DISRUPTORS' ARTICLES
The reality is that for most of us project managers, whether we want to acknowledge it or not, the process of creating a project charter is one that we often dread. We sit there in front of a Microsoft Office template blinking at us on the screen and realize just how much missing or incomplete…
The latest Bloomberg Innovation Index is out (2021 edition), and South Korea has risen to first place, taking the title back from Germany, while the U.S. fell out of the Top 10 completely. Seven of the top 10 places went to European countries while the USA and China slipped. “Intensifying competition between the U.S. and…
As we all know, innovating and creating something new is usually seen, for good reason, as an important, yet highly risky endeavor. As such, innovation leaders are constantly under a lot of pressure from many different directions. Now, when we talk about innovation, we often focus on the more practical side of things related to…
EPISODE FOUR in a new series of short form videos comes to you live from the innovation studio. EPISODE FOUR tackles a question I’m asked so frequently that I wrote a book to answer it: “What is the best way to create successful change?” Hint: It starts with getting a copy of Charting Change because…
EPISODE THREE in a new series of short form videos comes to you live from the innovation studio. EPISODE THREE aims to answer a question that many people struggle to answer or accurately discuss: “What is digital transformation?” Digital transformation is a complicated topic for people to speak intelligently about and to explore in depth…
EPISODE TWO in a new series of short form videos comes to you live from the innovation studio. EPISODE TWO tackles the second most commonly asked question of me: “How can I create continuous innovation in my organization?” Hint: It starts with getting a copy of Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire because I detail in the…
EPISODE ONE comes to you live from the innovation studio as the first installment in a new series of short form videos. EPISODE ONE tackles the question people ask me more than any other: “What is innovation?” If you’d like to see additional potential definitions of innovation you can find 60+ additional innovation definitions here.…
A project plan is a list of ingredients. A project charter is the recipe. Having worked with both startups and big companies for more than 25 years, I’ve seen executives get so enamored of their “disruptive” future visions, they neglect the short-term plans that get things going. I’ve also seen leaders so focused on implementation they lose sight of their…
A recent article by McKinsey and Co “COVID-19: Implications for business” describes a paradoxical dilemma for managers: the need to process both the rapid changes in AI, digitization, automation, and the uncertainty of the Covid-19 crisis. Both of these are causing disruptive and unpredictable workforce changes, the need for new working practices, and a different set of mindsets and behaviours…
It’s been a tough year for everyone since the COVID-19 crisis began. Some organisations are adapting and holding their own using this time to repurpose, reinvent, and consolidate. Some have been hit very, very hard. Most leaders are struggling with the extreme uncertainty existing within their operating environments, and are seeking to prepare and manage…