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[Blog] System-reinforcing vs. system-evolving innovation

When your innovation work must focus on the here and now, focus on System Reinforcement and/ or System Evolution, instead of System Reinvention

[Blog] Credibility is ... validated trust

A flexible way to define credibility is as a ratio of the trust you have earned vs. that that a current situation demands.

[Blog] Don't count on coordination to replace shared experience

Communication and coordination alone are not remotely good enough for building trust, which matters when you change orgs.

[Blog] Why hire fractional leaders? They must deliver what they promise

Fractionals, even more than other professional service providers, have aligned incentives with clients only to promise what they can deliver.

[Blog] Fractional leaders offer credible expertise for a changing world

Everyone talks about "deploying AI." But as always, it's only 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration: Fractionals can make the 99% go better.

[Blog] How innovation still matters in uncertain times

Innovators add value in org's that focus on here & now via incremental steps to a long-term vision related to the same purpose as core operators.

[Blog] Beware the last 2 percent of work to startup milestones

The last steps toward "getting good enough" can be the very hardest by far.