WHAT'S NEW AMERICA?

An acquaintance posted a piece from Darden/UVA about idea squashers. One of the most dangerous people in an organization are the naysayers w...

How Do I Find the Opportunity to Innovate? In the recovery and counseling world, there is a saying about change: People do not change...

Today I begin walking through steps I regularly travel to discover something different that will impact our customers.  I work in the food i...

“Invention: I always wanted to invent something that would move around & make funny noises & would change the world as we know it &...

Today, I am going to try and catch up.  I have missed blogging because I am a CFO in my day job and it is annual board meeting time which h...

In my day job, I am CFO of a parent company to a commercial bakery called Monks' Bread.  It is made by real monks.  Lots of people talk...

Economic and industrial espionage has a long history.  Oddly enough, what is considered one of the earliest cases of industrial espion...

I have worked with several organizations over the past 20 years that stifle innovation.  I aim to be a visionary leader.  For as long as I c...

It's Monday.  Time to start up our thinking for another week ahead! Last Friday, I spent the day at The Cleveland Clinic with a family ...