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Ideas and Innovations Thanksgiving Week Sampler 2025 – A Season of Reflection and Gratitude

Ideas and Innovations Thanksgiving Week Sampler 2025 A Season of Reflection and Gratitude Issue 240, November 27, 2025 As we gather around tables this Thanksgiving week, we pause to recognize what truly matters in our organizations and our lives. The season of gratitude invites us to reflect on the connections we’ve built, the communities we’ve fostered, and the shared purposes that bind us together. This week, rather than exploring a single topic, we’re offering a curated sampler of seven Ideas…

Kevin Novak
November 25, 2025
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The Nostalgia Trap: How Faulty Memories Destroy Change and Transformation Initiatives

The Nostalgia Trap: How Faulty Memories Destroy Change and Transformation Initiatives Issue 234, October 16, 2025 Think about the last system, process, or tool your organization replaced. Now, be honest—how long did people complain that “the old way was better?” A week? A month? Are they still saying it? In this issue, we are exploring why your brain lies to you about the past, how nostalgia becomes the silent killer of change and transformation initiatives, and what happens when entire…

Kevin Novak
October 15, 2025
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The AI Double-Edged Sword: A Professional Identity Problem

The AI Double-Edged Sword: A Professional Identity Problem Issue 232, October 2, 2025 As artificial intelligence rapidly matures across industries, what does this mean for human intelligence, decision-making, and professional expertise? How do professionals understand how AI is shifting and how it influences their professional identity? How do individual leaders redefine and transition themselves to the new reality? Nearly a year ago, we wrote Will AI Replace You? Our intent was to spark a conversation among professionals to explore how…

Kevin Novak
October 2, 2025
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How Drift Can Derail an Organization

How Drift Can Derail an Organization The Dangers of Complacency and Insular Thinking Issue 222, July 24, 2025 Could your organization be the next Blockbuster? Imagine this familiar scenario: You are drifting downstream, gently course correcting to avoid the random log or rock, enjoying the scenery and lulled into becoming a passenger, not a steward or captain. There is something so tempting about letting go as the current moves you forward, and you enjoy the ride. You have a goal…

Kevin Novak
July 23, 2025
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Is America Ready for a Reset: Unity?

Is America Ready for a Reset: Unity? Issue 169: July 18, 2024 We feel compelled to weigh in on recent developments. As a nation, we appear to be at a crossroads this week. The political discourse has taken another sharp turn, and the divisiveness and unsettling violence in our country keep accelerating. Let’s take a step back and think of the meta description of Americans: We are optimistic, resilient, problem-solvers. Add to that the rugged individualism that led us across…

Kevin Novak
July 17, 2024
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Vulnerability as an Asset

Vulnerability as an Asset Issue 144, January 25, 2024 We’ve all heard about EQ as the skill and management strategy transcending IQ. Emotional Quotient is defined as the ability to perceive, use, understand, manage, and handle emotions (Wiki) and the ability to manage one’s own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict (HelpGuide). Any way you define it, it’s an essential leadership approach in today’s culture that is increasingly fraught than…

Kevin Novak
January 25, 2024
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