Meetings are often long, boring, and a waste of everyone's time. Yet we still feel compelled to hold them and are usually expected to attend them. The truth is that while they often lack efficiency and effectiveness, meetings serve an important purpose in our organizations. The key to holding an effective meeting is to first understand why the meeting is being held. Meetings can be summed up into three different categories: 1) Oversight, 2) Communication, and 3) Decision. (Yes, the acronym for this is OCD!)
Read MoreMore than ever before, businesses need a competitive advantage in the marketplace. They need to stand out and provide something that is truly unique from the competition. This is why so many radical leaders are turning to innovation experts to guide them to a competitive advantage. The truth is, however, innovation is a fairly simple concept when broken down appropriately.
In it's simplest form, there are three main types of innovation: 1) pioneering innovation, 2) best practice innovation, and 3) technological innovation.
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