Asians are less likely to attain senior leadership positions It began with an email i received from an Asian American woman in Tech. She found me on LinkedIn and very soon we started our mentoring relationship. We had a common story. We were immigrants from South Asia – India and were now citizens of the …
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Do we know too much? Is our knowledge killing our innovation skills and creative thinking abilities? I was speaking at recent conference about creative thinking skills and Innovation as it relates to problem solving. The conference had over 70 people who attended my talk. The summit at which I was delivering my talk is attended …
What is the biggest hinderance to Problem Solving, Creative thinking and Innovation hinderances in the workplace? Advancing technology and access to information and products online has created a paradigm shift in the perceived expectations of the consumers. Consumers are expecting the products to be online, easy to use, and quick delivery. Now more than ever, organizations have …
All talk and no walk, Why are leaders talkers of innovation and not doers of innovation? Last year I was sitting in my online class at Harvard Business School and analyzing a case study done by Clayton Christensen on companies for their innovation on what he called “Disruptive Innovation.” During the course at HBS I …
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2 New Customer Experience Questions for your team to ask for innovation Product Innovation gone wrong. Have you done your Customer Experience and customer journey analysis right? Are you wondering why your customers are not biting onto your new product innovation and offering Innovation? Customers know the problem with your service and product. Executives and …
Problem Solving and Innovation hinderances in the workplace. Advancing technology and access to information and products online has created a paradigm shift in the perceived expectations of the consumers. Consumers are expecting the products to be online, easy to use, and quick delivery. Now more than ever, organizations have a greater need to align their offerings to …
Virtual employee engagement strategies to help employees from being depressed during quarantine. The new leadership crisis is here and no body is paying attention to it. Winter Blues aka. Cabin fever usually refers to being stuck indoors due to inclement weather. Employees working remote can face the effects of cabin fever that can dramatically impact …
How changing your viewpoint can help you solve complex business process problems Have you sometimes looked at a process and thought – wow they’ve really made this process overly complex for the employees and the customer? Solving complex business process or complicated products these days is where organizations spend a lot of time. Most common …
One in four American workers has filed for unemployment insurance. Increased worry about losing your job has reported poorer physical health and more symptoms of depression than those who’d actually been laid off, a new study shows It was sometime during the financial crisis, I remember sitting and crying in my car while a box …
Problem solving requires creative methods to look at the problem and come up with new and innovative ideas. Are you struggling to find unique ideas? Are you stuck inside the box and want to think outside of the box? There are many people who think that creativity – is just not their “thing”. It is …
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