I’ve been focused over the past couple of months writing about how to create innovation in the workplace. Really, being an innovation leader comes down to one simple question: Do you believe people are fundamentally good? Because if you do, you are led to: Hire for diversity Give people freedom with trust at the core Structure rules that help people exhibit the good instead of bringing out the bad So, do you believe people are fundamentally good? Innovate or die. Like this post? You may also like: Leading through Expectations and Empathy 3 Questions for Balancing Empathy and Expectations
Week 3 Mileage: 27 miles (with 6 on the elliptical for cross training) Long run distance: 11 miles “Just keep swimming.” “Crush it.” My two running mantras. The one I use depends on how I’m feeling. The swimming reference from Dory in Finding Nemo is my go to when I just want to stop. When I really just want to quit and take it to the house. I say it to myself often, like on our long run last week when it was blazing hot, and Drew and I both wanted to quit. The Brad Paisley song “Crushin’ It”
“Victory awaits him who has everything in order—luck people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck.” Roald Amundsen -The first person to lead an expedition to reach the South Pole We live in a VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous- world. Innovation, in part, creates this dynamic. However, creating an environment where innovation can be cultivated and thrive relies on people and businesses having the opposite of this- a house in order. As Jim Collins stated in Great By Choice, leaders who have navigated
Weekly 2 Mileage: 24 miles (with 6 on the elliptical for cross training) Long run distance: 9 miles “Tell me why again y’all are running hills in August? The marathon is in Philadelphia (in other words, flat) in November (in other words, cold),” asked my training partner’s husband. My first thought was, good question, smart man that he is, why are we putting ourselves through this? Why did we pick the training plan that involves hills in the heat? There are many more to choose from that don’t involve this weekly ritual for the first half of the training calendar.
August has been a month of milestones at our house. First born off to kindergarten and the celebration of 10 years of marriage. We decided to celebrate our marital bliss (of course it hasn’t been all roses, but it has been a fun ride so far) with training for a marathon together and a trip to the Dominican Republic. Just us. No kids. Thank goodness for wonderful in-laws and parents. While we’re away, I thought it would be nice to honor the man that makes me a better person everyday with the blog posts he’s inspired over the years. Most