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Inspiration for Commitment, Redefinition, and Reinvention

Inspiration for Commitment, Redefinition, and Reinvention Issue 138, December 7, 2023 What We Can Learn From Others For many of us, this year has been one of surprises and some unexpected gifts. Global events have become 24/7 headlines on our newsfeeds and most of the news is troubling.  2023 is the hottest year on record for the planet.  Two wars are being waged simultaneously at great costs. Inflation remains a persistent worry despite improving economic data. The vision of an…

Kevin Novak
December 6, 2023
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Bias Revisited

Bias Revisited Issue 137, November 30, 2023 If you have been following our newsletters, you know that we have a fascination about bias. In fact, from our observations about workplace dysfunction, leadership disconnect, market orientation dislocation, and digital transformation gone awry, conscious, or subconscious bias is usually at the root of the problem. It may sound simplistic, but what we don’t know we don’t know can shortstop the best of intentions and the most optimistic plans. When we think of…

Kevin Novak
November 29, 2023
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Power Plays

Power Plays Issue 135, November 16, 2023 As mindful observers of today’s national and global discourse, we would be among the first to remind you that we are all both a witness and a victim to power positioning among politicians, world leaders, global business moguls, and everyday bullies.  And as is often the case, when bad behavior is prevalent on the world stage, it tends to trickle down to the local level in organizations, relationships, families, and institutions.  It is…

Kevin Novak
November 16, 2023
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Why Women at Work Remains an Issue

Why Women at Work Remains an Issue Issue 134, November 9, 2023 We’re going to tackle an issue that, in our opinion, should no longer be an issue: gender parity in the workplace. McKinsey in its latest Women in the Workplace study reports, “Over the past nine years, women—and especially women of color—remain underrepresented across the corporate pipeline. However, we see a growing bright spot in senior leadership. Since 2015, the number of women in the C-suite has increased from…

Kevin Novak
November 9, 2023
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Misinformation, AI, Cyber Troops, and Our Need for Guardrails

Misinformation, AI, Cyber Troops, and Our Need for Guardrails Issue 131, October 19, 2023 We’re taking a moment (again) to consider the implications of the speed of technological change confronting us daily. What was charmingly referred to as the information superhighway by Al Gore back in 1993 has morphed into a bullet train … run by AI. What’s more, we face those with malicious intent to manipulate our opinions, bend our minds into believing fiction and influence us in what…

Kevin Novak
October 19, 2023
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

The Motivation of Manipulating Data and Information to a Desired Outcome

The Motivation of Manipulating Data and Information to a Desired Outcome Issue 129, October 5, 2023 Some recent headlines have reported disturbing news about respected and respectable scholars falsifying or just ignoring data conclusions in scholarly papers. This is another example of the skepticism many of us have with the shifts in misinformation flooding our inboxes and newsfeeds, compelling each of us to exercise our critical thinking skills.  And the examples we’re referring to aren’t even results of AI.  It…

Kevin Novak
October 5, 2023
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

What Would You Do?

What Would You Do? Issue 128, September 28, 2023 We’ve all been in business situations that are uncomfortable, confrontational, and dysfunctional. Even after spending decades building a career, we can get a curveball that puts us in an untenable position. In our newsletters we seek to surface new ideas and realities of the workplace, always recognizing that the human factor is always of paramount importance and influence. It is our intention to help you and your organization manage change, successfully…

Kevin Novak
September 28, 2023
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Preventive and Supportive Questions

Preventive and Supportive Questions Issue 127, September 21, 2023 Chances are when things go wrong it’s because of poor communication. You’d think that we would have figured out by now how to communicate with each other effectively. All the strategy in the world goes down the tubes if you can’t speak it.  And managing a team starts and stops with listening and communicating clearly and empathetically. The biggest landmine?  Asking questions.  Do it wrong and the conversation comes to a…

Kevin Novak
September 20, 2023
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

The Value of Observation Through the Lens of Complexity Theory

The Value of Observation Through the Lens of Complexity Theory Issue 125, September 7, 2023 One of anyone’s life goals is to be a good observer. It’s fruitful to watch how things unfold around us as we try to make sense of the patterns and connections. Almost everything around us is connected, has interdependence, and influences all the parts that comprise the whole of a system. And that includes the systems of society and, of course, our organizations. In that…

Kevin Novak
September 7, 2023
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Defining Innovation

Defining Innovation Issue 124, August 31, 2023 Innovation is one of the most hackneyed, misinterpreted, and overused buzzwords in today’s business vocabulary. Ask anyone – including yourself – to define innovation in context of the strategy and operations of doing business in the ever-changing digital economy. You may struggle to define it and asking others will often result in wildly different responses. We did a straw poll to see what the general consensus was on what innovation means. Here are…

Kevin Novak
August 29, 2023
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