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Four innovation leadership skills to master by Contributor
The future of work is changing. According to McKinsey around half of the job tasks that people currently perform have the potential to be automated by technology. What kind of work will be left for humans to do?
How to spy on your team by Contributor
The corporate spies are out there

The worker's dilemma: How to avoid mental exhaustion to stay competitive and creative by Contributor
In a highly competitive global economy, innovation, creativity, and your business’s ability to differentiate itself through its ideas and products are essential for continued growth and profitability
How effective leaders strengthen relationships with their team by Contributor
No one wants to go to work every day dreading the amount of time they are going to be spending with his or her boss
Five things you must have to successfully lead a team by Contributor
If you know about your industry, perform your job well, and show "potential" there's a good chance your organization will consider you for a promotion to a management role

Strategy isn't just for the C-suite by Contributor
A significant portion of my strategy development work is with internal functions, a click or two below corporate and business unit strategy: marketing, human resources, purchasing, and even internal strategy groups
Why innovation remains elusive by Contributor
If I think about why innovation is so elusive -- the things that prevent a company from building deep innovation capability, it would come down to a half-dozen critical things that are interrelated
The (real) starting point for strategy by Contributor
"If I had the key members of your executive suite all in the same room, would they all be able to articulate the essence of your current strategy clearly and consistently?" I asked the executive vice president of strategy