Category: Creative Leadership
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Advocating Innovation on NYBERG
By Tony Vengrove I had the pleasure of joining Ann Nyberg on her show to discuss innovation and the challenges facing our great state, Connecticut. There are many issues and opportunities to consider and we only scratched the surface. But, I’m encouraged by the amazing community of entrepreneurs and change agents that are collaborating to make…
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How To Stifle Innovation
By Tony Vengrove This post is an adaption of an article that originally appeared on Intrepid Now. I recently reacquainted myself with a great book, The Change Masters: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the American Corporation, written by Rosabeth Moss Kanter in 1983. Given the prodigious rise of innovation, entrepreneurship, and intrapreneurship in the past decade or…
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Navigating Transitions: Letting the Story Unfold
By Tony Vengrove Despite the frenetic pace of 21st Century living, the prospect of a major transition often makes us hit the brakes so we slow down and create space for highly judicious thinking. Although we live in an age where anything seems possible, with more and more people chasing entrepreneurial dreams and accepting the risks associated with them, navigating…
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Unleash Your Creativity
The Back Story of my Chapter from Energize Your Leadership: Discover, Ignite, Break Through By Tony Vengrove As a self-proclaimed innovation omnivore, I’m inclined to follow my heart and permit my curiosity to trail-blaze a path into unchartered territory. That spirit led me to a wonderful group of global leaders who came together to publish Energize Your…
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The Spirit of Whatever it Takes
By Tony Vengrove This post is adapted from an article originally published on Intrepid Now. I absolutely abhor the phrase, “make innovation happen.” It’s a silly phrase often used in blog titles such as, “Seven Steps to Make Innovation Happen.” I read such posts and feel like I’m listening to a snake-oil peddler pitching a…