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Why Purpose-Driven Innovation Trumps All

Innovation that sticks is purposed-driven – led by someone on a mission to do good for others. It doesn’t matter if the innovation succeeds on its own or leads to another innovation by someone else that does succeed. What matters is that the innovator is...

Five Keys to BRAVE Innovation

BRAVE Leadership, Innovation

In most industries, the lowest cost player makes money selling large quantities of product or service at a low price with great discipline. The differentiated player makes money selling smaller quantities of product or service at a relatively high price fueled by...

C2-MTL – Exploring the relationship between creativity and commerce

Innovation, News & Events

Ever wish you could be a fly on the wall for something really different? The organizers of the C2-MTL conference invited me to attend last week’s conference in Montreal. They gave me a press pass,and let me observe any and all workshops, lectures, parties, etc....

Innovation Tips From Richard Branson, John Mackey, Bobbi Brown And Others

Innovation, Leadership Skills

The holy grail of innovation is the moment of sudden breakthrough. But those moments don’t happen in vacuums. As suggested by some of the top names in business at last week’s C2-MTL conference in Montreal, you must: 1) prepare in advance, 2) focus on solving...

Leverage Service as a Strategic Weapon with Attitude and Discipline

Innovation, Leadership Skills, Operational Accountability

Leveraging service as a strategic weapon requires the right attitude and superior discipline. Only organizations with a “service first” mentality can even hope to create a service advantage. But that’s not enough. You must combine that with superior discipline in...

Three Imperatives for Service Innovation

Innovation, Leadership Skills

Innovating in a service business works best if the innovations are: 1) aligned with your core purpose, 2) meet a future consumer need and 3) can be executed by your organization. Noodles CEO Kevin Reddy explained this model to me and how it works at his organization....