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Leadership Lessons When The World Is Flat

March 12, 2012 in Business Strategy, Innovation, Talent and Leadership with 0 Comments

Think small, tap into “local”, and look in nooks and crannies for the new “next”

The World is Flat

Thomas Friedman’s red alert has created a new agenda for leaders in a world of commerce that is inside-out, upside-down, and warp-speed faster compared to yesterday’s.

A few years ago, Thomas Friedman wrote The World Is Flat, a red alert that the world of global commerce had changed forever. Fast forward to today, and leaders of organizations of all sizes have discovered that the traits that used to keep companies ahead need a serious upgrade—retooled for a world of commerce that is more interconnected, faster paced, and more fluid than ever before. It’s time to for everyone to learn the lessons of Flat World Leadership—how to be nimble, global, and innovative.

Perk up your ears to eavesdrop on some thought-provoking conversations about driving corporate growth when The World Is Flat, focused on 3 strategic questions:

1. Where will global business innovations come from in the next 3 years?
2. What is the ideal leader for these changing times? (And, which leadership traits have to be tossed aside?)
3. How do leaders need to change to adapt to the global shift?

The World Is Flat Leadership Lesson #1: MILLENNIALS + EMERGING ECONOMIES = POWERFUL NEW FORCE FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS INNOVATION

Meet Myshkin Ingawale and Jane Chen—two Millennials who sat across from me during a recent TED Fellows dinner. After everyone Continue Reading…

Leadership Biz Cafe – Fostering Innovation

February 27, 2012 in Innovation, Talent and Leadership with 0 Comments

Listen Online Here to a special podcast interview where I was interviewed  by Tanveer Naseer for his Leadership Biz Cafe podcast. During the interview we discussed:

  • What organizations really need to do to be innovative in today’s global market.
  • What the creation of the Cool Ranch Doritos brand can teach us about the innovation process.
  • The four steps leaders can implement today to initiative innovation in their organizations.
  • How employee recruitment and culture play a key role in fostering innovation in today’s organizations.
  • Why leaders need to look beyond focus groups and market studies to find their next innovation.\
  • And more…

Business Genome Interview with The Engaging Brand

January 24, 2012 in Business Genome, Business Strategy, Competitive Advantage, Innovation, Interviews and Media, Organizational Growth, Product and Service Innovation, Secret Sauce, Small Business Growth, Social Media, Talent and Leadership with 0 Comments

I recently was interviewed by Anna Farmery of The Engaging Brand. It was a great time with many helpful insights shared. You can listen to the recording online here. Below is a description of the interview.

Andrea Kates joins Anna Farmery to discuss how to discover and exploit your business genome. Andrea is the founder of the Business Genome® project and author of the bestselling business innovation book, Find Your Next.

What you’ll learn during the interview:

  • Why you should be finding your next…rather than looking at the past, in business
  • What is the business genome?
  • Is there one business genome or a collective genome based on the leadership.
  • Why you should take a fresh look rather purely rely on the data.
  • How to look outside your industry for new ideas
  • 4 steps of developing the business genome – sort, match, hybridise, adapt and thrive
  • Why you should use your hunches rather than always data.
  • How do you ensure that you match what your business genome should be rather than what you want it to be?
  • Are there a risks from new thinking as well as opportunities?
  • Is the secret sauce relevant across products rather than the product itself?
  • What are the elements of your business genome?
  • Take the diagnostic test online to find your next?
  • How you turn from looking back to looking forward – trendability is the most important factor!

Listen online here or through iTunes here.