The Innovation Zone

2007 Parting Thoughts

And so this is Christmas and what have you done...

As I once heard Steve Jobs say, "Everything in life can be summed up in a Beatles or a Dylan song." Indeed, whatever your soundtrack is download it now and pick a spot by the fireplace. It's time for all of us to contemplate yet another year passed.

So what did you do this year that will go down in history? Tough questions for most of us who didn't scale Everest or row across the Atlantic. Perhaps even for those who did.

Allow me a few minutes of Year's End reflection that might help shed some light on the question.

Innovation Ethic - Positive Signs for a Struggling Economy

Recession? Get Innovative! I was in Wisconsin last week running one of my Master Classes for the Wisconsin Technology Network. The Editor for WTN did a quick interview with me about innovation and the state of affairs in the US economy. Check it out here.

Innovating Leadership

Today on The Innovation Zone I'm interviewing America's leading Executive Coach, Marshall Goldsmith. Marshall has been an Executive coach to hundreds of top CEO. Warren Bennis said of Marshall. [He Has] the zen-like ability to create an evokative community- the mark of a great teacher." C.K. Prahalad called him "one-of-a-kind." Marshall has coached CEOs from the who's who of American industry, including, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, American Heart Association, Herman Miller, Hasbro, Cesna, and hundreds more. Join me today as I explore the state of leadership in America with someone who has experienced it on the front lines!