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Don’t Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste. Instead, Use It as a Catalyst for Innovation
“I think we need to scale back, or maybe even stop…”
Have you been on the receiving end of an email to that effect from a senior leader in your organization in response to an...
Why Principles Over Practices Are the Key to Timeless Success
Why do some leaders and teams achieve great success in complex, uncertain, and fast-changing environments, while others who are equally capable struggle?
Earlier this year, I found myself in a room with the heads of...
The Value of Owning Your Business’s Values
Nikolay Storonsky, CEO of the UK’s hottest fintech startup Revolut, has been extremely vocal about his company’s values. “Ninety-five per cent of founders, they will bullshit you,” he told the Financial Times. “I’m not going...
What ‘Chernobyl’ Can Teach Us About Failure
I’ve been watching the outstanding HBO series Chernobyl, which details the worst nuclear reactor meltdown in human history—an event that was approximately 400 times more potent than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
What occurred...
The Power of Unlearning: Serena Williams’ Story
At the beginning of the 2010 season, tennis superstar Serena Williams was at the pinnacle of her sport. She was the top-ranked female tennis player in the world. However, while dining at a Munich...
Building Your Company’s Innovation Portfolio With an In-House ‘Shark Tank’
I’ve been working with the executive group and teams from one of America’s leading finance services trading firms. The company has a proud history of disrupting its industry by offering innovative products and services...
Why Scaling Innovation Is More About Discipline Than Disruption
Again and again, we hear company founders complain in utter frustration that the larger they grow, the less they accomplish. “We built our first product in three weeks; now we can’t ship a new...
How to Overhaul Your Business to Take Advantage of the Internet of Things
If you’re not learning, you’re missing out on earnings
It’s easy to write off the Internet of Things (IoT) as a great technology solution looking for a problem; yet another acronym clogging up the hype...