Soren Kaplan, Founder, InnovationPoint Most corporate visions and missions sound alarmingly alike: “Become the number one provider of blah, blah, blah.” These generic, broad-based goals might rev up sales teams, but they do little to spark ingenuity. Perhaps the worst thing a company can do is give “innovation marching orders” without any guideposts. That’s when the […]
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Peter Sheahan, Founder & CEO, Karrikins Group Purpose and profit aren’t mutually exclusive. In fact, they are married. Organizations that work from a sense of purpose consistently create high shareholder returns. Purpose starts with intention, and it isn’t just about altruism. It centers on creating value for customers, the community, and the enterprise itself. Companies that are
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In virtually every industry, productivity ebbs and flows, depending on myriad factors. When we see these fluctuations, we rightly conclude that they have occurred because of an increase or decrease in employment engagement. We also hear countless suggestions for getting this right—for correcting the ebbs and banking on the flows. Now it’s time to challenge
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Often by mid-year New Year’s resolution and strategic targets have long been abandoned. To prevent this, adjustments to the strategy should happen continually and consistently, but there’s no better time to check your course than now. To determine if your well-laid plans have gone asunder, ask yourself these essential questions: 1. To what extent is
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Vista Bartholomew, President & CEO, VistaPix Media, LLC Several years ago, I realized a lifelong dream of mine by turning my passion for nostalgic photography and old family movies into a business. Today, my company strives to create an experience for each of our clients that take them on an intense journey revisiting the cherished
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Rob-Jan de Jong, ANTICIPATE: The Art Of Leading By Looking Ahead “What I have learned is the power of a compelling vision,” Allan Mulally, the former CEO of Ford Motor Company, stated in an interview with Forbes in 2012. Mind you, he didn’t learn this from a textbook; he had put it into practice, witnessed
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Norman Wedderburn, President & CEO, Make-A-Wish Southern Florida Imagine a business that doesn’t sell a product or provide a service, instead focuses solely on providing an intangible and unquantifiable emotion. Imagine also if one chooses to be involved only when their heart is moved. This is a challenge in any economic climate but herculean when the
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