“They are playing a game.
They are playing
at not playing a game.
If I show them
I see they are,
I shall break the rules
and they will punish me.
I must play their game,
of not seeing I see the game.”
— R.D. Laing
Idea Champions
Bridgin… Continue reading
Big thanks to Idea Champions’ Director of Training, Val Vadeoncoeur, for this insightful post on the power of mindset.
One of the biggest blind spots we human beings have, and one of the most common, is forgetting to include ourselves in the calcula… Continue reading
A guest post by Idea Champions’ newest leadership development consultant, Dr. Barry Gruenberg.
When those in senior leadership positions avoid conflict among themselves, the unresolved conflict ripples throughout the organization and paralyzes actio… Continue reading
Most people think that the ability to be innovative is a mystical state available only to the chosen few.
The effort, they imagine, takes a lot of time and hard work. And since they don’t have time and don’t like hard work, they reason that innovat… Continue reading
Idea Champions is thrilled to welcome Dr. Barry Gruenberg to it’s team of consultants, facilitators, and bloggers. Here is Barry’s latest pearl of wisdom.
When somebody asks you if you can do something, just say YES. You can always figure out how l… Continue reading
Many forward-thinking organizations, these days, are launching all kinds of initiatives to crank up innovation. Their intention is a good one, but their execution is often not. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with “organizational initiatives”,… Continue reading
I’m a collector of best practices. I like to find out what forward thinking individuals and organizations have done to accomplish extraordinary results.
Sometimes I share these stories in my keynotes or workshops. Invariably, my stock rises when I t… Continue reading
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a good story is worth a million. Here’s a five-minute story about how the company I co-founded, Idea Champions, won a large contract from AT&T by teaching the Director of Training and Development how to juggle in five minutes.
Read the full story in this book
A priest, a penguin, and a newspaper reporter walk into a bar
Me speaking about storytelling in business
Ever heard the expression “get out of the box?” Of course you have. Ever wonder what the six sides of that so-called box actually are? If not, here’s your 5-minute tutorial of the day. Once you’re clear about what the sides of the box are, you will … Continue reading
Whenever I ask clients to describe the quality of their brainstorm sessions, they usually role their eyes, shake their head, and use words like “suck”, “boring”, or “pitiful.” But when I ask them WHY, they don’t really know. And they have very few c… Continue reading
