Competing on Speed

Competing on Speed

Why Speed Wins Speed is the new black. It’s becoming the new consumer and customer expectation. In a time-poor, interrupted world, why do I have to wait? This emphasis on speed is compounded because of Google for example. What is the capital of Australia for...
Innovation does not always have to be big

Innovation does not always have to be big

Small changes can have a big impact I have been working recently with various Adidas team’s throughout Asia. One of the key messages that seems to resonate with them is the idea that innovation does not always have to be big. Innovation also does not need to be...
Should every leader have a thinking coach?

Should every leader have a thinking coach?

Athletes have mental coaches why not leaders? Who would want to be a leader today? They have to build teams and businesses with more and more information, competition, change, customer and shareholder expectations whilst at the same time using less and less resources....
How to Think Big

How to Think Big

Here are 3 ways to Think Big I just read an ad about a new innovation position with a big company. In the ad which was filled with lots of awesome words, was a description of the person they were looking for: We need someone who can think big … This started me...
Here’s how to generate original ideas

Here’s how to generate original ideas

Here’s the secret I am just finishing off a new book by Adam Grant called Originals. It’s a great book. As Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, writes in the forward it: “Is one of the most important and captivating books i have read, full of surprising and...

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