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Do You Measure by Outputs or Outcomes? Issue 48: March 24, 2022 How do you and your organization measure accomplishments and achievements? In an Industrial Age mindset, output was believed to be the only measure as maximizing production efficiency became something close to a religious mantra. In today’s Knowledge Age era, outcome, actually accomplishing a strategy or goal is the real measure that determines outcome not output. In a marketplace that values what an organization stands for and its effect…

Kevin Novak

March 23, 2022

Complicated Conversations: How to Have Them – 2040’s Ideas and Innovations

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Complicated Conversations: How to Have Them – 2040’s Ideas and Innovations

How to Have a Complicated Conversation Issue 47: March 17, 2022 How many recent conversations at work or in your personal life have been complicated? Everyone is anxious about the war in Ukraine, the unjust actions on its people and the unprovoked war’s effects on our country and the world. This new source of anxiety adds to our stress levels in navigating a return to some level of what was normal pre-pandemic. The global situation has also thrust us into…

Kevin Novak

March 16, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Role Playing

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Role Playing

Role Playing Issue 45: March 3, 2022 We have written over the past year highlighting the necessity of recognizing the many roles we play, whether the roles are assigned or expected. Human beings can appear to be many different people throughout the day dependent on the situation or environment. We assume different roles depending on the situation at hand, although our core values don’t change. These roles may blur from time to time, but it is critically important to recognize…

Kevin Novak

March 3, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Workforce Reset

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Workforce Reset

Workforce Reset Issue 44: February 24, 2022 The workforce is changing in real-time in terms of how employees want to be recognized, valued, and supported – and how employers are responding. Much has been written about the headlines Gen Zs are making regarding work, but the shifts taking place are not restricted to only one generation in our six-generation workforce. In parallel to employee demands, there are some sea changes that are worth noting that are subtly reshaping how we…

Kevin Novak

February 24, 2022

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: The Power of Positive … and Negative Thinking

The Power of Positive … and Negative Thinking Issue 43: February 17, 2022 What have we been told since kindergarten? Believe in the power of positive thinking! For many, positive thinking is an intuitive attitude reflected in a state of mind and behavior. The optimists, who are inclined to be hopeful and expect good outcomes, live this credo daily. Wake up with positive thoughts and positive outcomes will result. The skeptics, who are inclined to doubt or question any belief…

Kevin Novak

February 16, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: How Do You Trust?

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: How Do You Trust?

How Do You Trust? Issue 42: February 10, 2022 Everyone is talking about who or what to trust, particularly in today’s fractious public discourse. When we decide to trust, we have aligned with and formed an understanding, correlation, and interpretation of the meaning of that trust. We then apply what has been communicated, shared, and internalized to our own beliefs, values, and knowledge … and take actions based on that trust. In Ourselves We Trust Where do we end up…

Kevin Novak

February 9, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Inflation + True Value

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Inflation + True Value

Inflation + True Value Issue 41: February 3, 2022 This is the first time since 1982 that inflation has grown at such a fast pace and become such an urgent short-term issue for so many organizations and individuals around the world. It is clearly affecting consumers forcing them to make fundamental changes in their choices and their overall lifestyles. The consumer who is now having to be more discerning about their own expenses contributes to a set of challenges faced…

Kevin Novak

February 3, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: How to Use Systems Thinking + Strategic Thinking

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: How to Use Systems Thinking + Strategic Thinking

How to Use Systems Thinking + Strategic Thinking Issue 40: January 27, 2022 One of the common complaints about the ongoing explosion of startups is that they tout a solution … as it turns out in many instances, to a problem that usually doesn’t exist. We envy their innovation, admire their flexibility and applied agility, but entrepreneurs often don’t look deeply enough to understand if there is an actual problem that their solution seeks to address. It’s not just the…

Kevin Novak

January 26, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Nine Real Risks in 2022

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Nine Real Risks in 2022

Nine Real Risks in 2022 Issue 38: January 13, 2022 The existential and operational risks facing any leader have been ramped up because of an ongoing pandemic, economic disruption, global supply chain breakdowns and a series of demands from all stakeholders delivered through an increasingly contentious civil discourse. Our organizations have faced tough times in the past; what feels different this time is the perfect storm of forces most leaders have no control over. The irony is that on the…

Kevin Novak

January 12, 2022

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations 2021 Year End Wrap Up-A Guide to Readiness For Change and Transformation

A Guide to Readiness for Change and Transformation Issue 36: December 28, 2021 As we look back over the past year, it is remarkable to note how resilient we are as human beings and together as a society, which extends to our organizations and their culture. Leading in a time of ambiguity can be exhausting and meeting all stakeholders’ expectations is never-ending. At 2040, we work with our clients to navigate the sea changes that have reshaped and re-engineered how…

Kevin Novak

December 28, 2021

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