I met with the head of innovation at a large manufacturing company last week. She had requested a meeting to get some help with her company’s innovation program. I began by asking the innovation head about her company’s current approach. She excitedly told me about how her team had recently put in place an online […]
Unfortunately, for the time-poor small or medium business owner, innovation often gets pushed to the back of the pile. If SMEs are going to commit to investing time on innovation, it needs a new image.
Your idea may have the potential to be a bona fide success. But if you want to get serious investors interested in your startup, you’re going to need more than just a brilliant idea.
Need to stop fighting fires and find time to think deeply? Here are four activities that can help even the busiest people make space in their schedule for big ideas.
We regularly ask candidates why they are looking for a new opportunity. It often simply comes down to wanting to work somewhere they feel appreciated.
Rather than viewing your business goals as a straight line, try this method of zigzagging your way to success.
One of the challenges of running a business is to continue to grow and innovate once your business is established. Just maintaining your existing business can be all-consuming, and growth and innovation can go on the back burner.
The days of leaving your staff to do the work whilst you have a power lunch are over. Listening to employees is the new shouting at them. How else would you get the best out of Gen Y, who treat authority with the same sort of disdain as the rest of us treat a bad smell?
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