Leadership
Is your team diversity enough to create killer innovations?
On Wednesday, I will be traveling to Atlanta to give a speech on “Innovation and Diversity” to the American Institute for the Management of Diversity. Given the title and the group, you may think you know what I will be talking about but you would wrong. The topic description is: The key to unlockin
Goodbye HP
Earlier today, I announced that I will be retiring from HP. This is not the traditional retirement. I’m not planning on spending my days playing golf or sitting around the house driving my wife crazy. I have far too much passion, energy and ideas to sit on the sidelines. My definition of retirement
The galley proofs of Beyond The Obvious have arrived!
Its hard to believe that the book is almost done. What started as an email in the spring of 2010 from the person who eventually became my agent, the project is nearing completion. If someone had told me how much work it takes to write book, I might have had second thoughts before starting. […]
There is nothing better than having a BHAG
Great leaders understand that one of their key responsibilities is to set the goals for innovation. Most leaders don’t take this effort seriously and as a result their organizations suffer. They violate the Law of BHAG in the 7 Immutable Laws of Innovation. A key component of setting the innovatio
Innovation Antibodies: Thanks but no thanks for your ideas … now please go away
The innovation antibodies are alive and well in every organization that I’ve ever been involved with. Some people just can’t help themselves. They feel like they have the right and obligation to educate the person as to why their ideas won’t work. By allowing these people to operate unchecked, lea
Don’t hang your need for innovation on the false hope of serendipity
In a recent survey of senior executives, 91% say that innovation is very important or highly important to the success of the organization. At the same time, only 37% of those same executives say they have confidence in their process/methodology for innovation. In the 7 Immutable Laws of Innovation
10 Quotes From Bill Hewlett and David Packard That Every Executive Should Read
Below are 10 quotes from Bill Hewlett and David Packard that I use as a periodic kick in the pants. 1. The greatest success goes to the person who is not afraid to fail in front of even the largest audience. 2. Set out to build a company and make a contribution, not an empire […]
Do we lack patience when it comes to innovation?
Patience is not a skill that comes naturally. At least not to me. I’m just as aggressive as the next person when it comes to wanting to see the impact from my ideas. What I have plenty of is impatience. I want to see the results now, not years down the line. The reality […]
We don’t have time for innovation, we need a solution now!
I’m amazed at how many executives will put off investing time and energy in innovation until they are faced with a crisis. Then they run around lamenting the fact that the innovation funnel is empty. Why are they surprised? They clearly understand that you need to invest in sales resources (people
Law of Innovation #3 – The Law of Resources
In the 7 Immutable Laws of Innovation, the Law of Resources states: Innovation requires a committed level of resources (people, money, time, equipment) over an extended period of time. The level of resourcing is the validation for the importance and commitment the organization devotes to innovation
