoke , we need to be mindful and think through how we are…
Changing Lens and Zooming In and Out!
I echo Rosabeth’s views regarding the importance of zooming in and out, the importance of perspective and how leaders view the world. I extrapolate this to how leaders run their companies! I do however think we need to widen the lens, otherwise, we may be zooming in and out of a perspective that is too…