Strategy

This post is an excerpt from the book “Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business and Life Lessons from Frank Perdue” (December 2014, Significance Press) by...

Adrian had been looking for a solution to an issue at work in her head for months (and months). She was, in her words,...

Flash cards can serve as your prompt to think through a problem, as well as to take action in a deliberate manner.

We make countless decisions every day. We probably feel as though we generally make those decisions completely rationally. However, that is most likely not...

I could feel it; my hands were sweaty, my heart rate elevated. I was nervous and excited in the same breath. This could be...

Jeffrey Phillips and Alex Verjovsky are the authors of the new book, “OUTMANEUVER: OutThink, Don’t OutSpend” (March 2016). Phillips leads OVO Innovation, an innovation...

It was a small incident with a big implication! I was in the middle of checking out of the grocery store when the store...

Are today’s leaders introspective? Self-reflective? Perhaps. But do they regularly concern themselves with what qualities they might be lacking, or second-guess the positive traits...

Each month, When Growth Stalls examines why businesses and brands struggle and how they can overcome their obstacles and resume growth. Steve McKee is...

There is no shortage of articles about the troubles at Yahoo, which today has its quarterly earnings announcement. The core problem is the lack...

How thinking better and differently can be taught and learned to maximize and enhance an organization’s performance Business design thinking can not only transform...

One of the hardest times to find a taxi in busy downtown metropolitan areas, at least in the pre-Uber era, is when it’s raining....

Business gone global means that the ability of employees to work effectively together across borders and time zones has become critical.  Cultivating global mindset...

“The Simplicity Cycle” provides a roadmap to help people make good decisions about complexity in the things we design and use. One of the...

Disrupting. Everyone’s claiming to do it and oh how it’s grabbed our attention lately. In fact, at the moment, it is one of the...

The internet can’t seem to make up its mind about who coined the phrase “chase two rabbits, catch none.” Some people say it’s an...

What would happen if you trusted your team members enough to give them the freedom to take risks and voice ideas openly? Some of...

  Environmental issues are a constant point of contention for activists and big business. While environmentalists want to preserve and protect nature, businesses leaders...

Income inequality is a divisive issue in our political climate, bolstered in no small part by lingering tensions from the 2008 financial crisis, a...

Today’s great companies win by disrupting stale industries. That is, the great companies of the 21st century destroy the status quo in ways that...

Highly structured lives, busy schedules and constant communication mean that employees today have less of a propensity to be creative. We think we have...

Edison circa 1922 (Library of Congress) Today marks the anniversary of Thomas Edison’s birth in 1847. Modern society owes a debt of gratitude to...

Here’s a few planning tips that will ensure your upcoming offsite is a fun, productive and rewarding experience, and doesn’t turn into an all-day meeting from hell.

Google’s Eric Schmidt (Credit: Google) The term “smart creative” is often heard today in the hallways and conference rooms of some of the nation’s...