Discipline
Readiness
Become fit for future.
On discipline, commitment, and innovation
The magic trio.
Don't be lazy
Do the work.
Innovative excuses
Self-fulfilling prophecies.
When all goes slow
What to do when everything grinds to a halt.
Chasing illusions
On importance of discernment.
Maintenance
Take care of your tools.
Trustworthy insight
On value of being sceptical.
Practicing together
The power of peerage.
Discard the wreath
Onwards!
Burning innovation questions
You asked, I answered.
Take your time
Know when to go slow, and when to go fast.
Methodological pragmatism
Three reasons.
In pursuit of insight
Perennial quest for understanding.
The roadblock removal cycle
Three questions to rule them all.
Polish
A little bit of housekeeping.
Innovation requires doing
Difference between wishful thinking and innovation.
On assumptions
They are not all made equal.
Jocundity in failure
When failure doesn't equate failing.
Blog review 2024
Best posts on innovation, strategy, and growth.
Differences that make the difference
An eye for details.
Attitude matters
Summaries of The Innovator's Attitude™ 2024 issues.
Drudgery
Tenacity needed.
Time for assiduity
Neither too late, nor too early, but just right.
Resentment
Move on.
Bulletproof
On getting another chance.
On learning from success
The other side.
On accessibility
Make expertise known.
Understand failure
Please don't fall for the survivor bias.
Lethargy
Break the spell!
Slow down to go faster
Thinking and acting as one.
Beckoning bedlam
Safe voyage!
Bounce
Shake it off and move on.
The Puzzle Episode 14
How to move fast without breaking things?
On learning from mistakes
A conversation with Mark Graban of the My Favorite Mistake podcast.
Toil
Endure.
Blog review 2023
Best posts on innovation, strategy, and growth.
Better attitude, better innovation results
Summaries of The Innovator's Attitude™ 2023 issues.
Serendipity
There is always a chance.
Innovation & strategy resources updated
Popular resources made even better.
Embrace expertise
Carry it proudly.
Rapid assumption scan
Two questions to ask early and frequently.
Fortitude
On spirit.
Blog review 2022
Best posts on innovation, strategy, and leadership.
Rinse and repeat
The fastest learner wins.
The best way to start an ideation process
Make sure to have this one, critical ingredient...
The best investment
On creating a lasting competitive advantage.
Learning through suffering
"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding." — Kahlil Gibran
Trust your gut
This is no voodoo.
On creating good
It's a long game.
2377
Reflections on 6 years, 6 months, and 4 days of blogging.
Clarity before commitment
Four questions to laser-focus on the vital few.
Create!
Do the work.
What does it mean to have a coach?
Continuous betterment.
Shrewd repetitiveness
The key difference.
Pursue perfection
On fragility and resilience.
Trampled
Tactical withdrawal.
Quick 'n' dirty idea assessment
Five steps to ensure you are working on the right thing.
No time for innovation? This little trick will shock you
Twenty things you can do in less than ten minutes.
Excuses
On going beyond self-justification.
What inspires you?
Go straight to the source.
Blog review 2021
Best posts on innovation, strategy, and leadership.
Advice to young entrepreneurs and innovators
On curiosity, being yourself, and entrepreneurship.
TotalCtrl featured as one of the fastest growing companies in 2021
When you turn food waste into a business.
The secrets to growth
Five time-tested lessons.
Blind spots
Do you have what it takes?
On innovation, learning, and competitive advantage
Disciplined learning = sustained competitiveness.
Retarding repetition
Two critical ingredients.
Model accountability
A fish rots from the head down.
What have you tried?
Three learning questions.
An expensive lesson
Don't allow your knowledge to rot away.
Pick up the damn book
You won't believe what happens next...
Focus, focus, focus!
One simple trick to dramatically boost your productivity.
Whirlwind
You are the boss.
Are you in control of your decisions?
Own your success.
One simple way to improve your decision making muscles
Better thinking, better decisions, better results.
Go slow to go fast
Speed isn't always the fastest way.
Knowledge as the source of competitive advantage
The long-term view of continuous learning.
On reading
An invaluable habit.
No regrets
Living free life.
Comprehension
Ignorance is a choice
On identifying your options
Two modes, limitless options.
Are you measuring it to feel good or to do better?
No room for vanity in business.
On selecting the right tools for the job
Keep it simple.
Salvaging failed innovation projects
A simple process for capturing leftovers from the failed projects.
How to hold innovation teams accountable?
Match expectations to the idea maturity level.
Starting blocks
Invigorating movement.
Blog review 2020
Best posts on innovation, entrepreneurship, strategy, quality, and experimentation.
On being an effective leader during turbulent times
Five areas to focus on during chaos and upheaval.
Do you know when to stop?
On sunk cost fallacy.
On becoming a better innovator
Two critical areas of improvement.
Endure
Do the best work you can, and meet the future that awaits you.
Don't hesitate
Why deny yourself so?
How to lead in turbulent times
On the the critical role of a leader during challenging times.
Buying bodies
Execution is the true equalizer.
What does think big, act small look like in practice?
Taking massive action 24/7 is a good way to get a massive stroke.
Anything goes
When anything goes, anything comes.
The price of gluttony
Overcommitting is an insidious waste that opens the floodgates to other wasteful activities.
Overcoming self doubt with Linda Cheung
Trust yourself and take thoughtful action.
Fail a thousand times
Are you being delusional?
Better remote work
How can you improve your remote work practices?
