90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · Why Do I Need Grit as an Innovator? Innovation and leadership couch Tanja Yardley says grit is a necessary skill for any leader or innovator—but how does it effect the way we work, and how can we develop this skill? Episode Transcript In her TED Talk on grit,…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · Why is Innovation Most Successful on Teams? Why does innovation require teamwork? Leadership and innovation expert Ron Price shares what it takes to innovate successfully as a team. Episode Transcript: Why is it that most innovation takes place in teams? And why is it that the most successful…
Problem-solving is an essential skill as an innovator. If problems stump your employees, how can your organization ever innovate for customers? Luckily, problem-solving skills can be learned, and as a leader you can create a team of master problem solvers and innovators. Most employees already apply some problem-solving skills every day. They just do so…
As Dr. Evans Baiya and I were researching innovation for our book, The Innovator’s Advantage, we came upon an astounding statistic: 85-93% of all innovations fail! We wanted to know why, so we dove deeper, using research and our years of experience helping companies with innovation and development. And we discovered one commonality: Leaders did…
I have a bias to confess to. The phrase “we are in this boat together” sparks an almost irrational irritability. While we are in this pandemic storm together, we are most certainly not in the same boat. As leaders, we know instinctively that some of our team members are flailing around in a dinghy with…
Innovation is a tough dart to land for many companies. Most organizations see the value of innovation, whether it be internal innovation that revamps processes and systems, or external innovation that creates a new product or service. They might even succeed in rallying teams around the idea of innovation and getting people excited about the…
Are these personality types present in your team? Innovation is fundamental to grow and sustain an organization. Yet when it comes to innovation, leaders often make the mistake of involving the wrong team members in the process, which ultimately stalls or kills the initiative. What if I told you there are just six high-performing innovation…
We’ve been going about it all wrong. Ensure your employees are a true match for the job description. Episode Transcript Today, we have a question: why is organizing people such a pain? Let me tell you why. Because we have been thinking about how to administer people the wrong way, the old way. The right…
We believe that every person is suited for a specific task—but how do you show it? Episode Transcript This question is a great one. How do I tell my boss he or she is not suited for the job? This is a tricky one. Use the Innovation Fitness™ Score. We believe that every person is…
Decoding Innovation and The Innovator’s Advantage with Ron Price. Ron Price has co-written a new book with Dr. Evans Baiya called The Innovator’s Advantage: Revealing the Hidden Connection Between People and Process, due for release on April 11, 2017. We sat down with Ron to talk about what inspired the book and his collaboration with Evans….
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