In a crisis, whether short or long-term, the most senior people in the organization need to step up and offer innovative solutions to the issues hammering the bottom-line. Most of you have heard the saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater,” or something to that effect. They’ve seen it before and they’ll see it again. MORE >>

The daily deal industry, still dominated by Groupon, is in the midst of rapid-fire innovation, presenting new opportunities — and some significant risks — for merchants. But merchants should be cautious and skeptical about these innovations. Startups with new twists on the daily-deal model continue to emerge almost weekly. MORE >>

pointing you to articles about games and learning, hammering screws, five common. From Ed Batista: Hammering Screws (Bad Coaching) "If good coaching feels. coaching feels like hammering screws--a solo effort on the part of the coach. expert on innovative leadership warns that too many companies are reverting to. group. MORE >>

In his new book, Retromania , English music critic Simon Reynolds claims that innovation in popular music is in decline. If this is true, a big cultural change is upon us — the end of popular music as the great lab bench for our culture, as the defining innovator of our time. The innovation was now spreading. Until now. MORE >>

They are willing to put up with the criticisms of people who question their innovative methods or rabid attention to every detail. The “Whack-a-Mole” game is one where you grab a large padded hammer - and you score points by hitting the plastic moles when they pop up their heads. Do you know what it means to truly be outstanding? MORE >>