Here’s our irreverent look at tenaciously working to promote new ideas, but not in an insane wheel-spinning way! http://bit.ly/15FzZP

Great article featuring interviews with 14 CEOs about enterprise leadership during an economic mess at: http://bit.ly/33Cck

Here’s the New & Improved take on the need for tenacity when trying to bring innovation into the organization, and how it’s different than just bugging the heck out of someone in hopes of wearing them down.  It speaks to the need for creative thinking when trying to sell a new idea into the organization.  Oh yeah, and as you might expect, it’s a bit irreverent. 

Ever have a situation where you were trapped in a problem?  Well, one simple strategy for getting unstuck is to phrase them as a problem.  Here’s an irreverent take on how to do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0gskzpBpJs

Great article from the World Advertising Research Center about the significant focus on innovation from P&G, Unilever and Wal-mart.  A few excerpts:

·         “Bruce Brown, P&G’s CTO argued that next year will be ‘the largest innovation year for us in the last decade.’"

·         “Stephen Quinn, Wal-Mart's CMO in the US, argued the recession is ‘actually causing us…to think about…how do we use this opportunity to keep [customers] with us for the long haul.’"

·         “Unilever's ceo, Paul Polman, has also recently announced that the company would stop giving earnings forecasts for the foreseeable future.  This, he said, will allow the consumer goods giant to utilize its budget more flexibly, such as by adapting its marketing spending to meet changing requirements.”

Read the entire story at: http://www.warc.com/News/TopNews.asp?ID=25341&Origin=WARCNewsEmail

Is your sense that your organization is putting more or less into innovation?

What happens when no one takes responsibility for innovation? It’s a slap in the face!  On the other hand, when people dig in and take on making things happen, great things happen.  Find out more here:

What happens when no one takes responsibility for innovation? It’s a slap in the face!  On the other hand, when people dig in and take on making things happen, great things happen.  Find out more here:

What happens when no one takes responsibility for innovation? It’s a slap in the face!  On the other hand, when people dig in and take on making things happen, great things happen.  Find out more here: