Innovare è doloroso e glissare su questo aspetto o fingere che non lo sia è un rischio che nessun’azienda può né deve correre. L’innovazione va spesso di pari passo con ansia e stress, ma quella vincente, quella che lascia un segno è dolorosa perché è una continua tensione verso il superamento dei propri limiti. Lo sanno bene le Google e Apple di…
Di tanto in tanto emergono nuovi approcci al modo in cui si lavora che portano a progressi significativi non solo per chi quel lavoro lo svolge ma anche per chi ne è il destinatario. Si chiama tecnologia sociale ogni combinazione di strumenti e processi che, applicata al modo di produrre e lavorare, ha il potenziale di migliorare le cose. Questo è il…
In this HBR article Greg Satell explains why there is no one-size-fits-all kind of innovation and how to pick the most suitable one for your specific problem. To get there, you have to start by framing the problem correctly. Therefore the author invites whomever deals with innovation, whether it is a big company or a small one, to dwell on these 2…
Researchers Rob Cross and Robert Thomas have found time and again that “who you know” is important, but just knowing lots of people won’t get you there. “ In fact, we’ve found that individuals who simply know a lot of people are less likely to achieve standout performance,” they write. “Political animals with lots of connections to corporate and industry leaders don’t…
Key takeaways from the story of Adam Rifkin, an introvert computer engineer who became Fortune’s best networker. To find out more, click the following link. “Rifkin’s own extensive network, and the career success it has brought him, is more than an amazing story. It’s a stern rejection of many of the misconceptions about what networking is and how it’s supposed to work.…
How small is the world, really? Find out more by clicking on the quote below. “Ordinary individuals are just as capable of spanning critical divides between social and professional circles, between different nations, or between different neighborhoods, as exceptional people.” Duncan J. Watts, Everything Is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer
“It is remarkable that people receive crucial information from individuals whose very existence they have forgotten.” Mark Granovetter