That headline was one of the last things Brad Hewitt, President and CEO of Thrivent Financial, said to me when we sat down together for a conversation. It came after a fast hour of “Brad-isms” as he dubbed them, and I have to say, this was one fun conversation.
If you’ve been in business for more than a few years, you’ve likely seen your own organization, and probably others, launch ‘research’ that ends up on the shelf. Or someone tries to use research for purposes that were not intended when it was collected – and probably not legitimate to the methodology used – or…
I’ve known and respected Pat Donovan, CEO of Bremer Bank, for many years – ‘socially’ as they say. Out my office window I look across a couple of city blocks to the Bremer sign atop their corporate office tower. One day, seeing that sign, I decided to reach out and ask Pat if he would…
“My clients get paid for making successful decisions. My job is to provide the insights that increase the probabilities that they will make better decisions.” — Frank Pleticha
I wasn’t thinking about driving profitable growth. I wasn’t thinking about how to unlock innovation. It was Sunday morning after all. As I settled down with my New York Times Magazine and my full body dark roast, extra strong coffee, I encountered this headline: “This is your brain on coffee.” That got my attention and I braced myself for…
I started my career as a banker during a rapid period of deregulation. Banks weren’t sure what to do. Regulators were making up the new rules and literally publishing them every Tuesday when the DIDC (Depository Institutions Deregulatory Committee) would issue the changes for the week. Seriously.
Aveus partner Chris LaVictoire Mahai shares 3 common innovation mistakes — and how the intersection of customer experience and performance chains can better set you up to win on Jorge Barba’s blog, Game Changer.
How do you know if your organization’s innovation engine is succeeding or failing? If you can answer yes to the next two questions, you’re probably on the right track.
This interview was conducted while Steve was the CEO of HGST. He had been at HGST since September of 2007, entering as the CFO. “Being in the hard drive business requires innovation and rapid execution. It is that combination that is interesting and very challenging.” This year after the merger of HGST with Western Digital, Steve…
