Image credit: AnatolyMYou spend a year building something. You have no idea if it’s any good. Then you put it out into the world and wait.That’s what writing my book felt like. Not one big moment of doubt, but rather a long, quiet stretch of it, spread across a year of dumping content onto notepads
Image credit: tatkuptsova“The most sought-after quality in employees is creativity. The most rewarded trait is compliance.”I heard that line years ago and never tracked down who said it (if you know, let me know, because it was based on a study I’d love to read…). But I’ve been repeating it ever since, because in 30
image credit to allvisionnThere’s a quote I heard years ago that still rattles around in my mind:”The most desired trait in an employee is innovation. The most rewarded trait in an employee is compliance.”(If you know who originally said this, please tell me. I’ve searched. I’ve asked. Nothing. At this point I’ve accepted that it
In this episode I sit down with innovation strategist, improviser, and author Melissa Dinwiddie to talk about her new book, Innovation at Work: 52 Micro-Experiments for Brave Leaders Who Want to Unstick Teams, Spark Ideas, and Build What’s Next.Melissa shares how organizations can build real cultures of innovation—not through giant retreats or complicated systems, but
Image credit: NewAfricaWe were two high school kids shooting hoops in my driveway when one sentence changed the course of my life.My friend Anish looked over and said: “What if we ran the play ourselves?”He meant the Indian community theater productions we’d both grown up watching. Every year, the adults in our community organized elaborate
In this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend (all the way back to childhood!) Dr. Anish Mahajan for a fascinating conversation about leadership, listening, and leading through uncertainty.Anish has led at the highest levels of healthcare and public health, from helping implement the Affordable Care Act to leading a major public hospital through
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