Our CEO, Kim Barnes co-wrote an excellent article on training programs for  Professionally Speaking, the blog for the Executive Communications website. Kim co-wrote the article with John Castaldi, formerly a trainer with Sun Microsystems. John is currently in a similar …

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Once upon a time, long, long ago, almost all companies and businesses aimed to provide value. That is, that while their first objective was to make a profit, many—if not most—of them also sought to provide goods and services that …

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I was looking at a couple of releted blogs and found an excellent article about innovation. As a “professional techie,” innovation—especially that which can truly enhance our lives for the better—is near and dear to me. And of course, innovation …

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Innovation, Failure, and the Art of Doing Something Badly In the McKinsey Quarterly’s recent survey “How Companies Approach Innovation,” one of the most—if not the most—often-cited roadblocks to innovation is failure. “…companies discourage talented staff from pursuing innovation by… being …

In Memoriam: Jo Stafford, Jazz Vocalist and Innovator Read more »