Employees are an important building block for any business. When employees are unmotivated or unproductive, the company suffers as well. As we discussed in our previous blog Fostering Employee Engagement: Let Your Employees Have their Cake and Eat it Too, employee engagement is critical for maintaining employee morale and productivity. There is no question that [...]

This article originally appeared on Innovation Leader. Failure in some of your innovation initiatives is more often than not inevitable. The lack of visibility into the ROI of innovation activities and the fact that today’s complete duds can sometimes become tomorrow’s commercial success tells you everything you need to know about this challenging problem. Innovation [...]

Digital transformations can be a huge undertaking for a business, and their success is largely dependent upon putting the right people in the right leadership roles. It might seem like a no-brainer to put a digital expert in charge of your digital transformation, but business insiders are more likely to be successful in this role. [...]

This article originally appeared in Innovation Leader's Success | Failure Fall 2019 Magazine. To view the article on Innovation Leader, click here. Everyone loves a good story. Stories are a great way to inspire, engage, and share lessons learned, and this is especially true for companies that want to step up their innovation game. There [...]

When your organization begins an agile transformation, implementing a new workplace philosophy with self-organized teams can leave managers unsure of their new role. The agile methodology emphasizes autonomy in a less hierarchical way than traditional methods (to learn more about agile methodology, click here). Leaders that adapt to this change and become effective, non-intrusive managers [...]

If your sights are set on continuous innovation and implementing new but ever-changing technology, then it is critical for your business to attract and retain valuable employees. In our previous blog 5 Things Most Innovative Companies Have In Common, we discuss the importance of encouraging and rewarding employees for taking part in the broader workplace [...]