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Successful Innovation doesn’t just happen by pursuring ideas.  Idea formation accounts for about 10% of the successful innovation process. In fact, there are 5 critical preparations you must make to produce major successes from your innovation process.  They are: Know the Rules of the Game Be Prepared to Question Your Misguided Thoughts about Pivoting or [Read More]

I recently participated as a presenter in a webinar on the topic of integrating news releases into your content marketing. My initial reaction was, “This is about a 60 second discussion to say yes, you need to do it.” But upon further thought, I realized there was a real opportunity to share my opinions and [Read More]

It is an important question within the SEO world…”What is a #1 Google rank worth, compared to the #2 spot or #3 spot?”. The purpose of this question is to really understand what the business value is for a website that ranks at a certain point in the search engines. It’s easily assumed that the [Read More]

The reality is that you are either cultivating dysfunction in your organization or your are building an advantage!  It is a function of how you engage your executive or leadership team in a combination of small and big choices you make. The GOOD NEWS is that you can make different choices to build an advantage [Read More]

“What If This Idea or Option is a Mistake?” is a great question to ask in your process of developing a sustainable winning strategy.  Unfortunately, most people ask it at the wrong time. The timing of this question will either kill your best strategic options or solidify them.  Watch the brief 1-minute discussion below to [Read More]

Understanding a reporter’s beat and outlet, being mindful of tight deadlines, and providing accurate and easy-to-find information, are just a few things to keep in mind when working with the media. But as Martha Irvine, national writer for the Associated Press points out, there are several things to be aware of before that release is [Read More]

Back in my days as the Founding Director of the Ohio State Center for Entrepreneurship at the Fisher College of Business, we were creating and launching a new program called ‘Ideas to Business.”  The program was focused on helping aspiring entrepreneurs pursue the path of taking an idea and turning it into a business.  That [Read More]

When you understand and embrace the potential of “Teamwork that Scales” and no longer settle for just the lower case version of teamwork in your organization, you open the doors for tremendous opportunities and options for your organization.  There is still much work and focus that must be done to realize the potential of what [Read More]

A compelling future vision is something that lifts you and the people around you to be more than you or they would otherwise be. Like a magnet, this long-term vision pulls you and your associates forward as it attracts new people and additional resources to you.   It’s very presence makes the best outcome possible when [Read More]

Innovation is one of the gears to the growth engine for companies of all sizes (small, mid-size, and large). The Lean Startup provides a framework and approach for innovation that is proven, tested, and works for companies of any size! The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneur’s Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Companies Join [Read More]