Ever see a book in the bookstore that catches your attention and you realize it was a best-seller sometime in the past? You realize you never picked it up to read it and decide that you should? That’s what happened when I ran across Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of [...]
Tyler Durden on Innovation
October 15, 2008 By 2 Comments
Do you know who Tyler Durden is? (hint: Brad Pitt played him in Fight Club). Lateral Action posted Tyler Durden’s 8 Rules of Innovation recently (hat tip to Ma.tt). Surprisingly, they make a lot of sense. If I had to pick a favorite, it’d be: Sticking feathers up your butt doesn’t make you a chicken. [...]
Is Perfect worth it?
March 19, 2008 By 5 Comments
“Don’t let perfect ruin good” That’s what Harry Beckwith, author of “Selling the Invisible” has to say on the subject. He goes on to say the following: “You easily can get stalled in the shift from strategy to tactics because you are paralyzed by your desire for excellence” I see this type of thing all [...]
Innovation needs Execution
December 27, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Scot Herrick over at CubeRules had a very interesting post today titled “Innovating Like Crazy; Executing Like Crap“. Great title and great thoughts in his post, including this one: Innovation is essential to your work. Yet delivery of the innovation is the outward and visible sign of the inward and spiritual grace that you provide [...]
Reinventing Project Management
December 3, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I just finished reading “Reinventing Project Management” by Aaron J. Shenhar and Dov Dvir and I have to say that I really enjoyed this book. The full title of the book is “Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond Approach to Successful Growth & Innovation” and, as the title suggests, it covers an approach that the authors [...]
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