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Stop Gender Stereotyping!
One of my favorite morning rituals is to browse the papers in the early morning to catch up with what is going on and to be inspired! WSJ is one of standard papers I read. On top of the front page I read: Don’t be the office Tech Dinosaur (which makes sense as old pros…
"Get Out of Jail, Free" Cards
More and more I am seeing senior executives in large companies inspired and challenged by the task of ‘how to encourage staff’ to make deeper and bolder bets, choices and decisions. Ironically, I am seeing this in companies where top-down command and control would have not allowed us to have had this conversation before. The…
Caution: Let’s Not Confuse Lack of Invigoration/Inspiration with Lack of Innovation!
First let me come clean: • Yes, I love and am a big fan of big global companies (large enterprises) • Innovation is rampant and a regular occurrence in such companies • Innovation happens at many levels in large enterprises: brand new innovation and enhancements to existing products • Startups are fundamentally experimental, with good…
To Work or NOT to Work From Home!
There has been much energy around Marissa Mayer’s (CEO Yahoo) decision to not allow Yahoo employees to work from home. First off, I applaud any CEO who takes a position. Whether I agree with a position or disagree, I love people who take a position. I think there is another reason that she may have…
Legacy is What We Leave Behind, Not Net Worth!
Legacy: Perhaps the most important thing we leave behind. When I speak with the leaders of the Fortune Top 100 Companies, there is always a strong truth: The determined leaders, who are passionate about what they do, want to be remembered once they leave their post, for years and decades to come, for generations even.…
Little Research or No Research?
The debate over R&D spending is very real today and in fact heating up as more and more companies need to innovate. As Research budget has been cut (due to cost control), it is a critical question of where R is going to happen. The article, “Trickle-Down Web Innovation Breathes New Life Into Enterprise IT,”…