archiveChief Innovation Officer Insider

We live in a world full of ideas, with the ability for many people to take those ideas and turn them into a business. This draw towards entrepreneurship is important for the economy, it is part of what drives job creation, innovation, and technological growth. For many folks the idea...

Building wealth is about more than the amount of money you see when you look at your bank account balance. A rich life is experiencing freedom, financial security, and a schedule driven by purpose and alignment. It's more than material possessions.  Our time is limited, and too often, we give...

Mother’s Day is this weekend and being a mom can be the hardest job in the world, especially as you are juggling your personal and professional life as a CEO. However, as a new mom being told that your child will be born autistic, your world will change. Autism moms...

Way back in 1890, the famous psychologist William James wrote, “A man’s self is the sum total of all that he can call his.” And that was before iPhones, Diesel jeans, and Teslas! Clearly, products and services link to our feelings and behaviors. But just how tight are these linkages,...

The sleep process is a key factor to success. Today we focus on the different types of sleep. Also, check how to enjoy a deep and restful sleep and the kind of relaxation that will help you start the next day full of energy and fresh ideas. How many hours...

With more than 90% of executives acknowledging that forecasting needs to look different in 2021, it’s clear that the days of relying on weighted averages and other historic data to identify patterns are long gone. Demand sensing improves accuracy, but producing reliable forecasts requires the right type and quantity of...

People are afraid of all kinds of things but car accidents are actually among the most common causes of death. Having a crash with an airplane may carry a lot of chances to cause death but it is very unlikely to happen, whereas car accidents are now a routine. Five...

By the time you finish this paragraph, 5,000 credit card transactions will have settled; nearly 50,000 instagram pictures will be uploaded; 350,000 tweets posted (or retweeted); and 3.8 million Google searches will have taken place. The amount of data that people share and companies process today is incredible. But most...

We know that the challenge of leadership has shifted in the last few years to a greater state of uncertainty, ambiguity, and changeability than we have ever seen. The implication of this is that decision making and judgement is increasingly being devolved to the middle – to the B-Suite. While...

A few days ago, I delivered a workshop (virtually) for a Vistage Chief Executive Group in Colorado Springs. Randy Welsch, the Vistage Chair who led the group, started the meeting with a short inclusion exercise. He broke everyone into small groups to answer four questions: Who was the best leader...