Creating Problems Creates an Innovative Culture

Is innovation the result of long arduous trials and errors? Or is it a practice, which can be divided into parts and learned? Does your company know how to effectively…

Just Change Your Mind

Businesses make enormous investments of time and money for new plans, strategies and the perfect employee with the hope things will change. Yet, at the end of the effort, not…

Going Beyond Diversity Training

“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” —Frank A. Clark Shifting the Focus The corporate environment is ripe for women and minorities to…

What Are the Practices of a Disruptive Leadership Model?

Is it possible for a CEO to create a new future for an organization? A big part of the CEO’s job is to do just that. Yet many companies don’t…

The Power & Paradox of Disruptive Leadership

What separates extraordinary leaders from managers? One way to distinguish the difference is to compare the mindset of leaders and managers. Managers are great at solving problems. Leaders, on the…

Chrysler: Driving Innovation on the Road to Recovery

Chrysler has a grand opportunity unlike any thing they have seen in the past. Even with the price of oil near $100 a barrel, Chrysler is optimally positioned to seize…

The iMythTM: Does Your Company Have It?

Corporations can form an identity, just as individuals do. This identity can be a source of strength. It becomes the brand by which others recognize you. But too often a…

Why Breakthrough Initiatives Fail

At some point in most companies, the CEO and Board of Directors have an initiative or legacy process to implement. However, many hesitate for a variety of reasons: Staff will…

Take a Giant Step

A new tool promises to assess your organization’s readiness to take on large-scale initiatives. by Ted Santos & Edward M. Petrosky The future success of an organization often depends on…

Meet Ted Santos, CEO of Turnaround Investment Partners

Ted Santos, Founder and CEO of Turnaround Investment Partners, is in the business of creating miracles. Also known as the CEO Whisperer, he works exclusively with CEOs of midsize to…