“The only constant in life is change,” stated Heraclitus of Ephesus in roughly 500 BC. His words have stood the test of time. Today’s business professionals are faced with great...

At their inception, every significant company began its run of good fortune with a spark of innovationsomething unique that catapulted it from a start-up to an ongoing concern. As one of...

Quick! Without hesitation, jot down your company's innovation process. What's done at corporate headquarters to consistently identify high-potential ideas and translate them into...

These days, many published business books promote what I call Rah Rah leadership. While often entertaining and good reads, these books aim to make managers better motivators, teach leaders...

In corporate circles, strategic planning and strategy execution are commonly identified as two separate endeavors one is built in the boardroom, the other is completed at the ground floor....

In todays business vernacular, process improvement efforts are aimed at refining the quality, cost, throughput, or scalability of work. Every enterprise is a collection of processes that...

In most companies, the greatest opportunities for growth and profit enhancement are not small, localized efforts, but rather large cross-functional initiatives. Executing even perfectly...