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Finding Surprising Success by Supporting Interesting Failure

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

5 min

Finding Surprising Success by Supporting Interesting Failure

Organizations desire certainty, success, and efficiency, and it is uncertainty, failure, and inefficiency that are sources of innovation....

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min

Why an Innovation Culture Matters

Companies need to continuously introduce innovations to fuel growth. The financial and operational rewards for innovation are...

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min

Are You Making the Best Decisions?

This just feels like the right thing to do. Studies have revealed that more than half of us routinely use our intuition to make...

Humble Executive Leadership – An Oxymoron?

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

6 min

Humble Executive Leadership – An Oxymoron?

When you think about the traits of great CEOs and executive leaders, what comes to mind? Perhaps characteristics like driving results,...

How to Develop 3 Essential Design Thinking Capabilities

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

3 min

How to Develop 3 Essential Design Thinking Capabilities

Efficiency thinking is failing businesses and society. The future of business value creation is designing for both the individual and...

How Leaders Can Win the Innovation Battle

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min

How Leaders Can Win the Innovation Battle

The innovation leadership battle is to introduce products and services that customers will use. Even the world's largest organizations...

Are You Developing Creative and Innovative Employees?

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

3 min

Are You Developing Creative and Innovative Employees?

Innovation and creativity produce a competitive advantage. However, you may wonder if it is possible to develop employee creativity and...

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min

How to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft invest billions annually into innovation. In 2020 Amazon spent $42.7...

What are the Key Conditions for Successful Organizational Innovation?

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min

What are the Key Conditions for Successful Organizational Innovation?

As the world changes, people and organizations must change too. Recent surveys suggest there is growing confidence in the global economy...

Building a Successful Analytical Organization

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

3 min

Building a Successful Analytical Organization

Making better decisions and taking the right actions requires organizations to use analytics. Advances in technology are creating a...

Out-of-the-Box Thinking isn’t Enough for Leaders

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

3 min

Out-of-the-Box Thinking isn’t Enough for Leaders

Fostering innovation is a critical leadership responsibility. Leading in today's turbulent and digital marketplace requires more than...

Improving Strategic Foresight with Data Analytics

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

3 min

Improving Strategic Foresight with Data Analytics

In today's complex and fast-paced digital marketplace, no organization is looking to stay the same year over year. The use of predictive...

How to Get the Right Leader in the Right Seat at the Right Time

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min

How to Get the Right Leader in the Right Seat at the Right Time

Acquiring, advancing, and retaining talent is essential for organizations to achieve their mission. A study of over 8,000 leaders across...

Changing the HR Game with Data Analytics

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min

Changing the HR Game with Data Analytics

The advances in technology within the workplace are revolutionizing Human Resources (HR) and creating many exciting new opportunities....

Creating Organizational Change Resilience with Data Analytics

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min

Creating Organizational Change Resilience with Data Analytics

Identifying and anticipating the unknown creates a competitive advantage when aligned with organizational change capability. Growing...

Do You Have an Organizational Talent Data Analytics Strategy?

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

3 min

Do You Have an Organizational Talent Data Analytics Strategy?

Technology is collecting a deluge of information that has the potential to make or break any organization. In a 2019 Gartner survey of HR...

Top 10 Small Business Trends & Becoming Future Smart

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

5 min

Top 10 Small Business Trends & Becoming Future Smart

There are many reasons why small businesses need to keep current on future trends, and the following are just a few to consider:...

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min

Avoiding 2 Costly Leadership Mistakes

Every organization, and senior leader is looking for ways to increase revenue and avoid costly mistakes.

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

3 min

How to Grow Revenue Amid Uncertainty

If I think of one word on the mind of leaders in all companies, and at all levels, it comes down to uncertainty. Whether it is trade or...

Hidden Drivers of Ideal Organizational Performance in Volatile Times

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

2 min

Hidden Drivers of Ideal Organizational Performance in Volatile Times

The COVID-19 global pandemic prompted many organizations to respond quickly with furloughs and layoffs to reduce labor costs. According...

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