Innovation Advantage llc https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html The AI Bubble Isn’t Bursting — Companies Are. What does the market support for a corporation, small business, you as an individual in a career? Blog Evolution of Innovation in 2024 Layoffs Won’t Make You Future-Fit—But Structure Might Compass Heading Where is the global economic compass pointing? Where is the US economic compass pointing? Where is your company’s business compass pointing? Only 10–15% of NYSE-listed companies are driving 90% of market performance. You don’t need to predict the future. You need to be built to thrive in any future. Contact Is there any context for the current state in US around our political institutional and socioeconomic state of things? Existing Business Innovation About Models come and go for businesses and individuals. Built to Last Checklist Do you work for a zombie company? What is your company’s mindset on their products/services? Is your company’s existing business re-evaluating its operation, adjusting to market conditions, streamlining operations to improve efficiencies? Business as usual. Is this your company’s model? Is it working? Your career journey How prepared is your company for any challenges? For 2024, do you see for your company, the sky is falling or there is a “yellow brick road” ahead for growth in revenue, profits, cash-on-hand and market share? Are your company’s profits following the reported trend? Home Structured Stagnation: When “We Have a Plan” Replaces “We’re Building a Future” Your 2023 Budget is set. What is the lowest percent of improvement across multiple areas of your business to double your profit? How many companies from the original Fortune 500 List remain? Pursuit of Excellence – Innovation Pursuit of Excellence – Existing Business Built to Last V.3 – Tension between Wall Street and Clock Building. Built To Last Speed Test – have you ever done a speed test on your WIFI? Consulting Shop BUILT TO LAST V.2 – Two things are necessary to begin the journey. DISCOVERING OPPORTUNITIES V.5 – Do demographics, change in perception, meaning, mood and new knowledge impact your business? Have you ever considered them? Do you think that there is opportunity by understanding them? Is your glass half full or glass half empty? DISCOVERING OPPORTUNITIES.1 – Where do you look for opportunities? Is it part of strategy? Is a monthly process followed? How many opportunities have been discovered in the past 12 months? How many have increased revenue and profits? Discovering Opportunities V.3 – Your company, your employer fits within the process of an industry or service. Would you consider yourself discerning, knowledgeable, pragmatic about your company, its business, industry or service? Have you examined or investigated the external process? What did you discover? Why is it important to do? Have you asked yourself, there has to be a better way? WAKE UP CALLS – remember these – a planned time and day, usually at a hotel. DISCOVERING OPPORTUNITIES V.2 – When you examine your company against the market, industry or process, do you see anything that doesn’t make sense? Could you isolate, identify or define a solution clearly? Do you invest in searching for opportunities? Do you know how or what to look for? Do you realize that some opportunities are right in front of you? DISCOVERING OPPORTUNITIES V.6 – would you consider your company or employer opportunistic? IS GLOBALIZATION ERA OVER? According to Larry Fink…………yes. BUILT TO LAST V.4 – Your company with existing products or services can be built to last. DISCOVERING OPPORTUNITIES V.4 – is your industry or market stable, growing, declining or brittle? Over the past 1, 3 or 5, years have you identified any changes? Built to Last V.5 – Is your company on the ropes or are you in the ring, engaged and fighting regardless of events in the world, your industry. Let us take a final look at what other companies have done to be built to last since 1812. BUILT TO LASTV.1 – Is your company built to last? DISCOVERING OPPORTUNITIES – how does your company or your employees identify opportunities? This is a follow-up to my blog on “what does the market support…..” Coaching Assessment