Why Leaders Don’t Always Communicate What You Want to Know

I recently had a conversation with one of my product managers where he said, “there is a general underestimation by leaders of what they know, and how valuable it is to share what they know!” He meant this in terms of providing organizational context, and how that might help individuals understand how to more successfully … Continue reading Why Leaders Don’t Always Communicate What You Want to Know

Innovation at Work: You Never Know What You Might Build

Flashback to 2015, when we tried something that has made an indelible impact on the culture of ExxonMobil. At the time, Christopher Bailey and I were a two person team, focused on driving an innovation culture at ExxonMobil, helping the organization figure out what that would even look like at a Fortune 5 organization. It was … Continue reading Innovation at Work: You Never Know What You Might Build