by Carla Johnson | Aug 19, 2020 | C-Suite, Corporate Culture, Innovation
August 13, 2020 “Haven’t I seen you before?” It’s a cheesy pickup line that’s been around for ages. And while it makes people roll their eyes, there’s something to the familiarity quotient. Studies show that we’re attracted to...
by Carla Johnson | Jul 29, 2020 | Corporate Culture, Innovation
July 30, 2020 In the 2018 GE Global Innovation Barometer, nearly three in four global executives believe that a lack of skills is an issue facing their industry. And 64% say this hurts their ability to innovate. Sadly, this situation’s only gotten worse. How to do the...
by Carla Johnson | Jun 18, 2020 | Corporate Culture, Storytelling
June 18, 2020 A significant number of companies have received scathing responses from customers and the media in the last few months – and rightly so. They’re making claims to support people and causes when everything about their behavior proves they...
by Carla Johnson | Apr 9, 2020 | Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, Innovation
April 9, 2020 There’s a scene in the Apollo 13 moviewhen the services module’s No.2 oxygen tank exploded and No.1 tank failed. The explosion forced the mission’s astronauts, Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, to abandon the command module and squeeze into the...
by Carla Johnson | Dec 5, 2019 | Corporate Culture, Innovation
December 5, 2019 The strength of bringing people together to innovate as a team is that each person brings their own experiences. They make different observations based on how they see the world and what they notice. As a leader, you may want more creativity, but your...
by Carla Johnson | Nov 21, 2019 | Corporate Culture, Creativity, Innovation
November 20, 2019 Mark Twain said that, “Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations, and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.” He’s not wrong. Studies show that a...
