We work in teams because teams accomplish more, have higher creativity, and bring more satisfaction to workers. However, since we work in groups so often, we often fail to build… Read More
Leadership
What is Your Decision?
In all my life, today feels like there are more questions in the economy than ever. Interest rates are artificially low and near zero while high inflation looms on the… Read More
Risk Management in Innovation
When I was a new engineer, I first heard the phrase “manage the risk.” I don’t think I really understood the meaning of the statement because it felt like my… Read More
Measuring 2020
I would assume that everyone is in agreement that 2020 was a very strange year. The societal, political, and economic fallout will, unfortunately, dog us for many, many years to… Read More
Team Dimensions: A Case Study
Watch the 1-minute background video and then read on for full details! When I started working as an independent innovation management consultant, I initially focused on helping companies design and… Read More
Managing Innovation Teams: Lead, Let, and Love
Innovation occurs when technology and market knowledge successfully collide to create a new product or service that is in demand by customers. Successful innovation involves a profit for the manufacturer… Read More
Is Your Project Management System Working?
Have you ever started working on a “small” backyard project and found yourself making multiple trips to the home improvement store? If you’re like me, you began with an honorable vision… Read More
Use SWOT to Reset Your Business and Innovation Strategies
The year 2020 will go down in record books as one of the most financially challenging business environments. Dozens, if not hundreds or thousands, of businesses have lost customers and… Read More
Becoming an Economical Innovation Leader
We are entering the second quarter of the calendar year as we move into the month of April. Normally, Easter is a time for joy and community celebrations. But what… Read More
Navigating Your Product Management Career
Product managers and new product development (NPD) practitioners have unique and original career paths. Most of us find work in innovation exciting and rewarding but the pathway to a career… Read More
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