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 position its innovations and differentiation in the marketplace in order to drive sales and increase market share? Rocking the Boat Good managers solve problems, but […]
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 much changes. What happens? In most cases, those new plans, strategies and employees enter a company with an existing culture. And plans, strategies and new […]
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 step into leadership roles. To maintain those roles, it will be important to develop skills to handle larger obstacles. When you aspire for higher accountability, […]
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 invent the future. They maintain the status quo. As a result, they become casualties of the economy or worse, the competition. Inventing the future requires […]
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 other hand, exude their greatness by creating problems. The Dilemma of Creating Problems People who are great problem solvers are often presented with 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 a large, available part of an untapped market. To capture it, they need to execute a four-point plan, committed to developing a line of luxury […]
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 strong identity can be a source of weakness. It can constrain us during periods of growth, and adhering too tightly to an idea of ourselves […]
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 not understand Staff and management are not ready The initiative is too disruptive It’s just not the right time Why should a breakthrough initiative that […]
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 disruptive initiatives that drive new revenues and position the organization as a market leader. While it’s the Board of Directors’ job to intentionally create strategic […]
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 large corporations who are in need of radical change and transformation in order to maintain growth and relevance. He helps them to become disruptors in […]