One fundamental role of any manager is to help people grow. There are many ways to do that, but one of the most effective is by giving high-quality feedback to your team.
Uncommon Sense: The Indispensability of 'Small' Innovation—and How to Do It Well
Most new product launches are “small” or “sustaining” innovations, which include the many, many brand extensions that large companies launch year after year. These launches are absolutely essential...
Experiments at work: 7 ways to try something new in your work life - Blog
When was the last time you tried something new in your business or work life? Experimentation has been a constant theme in my career — recently I’ve been ‘tinkering in my lab&rs...
5 Ways to Embrace the Uncertain Path of a Heroic Entrepreneur - Copyblogger
Feel like your can-do approach is being tested right now? Pamela Wilson looks at how we can embrace uncertainty and find our entrepreneurial mojo again.
Open Innovation: Overcoming cognitive bias in innovation projects
The Innovation Excellence community is home to innovation articles, webinars, videos, training and education - powering successful growth in the innovation management profession.
Four Cognitive Principles That Can Make Innovation Surprisingly Obvious – Innovation Excellence
The Innovation Excellence community is home to innovation articles, webinars, videos, training and education - powering successful growth in the innovation management profession.
Leadership and behavior: Mastering the mechanics of reason and emotion | McKinsey & Company
A Nobel Prize winner and a leading behavioral economist offer common sense and counterintuitive insights on performance, collaboration, and innovation.
Practice What You Preach Can Now Be Measured | Sustainable Brands
There’s a new wave of research that is measuring whether companies’ purpose matches their actions. What it’s found my not be surprising: Globally, there is a purpose-action gap among corporate brands. At SB'16 Copenhagen, Business in the Community's Charlotte West and Radley Yeldar's Ben Richards presented findings from an independent study of brand communications by RY that details how corporate brands’ purpose and story align with performance and behavior.
5 steps to creating, reviving, and strengthening your brand culture
Paying attention to your brand culture is not a one-off fix. Here are some tips to help you build (or rebuild) a strong employee brand culture that will become the key driver for your business’s success.