This summer has provided me with the unique opportunity to literally pick up and move our household to a wonderful new location that will better serve my growing business and family. Being a strategist, I routinely help teams find new paths and take change journeys. Yet when we are the ones impacted by the event, […]
The theme of the 2016 SCPD conference was innovating at the speed of teams. Futurist Cecily Sommers keynoted and closed the session, providing great continuity to the other thought leaders and panelists. (You’ll find the full agenda here and here) I came away from the conference energized to help firms take on value creation with […]
I have been having some great conversations with senior growth leaders following my Three Essential Ingredients for a Successful Growth Program webinar. What continues to excite and surprise me, is that by making the task of growth project creation simpler and more specific, it is releasing energy and starting conversations. (If you haven’t had time […]
You know the feeling: you’ve started something big in your firm, with much promise of growth, and the ball is rolling well. You have the sponsorship, you’re working through the issues and then you hit the wall – the sales team refuses to give you the time of day. I have good news. While your […]
I flipped open a recent issue of Motorcyclist magazine and found a great piece about a new Kawasaki owner who was asked for an interview about his new Ninja H2 (a truly remarkable machine). To his surprise, the whole Japan-based Kawasaki design team then rolled up in a van to have an in-depth conversation with […]
I’m just leveling off at 34,000 feet after running a workshop with a great team from a major consumer products firm. It is very satisfying to hear during the debrief of a Right Project session that the senior leader in the room is positively surprised by the ability to draw out significant new areas […]
We read the headlines every day: large, well-respected companies are investing in waves of programs that have a low return on the investment it takes to get them into your hands. The decisions being made in strategy sessions today about products and services will be in the earnings headlines for the next 24 months […]
I often have the opportunity to speak with high-potential, mid-senior level leaders who are part of my “Growth Leaders” coaching program. Through these talks, I’ve discovered an emergent trend that I believe will have great value for mid-level leaders and their senior management team: Middle managers play a large role in developing the right growth […]
It’s fourth quarter and in conference rooms worldwide, plans are being locked in for new growth programs. Even as this activity takes place, one of the most frequently asked questions in my workshops and coaching sessions is: How do you go about diagnosing the reasons for a stalled innovation team? To answer this question, let’s […]
Every year innovation literally drops from the sky into the farm fields of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) membership convention and airshow, AirVenture, has become a week-long extravaganza of every aspect of aviation – from an appearance of the F22 and the Apollo 13 astronauts to night airshows, the spectacle draws worldwide press. […]
