Having spent a lot of time in my life hiking and backpacking I learned early on that you must get “comfortable being uncomfortable” and then the real fun and adventure can start. So many of us (me included) are used to comfort and an easiness that makes us avoid any level of uncertainty and “discomfort”. […]
Category: Company Culture
Apr 10, 2022
Feb 15, 2017
If you made it to the top by being strong, decisive and to have never shown weakness how can you now admit that you have much to learn? That you need help finding the right answers? Folks – the system and your current and past companies likely failed you and your organization. Why are CMOs […]
Aug 25, 2016
By: Doug Hall, CEO and Founder, Eureka! Ranch Sir Isaac Newton’s first law shows that when all the forces acting upon an object or idea are balanced then the acceleration of that object will be ZERO. Objects or ideas at equilibrium will not change. Newton’s second law teaches us that Force = Mass times Acceleration. […]
Feb 16, 2016
As a System Driven Innovator I am on a relentless personal quest for ways to get smarter. This past week I have had two experiences where Millennials made me smarter – and in the process shifted my mindset on how to amplify by customer insight mining effectiveness. Experience 1: Baby Boomer InterAct Session: InterAct is an Innovation Engineering system of gaining feedback from […]
Oct 23, 2015
I know the conventional wisdom of leaders today is “I know my workers”. Yet- it is incredibly different from what we find as we work with companies. It turns out- bosses are not as close to the workers as they would believe. Are you a leader who is frustrated because you cannot understand why your […]
Oct 05, 2015
When you start in a new job you quickly learn the boundaries. You learn them from fellow employees and your boss. The boundaries are set based on the beliefs of the functional department you work in. In most cases the foundation for these boundaries were first established when you were studying at college – finance […]
Jul 16, 2015
Scientific Research Finds the Secret to Unlocking the Power of Employee Driven Innovation Did I get your attention? It wasn’t a gimmick to get you to click! Here’s the facts. Add up the value of all your LEAN, 6 Sigma and Innovation Engineering cost savings projects then multiply times 4 – that is the increase […]