How Leadership can Learn to TRUST their Teams

After 48 years of innovating and 33 years of consulting – I believe that the ROOT CAUSE of a lack of innovation at most companies is the lack of TRUST that leaders have in the ability of their teams to innovate successfully. This lack of trust sets off a chain...

Innovation Mixologists & Bartenders

A wise man taught me recently the difference between a Bartender and a Mixologist.    A Mixologist is a guru who creates cocktails. The mixologist is a celebrated celebrity. A Bartender is a friend who creates connections. The bartender is a teacher,...

The Joy of Failing

This past week I’ve been pushing myself to new levels of failure. I’m not talking polite “excuse me” failures I’m talking about down right UGH that didn’t work.  In some cases they were public failures  – messing up the cooking of a meal – making...