BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Eight years ago today, I published an article about personal leadership, asking the question, “What would you do with an extra day?” So take advantage of every opportunity daily to grow the people around you and to learn from them in turn. ” Well, here we are again, with an extra day for Leap Day.

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BrainZooming

MAY 29, 2020

I also created and delivered a 6-part webinar series addressing The New Important for businesses trying to innovate and restart during the pandemic; the webinar series involved a 2 ½ hour combination of existing and new frameworks plus creating six eBooks in five weeks. Old self-critical habits die hard, I guess. Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 25, 2017

If you find your teams continually struggling to turn strategic plans into implementation success, the Brainzooming strategy eBook, 321 GO! In this new strategy eBook , we share common situations standing in the way of successfully implementing your most important strategies. Waiting for inspiration before launching.

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BrainZooming

MAY 9, 2017

Learning what participants in an upcoming big meeting know, think, and believe before they come together in a large group is one tactic to strengthen team collaboration. Gain a sense of what people already think. Learn what insights the participants already have and don’t have.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 15, 2017

With more time, we frequently develop a decision support tool for a client to use in prioritizing strategic opportunities. This involves working with the organization’s leadership team to identify important factors shaping strategic decisions. In the new Brainzooming strategy eBook 321 GO! ,

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A search on the Brainzooming blog to track down content for an updated strategic thinking presentation uncovered it. The title is from a leadership presentation that I do. You’ll help others and learn a lot. It was written back in my corporate days during the blog’s first year (June 27, 2008). Via Shutterstock.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Yet, having worked with the individual closely in the previous year, I witnessed the most dramatic turnaround in personal leadership I had ever seen in a co-worker. A Personal Leadership Test. Based on the personal leadership turnaround, I made the case several times for a demotion and not a termination.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

We routinely ask those of you downloading Brainzooming strategy and innovation eBooks to share – if you are willing – the opportunities and challenges you are facing at the time. Strategic Planning Process. Strategic Thinking – Exercises and Tools for Creative Thinking and Strategy. Innovation. Implementation.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2017

We wanted a strategic target to align IT strategy and innovation initiatives to support the organization in realizing its overall vision. We instead used previous exposure, strategic thinking exercises with the IT team and others, and strategic business sense to describe what it seemed a corporate target would encompass.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 21, 2017

How do you move from creative thinking into action? That was a persistent question during a recent Brainzooming strategic thinking workshop that also included a heavy dose of content on creative thinking. They also wanted a sense of when and why you should think creatively.

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BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2016

It is a LEADERSHIP problem when purported employee engagement strategies are not working. It means leadership has not made a credible case for WHY employees will benefit from going beyond the bare minimum to justify going all in to make company initiatives successful. 10 Keys to Engaging Employees to Improve Strategic Results.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

All this time spent in church during the heart of my business career has profoundly shaped my perspective and learning. Download our FREE “Taking the No Out of InNOvation eBook to help you generate extreme creativity and ideas! Strategic Thinking – Are You Leaving Room for Unknown Ideas? In what ways, you might ask?

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 12, 2017

Here is a recommendation to make it happen through taking on three different strategic roles. . Amid a recent major leadership transition, the incoming CEO drove a broad, collaborative, strategic input initiative. A large leadership group shaped a strategic plan with several strategies and accompanying tactics.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 8, 2016

Thinking further about the leadership qualities it takes to successfully engage an innovation strategy in disguise reminded me of a litany of humility I read frequently. Increase our skills in innovating through trial and error, real-time learning, and integrating our tough lessons into future success. Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2017

Tomorrow, I’ll be closing the Nature Explore and The Outdoor Classroom Project Leadership Institute with a comparable message. It’s all about getting kids outside to experience nature, interact, and learn. That took me to the idea of abundance thinking, one of the fundamental strategies of idea magnets. Affiliating with Others.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

I long ago learned an important lesson about corporate branding decisions : no matter how many intriguing, mentally-engaging brand strategy conversations you have among senior executives, those conversations NEVER lead to final decisions. In the new Brainzooming strategy eBook 321 GO! ,

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 6, 2016

We’re developing a strategic thinking webinar for a client on cultivating and sustaining creativity among its salesforce. Since the webinar is with the organization’s sales leadership, the focus is on creative thinking skills they can and should be embracing to help their salespeople see opportunities in new ways.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Download our FREE “Taking the No Out of InNOvation eBook to help you generate extreme creativity and ideas! For organizational innovation success, contact The Brainzooming Group to help your team be more successful by rapidly expanding strategic options and creating innovative growth strategies.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 19, 2017

I don’t think we even asked if anyone had participated in an escape room before and had lessons to share. Without a designed project leader , the person that just found a clue or more boldly advanced an idea assumed leadership. We didn’t assign any other specific roles, either.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In the new Brainzooming strategy eBook 321 GO! , You will learn effective, proven ways to move your implementation plan forward with greater speed and success. You’ll learn ways to help your team: Move forward even amid uncertainty. Take on leadership and responsibility for decisions.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Smart project teams can learn and apply some of the principles NASCAR teams use for success with less. In the new Brainzooming strategy eBook 321 GO! , You will learn effective, proven ways to move your implementation plan forward with greater speed and success. Take on leadership and responsibility for decisions.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 26, 2017

Last week’s “Inside the Executive Suite” article from Armada Corporate Intelligence picked out highlights on leadership skills from Fast Company magazine. There are a number of team development and leadership skills mentioned that fit themes we talk about here. Leadership Practices. He will ask a candidate a question.

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