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Sep 7th 08
Are Titles Hurting Your Company?
Oh wow, you’re the CEO!? SENIOR Vice President, you must be really important! …YUCK! Titles Influence Actions Think about this. If you automatically attribute certain rights and privileges to a certain “class” of titles, your interactions with those people are artificially influenced right out of the gate. In addition, if you attribute a level of superiority with certain titles... read more
Aug 5th 08
Creating a Culture of Innovation: Nurturing New Ideas with New People
When it comes to innovation and the nurturing of new ideas, I’m a firm believer in participation by a very diverse group of people within one’s organization. You may not think that the lady in HR has anything insightful to add to a conversation about a totally new technology idea - but that is exactly why you should include her. Something New or Different Introduced Innovation by definition... read more
Jul 29th 08
Taking a break before YOU break!
Last week I took a half day, and went to MASSMoCA with my wife, along with two of my sisters and their fiances. I needed a break, and we had been wanting to spend time with my three sisters, who are now all engaged at the same time! It was a great time, and I love just getting away for a while and surrounding myself with the creativity of others. I mentioned this to a colleague of mine, and he shared... read more
Jul 3rd 08
Three A’s That Fuel Visionary Thinking And Performance
Yesterday, I came across this amazing series by Jonathan Fields entitled: CEO’s Secret Weapon: little-known tactics that fuel visionary thinking. The Three A’s that Jonathan talks about in the series are: Get Away Train Your Attention Time To Get Active I won’t even give a quick summary here. Read the whole three part series. When reading it, think about the people you know that... read more



