90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Can I Maximize Happiness and Productivity During the Hectic Holiday Season? (Part 3) Encouraging vacation time throughout the year is an essential way to maintain employee energy. Don’t let your employees neglect rest time during the holidays and throughout the year. Episode Transcript The consequences of failing…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Can I Maximize Happiness and Productivity During the Hectic Holiday Season? (Part 1) Any hectic season can strain a team, but the holidays are a particularly busy time for many, personally and professionally. Take these tips to improve happiness and productivity throughout the year. Episode Transcript: The…
There are many reasons employees choose to move on from their current company. Perhaps they feel unchallenged, their values don’t align, they want to try a new role or industry, or they need a raise to compensate for life changes. When it is one of your star employees, however, their leaving can hurt—especially if you…
Steps to help your employees reenergize and feel valued The past few years have been tumultuous for workers, and employees are still reeling from the pandemic, economic uncertainty, global inflation, and increased cost of living. Combined with the blurred line between work and home life, employees are experiencing more stress than ever. However, the upcoming…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · Taking a Top-Down Approach: Enemies of Innovation (Series Ep. 7) Even though most organizations use a top-down approach, it’s actually an enemy of successful innovation. In this series, Ron Price examines the 12 enemies of successful innovation. Episode Transcript: Enemy number seven of successful innovation is a top-down…
As a leader, you’ve likely heard that you need to get all the right people on your bus to make progress. It’s one of Jim Collins’ biggest lessons from his best-seller, Good to Great. But it’s not that simple—as Collins points out, “There are really three parts of this question of the right people. The…
In helping businesses and leaders build their innovation abilities, I see certain traits that stifle innovation again and again. Whether they surface in an individual leader or employee, or afflict the organization as a whole, these repeating issues become a hindrance to future success. Here are 12 enemies of successful innovation to avoid on your…
Without imagination, innovation stalls in the present. Futuristic thinking is a critical skill for everyone—business owners, leaders, veteran team members, and new hires alike. Without it, teams can’t imagine what the organization will look like in five, 10, or 20 years. They can’t imagine their future customers, sources of revenue, competitors, or even what it…
What happens after a productive brainstorming session depends on how you organize, develop, and prioritize all those ideas. This innovation strategist has a 7-point action plan. There is nothing quite as energizing as a well-run brainstorming session. When I work with clients on innovation projects, the ideation stage is one of my favorites. There is…
While most leaders champion innovation in their companies, very few employees actively engage in innovation activities. There is a problem to solve, then—if employees aren’t involved and passionate about innovation, the result will be higher failure rates of innovation initiatives. Why don’t employees get excited about innovation? One factor could be that the term “innovation”…
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