Tag: innovation
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Breaking the Addiction to Logic
By Tony Vengrove As companies pursue the holy grail of innovation they are essentially contracting to become more creative. However, most senior leaders lack experience with building or managing creative cultures—or employees, for that matter. In fact, most organizations are highly adept at implementing business processes and using logic to analyze business decisions. This leads…
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Innovation isn’t the Goal; It’s the Strategy.
By Tony Vengrove I’ve come to the conclusion that the “We Have to Innovate or Die” mantra has done more harm than good. The fatal flaw comes from the use of the word, “innovate.” It leaves many thinking innovation is the goal as opposed to an enabling strategy—that if some form of innovation is not…
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Introducing The Seven C’s of Creative Leadership Podcast Series
By Tony Vengrove Since Miles Finch Innovation opened its doors in 2012, we’ve championed the development of creative leadership capabilities for our C-Suite clients. For over 10 years, I’ve had the privilege of leading corporate innovation teams; I can tell you first hand that the lack of creative-leadership skills represents the biggest leadership abyss in corporate…
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Know Precedes No
By Tony Vengrove Today’s frenetic business pace invites alacrity and quick decision-making. Most of us have jam-packed schedules and to-do lists that rarely are completely checked-off by the end of the day. We dash into a 30-minute meeting knowing that if people start asking too many questions, a debate will erupt and we’ll never make…