The Collapse of Business Ethics

The CARES Act proves once again that unscrupulous corporate executives will not let any crisis go to waste. The $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a forgivable loan plan designed to let small businesses pay employees during the Covid-19 crisis was abused...

Eight Reasons Why Worker Wages Are Stagnant

As unbelievable as it may seem, the typical, non-management private-sector worker makes about the same as in January 1973, the month America was roiled by the death of President Johnson, plus Watergate and Roe vs. Wade. One looming factor was the destruction of the...

How Do You Create A Winning Innovation Strategy?

Now that the concept of innovation is defined, its history covered and its current importance explained, it’s time to apply innovation to your business. An innovation strategy should be a crucial part of any business model although often ignored to the detriment of...

What Is Innovation?

We are in the midst of an era of sweeping change, with major challenges to address, such as poverty, and new planets to explore, like Mars. With all of the recurring talk of change and reinvention, it’s a given that the word innovation is on the tip of everyone’s...

When Did Innovation Catch On?

Innovation is at the top of everyone’s agenda these days. Why? Because the executive mindset changed markedly in the 1990s. Global competition, the internet, and the onslaught of more than 40,000 product launches each year all helped change a lot of minds....