Sep 7th 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

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 Posted by Jesse Kliza

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 Posted by Jesse Kliza

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 Posted by Jesse Kliza

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