Attracting the right people to your organization is a difficult process and the traditional hiring model needs to be updated. In this four part series I will share some ideas to start a conversation around how we hire and ultimately keep talent in our organizations. I will discuss some of the things that I thinkRead… Read more »
In a recent speech by Steve Blank delivered to the 2014 graduating class of ESADE’s MBA program, he asked the graduates to “embrace change and lead the way”. The speech was mostly about the implications technology has imposed on the business world and how we are in a time where we must innovate to survive.Read… Read more »
You have made it through Ready, you have made it through Set, and now it is time to Go. If all of the ground work has been done correctly in gathering and selling the idea, this part should be business as usual. Please check out Part One: Gathering Ideas and Part Two: Selling Ideas ofRead… Read more »
Every device we buy these days seems to have a camera on it but it can still be difficult to find great pictures when you need them for a website, brochure, presentation or just about any other type or print or digital media. Well what if I told you that you could tap into moreRead… Read more »
I am sure I am not the only one but I am sick of email. It is a technology that has run its course but never seems to go away. I am sure most of you are in the 100 email club like me, meaning we get 100+ emails a day and it is sickening.Read… Read more »
Just because you have a bunch of great ideas it does not mean you can sit back in a chair and kick up your feet. Selling ideas is the biggest and most difficult role of the Chief Innovation Officer. It requires knowing the right people, understanding the politics of an organization and understanding what itRead… Read more »
There is a new chief in town and things are going to change. Well, we better hope so or the person is not doing a good job. The chief I am referring to is the Chief Innovation Officer. The term has been thrown around loosely, but who is this mysterious person? In this three partRead… Read more »
The thought of having someone put a GPS chip inside a human being is one that most of us would disagree with. Yet we carry around our phones like they are an extension to our bodies and just about every phone these days has a GPS chip in it. But it is not all doomRead… Read more »