13
May
Radical Team Dynamics for the Highly Productive
These three elements of high-functioning team dynamics for the highly productive are: radical acceptance, radical collaboration, and radical challenges.
Author: Michael Graber
11
May
Lip Service or Real Metamorphosis? How Real Innovation Happens.
When we get called into a company it is often because a very expensive innovation effort failed. One of the huge global innovation firms was called in to create a new platform and what happens next is very much like a bad action movie—you know the story. No surprises. The company received breakthrough concepts but […]
09
May
Storytelling, the Brain & Work Culture
Humans within a work culture are motivated by stories. Look at the famous founding myths of HP and Apple in the garages, of Fred Smith and FedEx, and many others. When new salespeople are hired, smart companies allow them to shadow the veterans until they know the War Stories by heart—another example of how stories define a culture and become its primary ambassador and sales vehicle.