90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Can My Team Help Me Find the Next Big Thing? If you’re looking for the next big idea, you should look no further than the people on your team. Creating a culture of ideation will provide you with a wealth of ideas from your team. Episode Transcript:…
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…
Overtake your competition using this secret advantage What makes one team more effective than another? This is a question I’ve seen leaders wrestle with across industries, teams of various sizes, and around the globe. A team may have the most talented people on paper, yet their performance and innovation results are suboptimal again and again….
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…
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…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Do I Encourage a Culture of Ideation? Dr. Evans Baiya discusses the importance of a culture of ideation within your organization. Episode Transcript: For you to do great work in idea management, you must have the right organizational culture and structure. Let’s talk about culture for a…
A wise innovation mentor recently said something that stirred reflection for me. He said, “The American Industrial Revolution has done a great disservice to us. It shifted the context of the hiring process to considering humans as units of production, where people feel as if they are just a number, easily replaced by someone more…
Longtime college football coach Skip Hall shares what it takes to make a truly innovative team. The key? Always looking one play ahead. Video Transcript You know, in the field of coaching—which I was a college football coach for 30 years—as a coach, you’ve got to be thinking a play ahead. You’ve got to be…
Danielle Kane, Marketplace Manager for Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific, discusses the innovation tools that her and her organization have learned from The Innovator’s Advantage. Video Transcript Danielle Kane: I think the biggest impact for me has been allowing others to lead a team and understanding that teamwork and delegation are critical. Everybody…
Sam Fife, Director of Innovation at Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific shares how the Innovator’s Advantage and the Innovation Fitness Assessment™ has impacted company culture and helped create a culture of innovation. Video Transcript Sam Fife: The biggest impact for me, I think, is realizing that everyone in the organization has so much…