Innovation & Foresight...Mind The Gap!

Unintended Consequences

"Every new invention changes the world — in ways both intentional and unexpected."

In this TED Talk historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate the under-appreciated gap between our ability to innovate and our ability to foresee the consequences. He shares a lesson that for entrepreneurs and leaders is profoundly simple and elegant. Crisis can open up unexpected possibilities. In the words of Edward Tenner...

"Chaos happens. Let's make better use of it."  

Leaders Are Learners

Exceptional ExpertsPhoto by Obejoyful Lynd - ship sign from her Antarctica expedition

Wondering how to navigate the sea change of uncertainty? Learn what works from my interview of WendyY Bailey - Coach/Speaker. On her Blog Talk Radio program Exceptional Experts serial entrepreneur WendyY shares savvy business lessons she has learned from tsunami-like challenges. Discover what she knows!

  

Thriving Through Change

Where's Your Focus? 

The pace and pressures of life have escalated so much that many of us feel we are losing control. Relentless demands at work and nonstop concerns at home leave us feeling drained, over- whelmed, and very unfocused. Yet there is an unspoken expectation that we will find a way not just to survive, but thrive in the face of unprecedented change.

Thriving through change requires clarity, focus, and directed action. Clarity enables you to zero in on what is most important. Focus keeps your goals in clear view so you can stay on target and achieve them faster and easier. Action builds momentum and moves you forward in the right direction.

Coaching Question:

What one step can you take today - right now - to move you or your business in a better direction?

Fail Forward to Success

Wealth of Wisdom 

Highly successfully people routinely practice failing forward. They decide on the best action, take it, and view failure as feedback. Instead of making failure personal, they ask a valuable question. What did I/we learn from what didn't work? Research tells us that geniuses share a similar point of view. When Thomas Edison was asked about his 101 failed attempts at getting the light bulb to work, he replied that he did not consider those unsuccessful attempts failures. From his perspective he had found 101 ways a light bulb didn't work.

No Failure...Only Lessons Learned

What difference would this shift in thinking make if you applied it right now to what you're working on in your business, leadership or life?

What Effective Leaders Know

Leadership Lessons Learned

This month the International Association of Coaching celebrates its 5th anniversary. As president Natalie Tucker Miller approaches the end of her multi-year term, she shared with members leadership lessons she "learned, relearned or reframed."  

Prepare to shift your thinking as you read what Natalie now knows for sure.

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