“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” — Winston Churchill How does a company manage change/transform, while making sure there is some sense of stability throughout the organization? Let’s start with the “manage change/transformation” part of that question. It’s no secret anymore that companies need…

First, what is emotional intelligence, otherwise known as Emotional Quotient (EQ)? “Your EQ is the level of your ability to understand other people, what motivates them and how to work cooperatively with them,” said Howard Gardner, the Harvard theorist who researched and studied the theory of multiple intelligences. Yes, there…

Congrats to us, we just survived the first month in 2018! Whether you successfully started into the new year or maybe just barely made it I think we can all agree that it can be difficult to stick to our New Year’s Resolutions. How many of you are already looking…

In a previous blog post, we talked about the TYPE of innovation program you might be operating. Below you will find some basic characteristics and examples of a few of the well-known types. Your organization might be running a combination of some or perhaps 3 or 4 separate programs. …

Here is the Scenario: Your boss just told you that the company needs to create a culture of innovation, be more innovative, create an innovation team/process for the company, etc… Based on our experiences, both successes and major failures, we have narrowed it down to 3 key roles you need…

“I am OK with failure but just make sure you hit your number” — says Every Manager In the innovation world, people think “failure” is a dirty word. Not us, it does not bother us. Innovation and failure go hand in hand. We have failed, you have failed, there has…

Here is what we believe makes a good Innovation Program Manager One point before we continue; it’s important to mention what TYPE of innovation program this JD will benefit. For purposes of this post, we are referring to an innovation program that has the mandate to help facilitate innovation with…