June 18, 2013
Recently, the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) released “Human Capital Practices that Drive Innovation” -- The study includes insight on the innovative...
June 17, 2013
At last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) conference and show, both Microsoft and Sony unveiled their new gaming consoles which will be released this holiday season. While both systems support a wide variety of games, they each...
June 15, 2013
There’s a natural desire to create comfort because, well, it’s comfortable. The parents of comfort are sameness...
June 13, 2013
Of critical importance to the successful development of a...The principle of uncertainty seems to automatically assumed to be a business problem, yet uncertainty can create the environment for business opportunities.
June 12, 2013
It has been a surreal two years for shareholders, customers, and employees of J. C. Penney (JCP). On June 14, 2011, JCP appointed Apple Store star Ron Johnson as CEO to replace what activist investor Bill Ackman...
June 11, 2013
When it comes to feelings, business innovation gets it all wrong. It takes into account feelings when it should not and then ignore feelings when it...
June 10, 2013
We've all seen examples of unstoppable companies that suddenly hit the wall. Growth slows down, stock prices start to decline, shareholders get nervous, and the press starts to speculate that something is wrong. In some cases, like P&G and Starbucks, the board brings back a former CEO who can presumably return the firm to its previous glory. In other cases, like with...
