As an advisory board member of the School of Business and Public Management of the University of LaVerne, I participated with the annual Women CEO Forum. I always am inspired listening to the powerful stories of these CEOs, and the hardships they overcame on their journey to success. Do [...]
In today's Amazonian environment, customers expect rapid delivery, 24/7 accessibility, easy returns, innovative collaborations and much more. Add disruptors and it is quite clear we are in a new ballgame.
I cannot tell you how people I've seen who have had a profound impact - with followers throughout the company - who were not in a direct leadership role.
The key to innovation is to support experimentation. If you are a leader, give your people time this week to try new ideas.
No one will innovate if they are afraid of being hit over the head if they make a mistake.
If you are a leader, encourage your employees to be creative and innovative.
Successful companies put people ahead of strategy, process, and systems
Bold ideas in employment may be counterintuitive but you have to be willing to fail to win big.
Why do failures generate so much interest? Perhaps as students, we had it pounded into our heads that mistakes are bad - avoid failure at all costs. What can we learn from failure?
Those companies who invested during the last three recessions have passed by their competition who didn’t invest! If you survived through the recession and are working to leverage the recovery with a few key projects, there’s no time to waste with miss-managed projects – or you’ll see your competition [...]
