Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Inspiration from #BigOmaha
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend the day at one of the nation’s leading conferences on entrepreneurship and innovation, Big Omaha. Chances are, most of the readers of this blog have never heard of it and may even think I’m joking. I’m not. Look it up. This was the first time in a [...]
READ ONThe Power of Meaningful Activity
In our book, we talk about the power of getting involved in meaningful activity as a tool for building your social capital. It’s actually an idea we borrowed from Wayne Baker’s terrific book, Achieving Success through Social Capital. Most people recognize the power of relationships to produce positive impact in their lives. And, despite that, most [...]
READ ONLeader or Follower? Innovator or Laggard?
In case you haven’t heard, we have designed and are hosting a new kind of event, The Frontier Project. We know that you take your time and your money seriously. We do too. If you don’t need another conference on your schedule for 2013 or you generally hate conferences, please know that this is not [...]
READ ONHey Management, Cyberloafing is YOUR Fault
Turns out, people waste time at work on the internet. Shocked? Probably not, because it’s likely that most of us do it (at least a little). According to a research study soon to be published in the academic journal, Computers in Human Behavior, it was estimated that “between 60 and 80 percent of people’s time [...]
READ ONBreakthrough lies just beyond the Fear
Last fall, we had the opportunity to meet and talk with Traci Fenton, CEO of WorldBlu. If you aren’t familiar with WorldBlu, you should be. Here’s how they describe themselves: WorldBlu is a global network of organizations committed to practicing freedom and democracy in the workplace. Our purpose is to unleash human potential and inspire [...]
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