Art and discipline of innovation

Perhaps the most significant epic journey of modern times is not found in literature, but in the real-time voyage of man into space — mankind walking on the moon and seeing “spaceship earth” floating against the black backdrop of the universe, and bringing that extraordinary shift of perspective back to the planet.

This year’s Project Management Conference in Dallas focused on all things innovation. Given my long-standing background with both project management and innovation, I was delighted to be on a panel that explored how project managers, their teams, and their company cultures could be more innovative.

 Part 1 of 2: Attuning for extraordinary teamwork

Part 3 of 3: Integrating HR and CEO priorities in a coherent framework

Previously, we examined how HR has a pivot-point opportunity to transform how it meets the most critical CEO priorities. We saw how that opportunity could be realized through a laser-like focus on being innovative as the fundamental competency to address these priorities.