Posts by Tamara Ghandour
Five Podcasts That Will Help You Stay Relevant, Gain the Advantage and Win: In Other Words Be More Human in an Age of Technology Take-over
I often get asked questions such as, “How do I add value now that this software can do part of my job?†or “is there a role for me now that Artificial Intelligence is taking over the world?†My answer is always this: “You could find yourself on the fast path to irrelevancy or you…
Read More3 Reasons Why Your Brainstorms Suck
Brainstorms are important and an easy way to get everybody together to collaborate, discuss, debate, and ultimately, innovate. But sometimes, you come out of them feeling as if you didn’t get the ideas that you needed, or that the same ideas were being rehashed, or that it was a complete waste of time. So, why…
Read MoreThe Push Pull of Innovation
Do you remember playing tug-of-war as a kid? It was a game of two teams holding on to either side of a rope, and each team had to try to pull the other over a line down the middle. When it comes to change and innovation, that’s exactly what happens individually, in our teams, and…
Read MoreHow To Stay Relevant In Complex Changing Times
We’re all familiar with the old phrase “what got me here, is not going to get me thereâ€, and this is even more important when things are moving so fast and changing so quickly. The things that got us to success yesterday, or even today, aren’t working anymore, or they’re not working as well as…
Read MoreThe Elusive Skill – Strategic Thinking – How To Get and Measure
How to Get and Measure Strategic Thinking As leaders, we know that it is critical to today’s changing times to think differently about what’s in front of us. We need to get out of “business as usual†and break through the status quo mindset to push our teams to get more innovation, growth, and new…
Read MoreWhat My Suitcase Taught Me About Stress, Change And Innovation
I’ve been living out of a suitcase for the past three weeks. That doesn’t sound too bad if you are on vacation. But in my case, it involved two kids, a dog and not having any idea where we were going to live. I sold our home of 12 years faster than expected and couldn’t…
Read MoreChange Management: Combating Resistance and Driving Adoption Through Innovation
A strong change management program requires more than a strong change management plan. It requires a plan that transforms change management into an ongoing priority for your organization. As I’ve stated in the other change management articles on LaunchStreet, change management should be more than just a point-in-time exercise. To be successful it should be…
Read MoreLaunch & Abandon Trap – Why Innovation Fails
“People were so excited and then things just went back to business as usual.†“Leadership announced our new innovation initiatives at the company-wide meeting but then I didn’t hear another word about it.†“There was a lot of fanfare in the beginning but then it just fizzled out kind of like every other initiative so…
Read MoreUntold Stories Of Everyday Innovators Inside Organizations
Lisa was the administrative assistant to the CEO of a global consulting firm. Her innovative approach to her work became the best practices that gave the company a competitive advantage. Kelly is an operations manager for the government. Her forward-thinking ideas have helped her department have a stronger, more valued voice to the internal teams…
Read MoreHow to Increase Organization Agility and Speed of Innovation
Doesn’t it feel like change is the word of the year?! We talk so much about the accelerated rate of change; how technology, competition, launching new products and services are constantly changing. But what about the customer, where do they fit in? And this is why I had Braden Kelley on Inside LaunchStreet. He is…
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