Tag: Innovation

The Story of Linux: Commemorating 20 Years

From a Finnish student's hobby project to the backbone of the digital world—how Linux transformed computing and sparked a movement The Linux penguin mascot, Tux, has become an iconic symbol of the open source movement Twenty years ago, a Finnish computer science student named Linus Torvalds made a seemingly modest announcement on an internet newsgroup: he was working on a free operating system as a hobby project. Little did he know that his creation would...

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Good, Fast, Or Cheap Communications

Reconsidering an Old Adage Through Alice in Wonderland I'm a CMMA member and was recently asked to provide a written response to the question below. Because I share practically everything, below is my response. Hope you enjoy it. My Answer As long as I can remember I haven't liked playing by other people's rules, so if I may, I would answer this question by only choosing one which is doing communication projects well (good). I...

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When Feedback Creates Competition

The Legendary Meeting Between Ferruccio Lamborghini and Enzo Ferrari Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of the iconic luxury sports car brand I love my lunchtime chats with coworkers, and I know they are anything but typical. We get into some interesting subjects, and I always seem to take away at least one thing every lunch hour. Somehow the topic of Ferrari's came up a few months ago and after doing some fact checking I found what they...

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The Illusion of Productivity

Peter Drucker's timeless wisdom on the difference between efficiency and effectiveness in an age of hustle culture Peter Drucker (1909-2005), often called the father of modern management "Do not believe that it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast." — Peter Drucker In a world that celebrates speed and productivity, it's easy to think that faster always means better. We're taught to optimize, streamline, and hustle — but...

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The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Daniel Pink's RSA Animate on the Science of Motivation Autonomy The desire to direct our own lives and work Mastery The urge to get better at what matters to us Purpose The yearning to serve something larger than ourselves Understanding Intrinsic Motivation About Daniel Pink Daniel H. Pink is the author of several bestselling books about business, work, creativity, and behavior, including "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us," which is the basis for...

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Why Best Buy Works

Why Best Buy Works

Best Buy got rid of “time and place” for workers. They no longer dictate work hours or workplace...where you have to work. They create outcome based goals for what each employee must achieve. It unleashed a whole new envelope of innovation of morale with those workers which allowed them to drive high level performance we've seen with Best Buy. Customizing workplace to meet employee needs. Provide flexibility to employees on flexibility and freedom while holing...

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