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I’ve been astounded by the degree and speed of innovation and change these last few weeks. Things that in normal times would have taken months or years to do have been accomplished in days, [...]

Billions of us worldwide are altering our behaviors during the covid 19 crisis, so that as many people as possible remain safe. When faced with a tough situation—even something big, like the [...]

What does a 110-year-old company do to increase the rate of innovation from less than one new business per year to 50?  The answer, says David Lee, Vice President of Innovation and New Ventures [...]

Business ecosystems have existed since the beginning of humankind. These communities of customers, partners, suppliers, content providers, investors, and others who interact with each other are a [...]

Values are only useful if they make a difference in the actions you take and the decisions you make.  So when leaders and organizations talk about core values, the true test of each one [...]

You’ve seen it, but chances are, you couldn’t stop it from happening. At a team meeting, a problem is raised, and the boss—trying to be helpful, or trying to be the hero, or simply because he [...]

Did you know that many “walk” buttons at intersections actually do nothing? Not because they’re broken, but because they were deliberately deactivated when computer-controlled traffic signals [...]

According to psychologists, humans are hardwired to dislike uncertainty; it’s in our DNA. In a recent study, researchers discovered that uncertainty is more stressful to people than knowing that [...]

“Chief Transformation Officer” is a trending title. In the past year and a half, Equifax, UPS, Neiman Marcus, Service Master have created this role. Each company, however, means [...]