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Business people are similar the way they go through their business day. Some will speed in, make a lot of noise, some will “arrive” and leave a lingering impression well after they have gone. So you could wonder which has the longer lasting impression?

Are you a Crow or Magpie – big in size but the slightest movement will scare you off forever more?
Are you a Blackbird – spending all your time obsessed with wooing the ladies and staving off a single competitor?

Any fool can be busy. Just as it takes no special talent to run around like a headless chicken, it takes no special talent to be consumed by other people’s deadlines.

If your change initiative is frozen or failing, you are probably still stuck in the first stage of transition. Here’s a tip: try beginning with the ending!

InnovationChef posted a blog here a few weeks back describing the importance of innovation for Irish businesses today. He left us with the question of how we can connect …

Business is being constantly cajoled about Innovation. “Innovate or die!” “Innovation is the lifeblood of the Knowledge Economy!” Similar slogans abound.
“OK, great. So what is Innovation?”
Well, the answers are often not quite so forthright or clear in response. Businesses move on and deal with day to day problems and quite rightly don’t spend much time on the unclear and ambiguous.