Being Humble
It’s takes a lot to take advice: especially from your direct reports. Ever since I learned of the works of […]
It’s takes a lot to take advice: especially from your direct reports. Ever since I learned of the works of […]
Inspiring someone can be difficult if you over think it. Today it dawned on me how easily one can be
There is an incredibly annoying Staples “Easy Button” in our shared supervisor’s cube. Day in and day out people have
I am on a mission. To be a better leader. To be a better mentor. To be a better student.
When making decisions, you need to decide on what’s right. If it’s the right decision, it’s the easy decision. Before
So the holiday season is this amazing span of 6 weeks from thanksgiving to new year- with Chanukah (Hannukah), Christmas,
While studying innovation, I had to research two products that were considered sustainable. The characteristics I looked for when searching
Anyone can make commitments. But few meet the commitments consistently. I had my appendix removed on Monday 03Dec and said
Brainstorming is considered one of the tools of prototyping and innovation however it needs to be done carefully. Earlier in
In Tom Kelley’s Art of Innovation, he discusses on how important it is for companies to go from “zero to
Day in and day out, we make decisions on what to communicate and what to not. In some cases we
The In the Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley discusses how a company can increase cross-pollination in the workplace. The following
I used to think first impressions were everything. I would meet someone and give them a week, a day or
The three definitions all include environmental, economic and social concerns. The first was from the Brundtland Report stating how sustainable
Medtronic’s Vice President of Research & Technology, Becky Bergman, visited the Tempe Campus on Friday and gave an hour lecture
The profession of Industrial Design focuses on the creation of new products. There are several benefits of this practice, but
Kelley describes seven secrets to the perfect brainstorm in the Art of Innovation. First, Sharpen the focus is a key
1. Kumar discussed four principles of design innovation and below is a brief description of each with an example. a.
Just stop. Give yourself at least 30 minutes and stop. Where are you right now? Is this where you’re supposed
For Your Improvement Michael M. Lombardo Rober W. Eichinger The intent is to help leaders (or individual contributors) with improving