Creativity & collaboration [video] video August 30, 2017 by Artie Isaac 0 comments 1129 viewson Leadership “We need to spend about an hour a day on our ingenuity.” –Artie Isaac Creativity takes time, intensity and intention As a CEO, key executive or business owner, you make hundreds of decisions. And that’s sometimes just in one day. If operating to its fullest potential, your team can be an invaluable resource in helping solve …
5 ways to drive business growth from the outside December 5, 2016 by Sean Klunder 0 comments 4155 viewson Business Growth & Strategy There are two critical elements to achieving your business growth goals: One, you must successfully run your business from the inside. Two, you must monitor the external environment. While most CEOs know the inner workings of their businesses, they are less in touch with the outside factors that affect it. Case in point: In a …
Stop talking about sales: Create a revenue strategy June 20, 2016 by Rick McPartlin 1 comment 1560 viewson Sales Stop talking about sales, selling, sales people and how they need to get better, learn to close, improve their prospecting and live up to their quotas with a revenue strategy. In many organizations, the sales people are some of the most skilled people in the organization. They already are good at their jobs. A lot of …
Creativity versus intelligence May 31, 2016 by Jerry Cahn 1 comment 633 viewson Innovation Returning from a workshop I recently led on how to increase employees’ creativity and structure ways to channel ideas into innovative products and processes, I began thinking about a comment I made – ‘intelligence is not a predictor of innovation; creativity is the key.’ Einstein claimed that imagination is more important than knowledge. Indeed, as a …
Creating a cleaner, greener future: How a chemical products company shows love for the planet and its people November 18, 2015 by Kim Castleberry 0 comments 472 viewson Business Growth & Strategy, Innovation, Leadership A company using trucks to spray mosquito-killing chemicals seems an unlikely steward of the environment. But in 2015, this is precisely how Illinois’ top sustainability officials described St. Charles-based Clarke after winning the Governor’s Sustainability Award for the second time in three years. Their renovated 27,000-square-foot, open-concept facility, which is surrounded by restored native prairie …
