by Nicholas Webb | Aug 9, 2019 | #innovationmandate
#innovationmandate We don’t make mistakes. We just have happy accidents – Bob Ross Not everyone who innovates—and makes a difference to peoples’ lives—is an entrepreneur or chief innovation officer of a high-tech company. Here’s a true story that showed me just...
by Nicholas Webb | Aug 8, 2019 | #innovationmandate
#innovationmandate Here are a few examples of innovation leaders who consistently have stayed, or did stay, one step ahead of their competitors by inspiring those around them. They’re all very different people! Some are “high profile,” while others are low key. With...
by Nicholas Webb | Aug 3, 2019 | #innovationmandate
#innovationmandate Notice in the title I used the word “earn.” I did not say “deserve,” or “are entitled to,” or “should expect.” Any leader who struts around and expects to be respected just because of the nameplate on their door, or the view from their corner...
by Nicholas Webb | Aug 2, 2019 | #innovationmandate
#innovationmandate H.G. Wells once wrote: “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.” The renowned science fiction author may have been talking about the future of humanity, but winning leaders understand exactly what he was saying. In business,...
by Nicholas Webb | Aug 1, 2019 | #innovationmandate
#innovationmandate There are three key attributes that innovation leaders know and practice. They are Access, Action, and Authenticity. 1. Access When it comes to team engagement, providing access goes far beyond the so-called open-door policy. Having an “open door”...
