Cultural Differences in Innovation
The effects of cultural differences for innovation are an interesting and extremely multifaceted topic. For most of us, it probably goes without saying…
Teamwork
Caring, Coping, Leading
“Every minute of every day a nurse touches a life, and a life touches a nurse.” …Unknown COVID-19 is an incredible learning experience filled with gen…
Embracing contradictions
“Only by learning to live in harmony with contradictions can you stay afloat” A. Lorde Will the post COVID-19 process of transformation honor the par…
Soft is hard
"Your ‘IQ’ can help with the numbers, but you need ‘EQ’ to get the best out of people…" Unknown COVID-19 clearly confirmed that the soft stuff is re…
The Dark side of innovation – Killers of Innovation Part 3 – The Team and the Individual
Co-written with fellow Future Shaper, Sabine Simon. Margeret Heffernan, Professor for Practice at Bath University and Entrepreneur, points out that „F…
Simultaneous continuity and change
Consider how you would answer the following questions: Is the future known or unknown? What causes an organisation to move into the future? When transf…
Become a Great Teammate – Favour Team Success Over Individual Success
Late in my corporate career I had a series of coaches who each, in their own way, helped me to become a stronger innovator and leader. One of these coa…
How to sell ideas to your organisation
How to create impactful ideas: Make them more robust Not all ideas are good ideas. And not every good idea is born in full working form. IGNITERS, or…
Idea Bullies: Identifying and defusing them
I first realised I was an idea bully in my mid-twenties. Maybe I was sitting at a boardroom table, maybe I was on a Skype for Business call...either wa…
Learning from our scars
In general, those of us in the corporate environment remain reluctant to discuss things that don't quite go to plan (at least not openly). Far too ofte…
The Misuse of Open Innovation within Organisations
Common mistakes and misconceptions There is a growing trend towards companies including innovation in their business processes, which was highlighted …
The new teamwork normal: Agility
When you think about teamwork in the workplace, traditionally we think about the dynamics of individuals placed together to accomplish a series of task…