Why do leaders need to innovate?
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThe success of a company lies in the ability of its leader. A great leader like Lee Iacocca can help a company on a verge of going out of business to recover its...
View ArticleWEadership Practice #1: Adopt a Wide-Angle Point of View
Posted in Community InvolvementLeadership DevelopmentThis post is the second in a series that began here. We are summarizing the findings of a one-year study of workforce leadership and through that...
View ArticleWEadership Practice #4: Encourage Experimentation (and, of course, experiment...
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThis post is the fourth in a series that began here summarizing the findings of a one-year study of workforce leadership. Through that process, we identified six...
View ArticleLeadership Style: Blinders, Beacon or Both?
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipI was on my way to a meeting, driving on the freeway in blinding rain and happily singing along with the radio. Suddenly, there’s a semi-trailer on either...
View ArticleIn a NOW World, Employee Engagement is Not an Option
Posted in Leadership Development“This economic crisis doesn’t represent a cycle,” says Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of General Electric, about The Great Recession. “It represents a reset. It’s an emotional,...
View ArticleCreativity, Risk, and Innovation
Posted in Community InvolvementLeadership DevelopmentHere’s an interesting and brief video on the connection between risk, creativity and innovation. The narrator is David Burkus, a friend and the...
View ArticleThe Idea Pit: 5 Stupid Reasons Smart Ideas Die
Posted in Change ManagementLeadership CoachingLeadership Developmenthttp://www.massingenuity.com/2012/03/24/the-idea-pit-5-stupid-reasons-smart-ideas-die/In a LinkedIn poll we conducted 80 percent of...
View ArticleEngaging Employees: The Economics of Micro Ingenuity
Posted in Leadership CoachingLeadership Developmenthttp://www.massingenuity.com/2012/04/02/engaging-employees-the-economics-of-micro-ingenuity/Wouldn’t it be a dream if every employee could add $13,000...
View Article3 Portraits of Employee Involvement
Posted in Change ManagementLeadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentTeam DynamicsValue CreationWorkplace IssuesIn your organization, how much employee input does management get before deciding a course...
View ArticlePlanting SEEEDs of Innovation
Posted in Light Your WorldResourceshttp://mills-scofield.com/blog/2013/4/28/planting-seeeds-of-innovation.htmlLast week, my daughter Chana and I attended the SEEED Conference at Brown University. It...
View ArticleInnovation in Complex Civic Environments
Posted in Community Involvementhttp://mills-scofield.com/blog/2013/5/17/innovation-in-complex-civic-environments.htmlChris Thompson is one of the most passionate people I know about innovating in the...
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Avoid These Mistakes If You Want to Lead Innovative Teams
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentNote: This post is adapted from my new book The Seven Things Your Team Needs to Hear You Say. If you’d like practical leadership tools with immediate results, it’s...
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3 Reasons You Should Ask Your Team More Questions
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentIt’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that when you ask a question, it makes you look weak, but good leaders don’t let the appearance of strength get in the way...
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Positive Communication Leads to a Culture of Innovation
The word innovation has become ubiquitous. Just because something is new – whether it’s a mission statement, product, service, or business—doesn’t mean it deserves to proclaim itself innovative....
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