Innovation vs. Carelessness

Tuesday August 27, 2013 #553   “To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you’re overdoing it.”   ~Josh Jenkins   In an age of innovation, organizations are pressing their people to take risks and even reward mistakes as long...

Feel what it is like to create

Thursday July 18, 2013 #542   “The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail.”   ~Edwin H. Land   Fear of failure is the killer of creativity and innovation.  However, simply saying “don’t be afraid” will not give us the courage to...

Avoiding mediocrity

Tuesday July 9, 2013 #539   “Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.”   ~Daniel Burrus   I believe too much time is spent on comparing ourselves and our businesses to the “competition”.  While understanding the competition...

The value of collective wisdom

Thursday November 1, 2012 #468   “In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.”   ~Charles Darwin   Interesting to read Darwin talk about one of today’s...