Everybody has good ideas. They flit by like butterflies, though. And, just like with butterflies, if you want to keep them you must capture them right then. When your good ideas fly by, capture them. Capture them with a notebook, index cards, a voice recorder or your phone. If you want your good ideas to change your » Read More
Category: Creativity
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Return to the idea well

Where do you get your good ideas? Is it in the shower? While exercising? Perhaps it’s while driving or walking the dog or doing housework. Maybe you have a special chair where you sit and inspiration comes. When you need a good idea, go back to the idea well. Take a shower, exercise, go for a drive … you get » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Capture your team’s ideas
Everyone gets ideas, but they slip away quietly unless you capture them. Capture your team members’ ideas, especially the ones that happen during the day. Have an idea file on the network or an idea board in the office or an idea bin where people can place ideas. Don’t let those good ideas get away! » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Creativity versus innovation
Creativity is coming up with ideas. Most people do this naturally. Your challenge is to capture them. Innovation is turning ideas into meaningful change. Your challenge is to create a disciplined process to make that change a reality. This is only one of 347 tips in my ebook, Become a Better Boss One Tip at a Time. Just » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Share ideas
Let people share ideas and you’ll wind up with more usable ideas. Sharing ideas also creates positive energy. This is only one of 347 tips in my ebook, Become a Better Boss One Tip at a Time. Just promoted from individual contributor? Check out my ebook, Now You’re the Boss: Making the Most of the Most Important » Read More