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Leaders and the Learning Organization | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

Budgets were cut and the Learning part of the organization dried up while the focus snapped back in line with the notion that wisdom and decisions could only come from the few and learning for the many was a luxury no one could afford. There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Executives read the same trade magazines, go to the same conferences, and talk to the same consultants. In our experience, it can take several months for a company to hammer out its defini­tion of innovation. So if you want innovation, individuals must to be taught to do four things: Challenge invisible orthodoxies.