Wednesday 20 April 2016

Acquisitions, take-overs and mergers do not help you Innovate

Too many corporate leaders and CEOs think they can just acquire another innovative company to keep their own corporation innovative. That thinking is wrong for a number of reasons.



The most important leadership qualities: Creativity and Innovation

The most important leadership quality is creativity according to 1500 CEOs.

9 Defining Characteristics of Successful Innovation

The above article says that many search for the answer to the question what is innovation, and seek a definition. The author goes on to summarise what innovation is from the diverse answers given. However, the final definition for innovation is not correct - that definition could be describing any business improvement process rather than focusing on innovation.

For an accurate explanation and definition of innovation you can consult the following: 




Thursday 7 April 2016

Innovation Leaders and Culture

Innovation Leaders Create Long-Term Value

Here are seven essential qualities for leading innovation:
  1. Passion for innovation.
  2. A long-term perspective.
  3. The courage to fail and learn from failure.
  4. Deep engagement with the innovators.
  5. Willingness to tolerate mavericks and protect them from middle management.
  6. Opening up time for creativity and brainstorming.
  7. Being self-aware and mindful. 


Wednesday 6 April 2016

Unsinkable companies are sinking!

Unsinkable companies will continue to sink.

Despite the lessons of the past, corporate leaders are still not learning the necessity for innovation.

This article shows that one third of top corporations will be significantly disrupted by new competitors [being more innovative].

ICEBERG SPOTTED TOO LATE – BUSINESS UNSINKABLE – THINK AGAIN


Tuesday 5 April 2016

Saving UK Steel

Liberty does show a little innovation in its attempt to save UK steel.

Liberty's Gupta says Tata's UK Steel assets can be saved


However, to save UK steel in the long-term much more innovation is required. If the UK government was free from the constraints of the EU [yes this requires a #Brexit] then there is an innovative solution that would save UK steel for the long term, and start the switch that all economies will have to make in the future, in order to be economically sustainable.

For this innovative solution, and more innovative solutions, consult ...