Many organizations talk about the need for agility, and it’s not really a new concept. People have been talking about this for a few years, increasingly recognizing that the rapid pace of change is the new normal and companies that cannot operate in that kind of environment may not last very long. The difference between […]

OK, maybe this does not really seem like a leadership topic, but it can still be helpful, especially if you are leading creative, innovative people who like to test out new things. Keep a backup copy of everything that might change. When you are trying something new, make sure you are able to revert to […]

This may be a bit of an Americanism — cowboys and the Old West and all that — but the concept is universal: if you fall off the horse, you need to get back on it to keep moving forward. That’s important, because any organization that is going to try new things, to encourage innovation […]

Companies spend a lot of time saying they want creativity. They should spend more time proving it than just saying it. It’s easy for leaders to say they want innovation in their processes or a creative new way of thinking about whatever product or service they produce. Too often, though, their actions do not match […]

So, what are all the young geniuses up to these days? Scientific American noted a few years ago that a study of Nobel laureates revealed that scientists are doing their most important breakthrough work later in life. It’s not just that they are receiving the Nobel Prize when they are older, because that has typically […]