How to Execute Innovation Successfully

Innovation is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Thomas Edison Why Innovation Efforts Fail I’ll probably get in trouble with my wife on this post about executing innovation (since she reads and critiques all of my posts), but I am a brave man (and we have been married long enough) so I’ll venture on.  My wife…

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Margaret Mead Quote on Change

Margaret Mead anthropologist

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world.  Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead Written by Robert Tanner | Copyrighted Material | All Rights Reserved Worldwide

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It’s Always Time to Make a Change

Change Sign that signs time to change with an on button attached to it

If we don’t change, we don’t grow.  If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Gail Sheehy The saying goes that the only events we can count on for certain are death and taxes.  Missing from this short list is the other certain event–change.  The pace of change is maddening and increasing all of…

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How to Make Meaningful Change

The Reality of Making Change Change does not always come easy! This can be a challenge to business leaders who need to move their organization quickly in a different direction. I have worked with some clients who were tough-minded and results-oriented leaders. Often, the solution of these leaders to organizational resistance was an either/or strategy…

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The September Management Journey Carnival

Managment Blog Carnival

Originally published in September 2011. Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Management Journey Carnival.  Topics for this blog carnival include interpersonal effectiveness, managing the 4 generations, emotional intelligence, communication, innovation, change management, teamwork, leadership skills, customer service, and other related topics. This blog carnival presents recent posts from thought leaders around the web. Your…

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