Based on an article by Susan Wojcicki, Google’s Senior Vice President of Advertising in 2011 and now the executive in-charge of YouTube, describing how Google stays innovative year after year.
The greatest innovations are the ones we take for granted, like light bulbs, refrigeration and penicillin. But in a world where the miraculous very quickly becomes common-place, how can a company, especially one as big as Google, maintain a spirit of innovation year after year? How does an organization keep moving forward without getting bogged down in the past? Nurturing a culture and spirit that allows for innovation is the key. Here are eight principles of innovation that Google uses to keep the innovation flame alight…
Executive presence is an intangible quality. People who have this seem in control, relaxed, self-assured. They seem to have a charisma about them – the kind that attracts attention when they enter a room or start to speak. Executive presence is easy to notice but not easy to describe or define. It is a mixture of skills that helps to send the right signals to others. Research has shown that executive presence can be developed and that there is a strong correlation between executive presence and status. Here are some factors and skills that contribute to this presence…
According to Guy Kawasaki, the famous blogger, serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, being likable is essential to any kind of success in business, organizations, management etc. If you think about it, have you ever been enchanted by someone you didn’t like? The answer is probably not. You need to be likable, no matter how great your product or service or idea is. Here are three ways to enhance your likability…
It was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow who said
When we ask participants in our business school and entrepreneurship classes what is more important: the business idea versus execution of it, we find that about half vote for the idea and the other half believe it is execution that matters. So is there one correct answer to this question, or does this really depend on the circumstances or situation? You decide…
If you are a manager, you will have to deal with all kinds of employees in your job, including handling difficult employees. It is an unfortunate reality that every organization has a number of these characters. It is also true that most managers don’t like handling a difficult employee; they will much rather ignore the issue or skirt around it because this is much easier to do. But remember, if you are a manager or a supervisor and you don’t know how to handle a difficult employee, then you become the difficult employee yourself…
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