by mmartyn | Feb 8, 2011 | Changing Behavior, Cultural Enablers, Design, Engagement, Human Behavior, Systems Design, Teams
“An Epic Win is an outcome that is so extraordinarily positive that you had no idea it was even possible until you achieved it. it was almost beyond the threshold of imagination and when you get there you are shocked to discover what you are truly capable of.” –...
by mmartyn | Jan 18, 2011 | Brain, Change, Enterprise Alignment, Human Behavior, Leadership, Systems Design, Teams
“You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.” — Alvin Toffler Robert Krulwich of NPR distilled decades of research in an attempt to answer the question, “why...
by mmartyn | Jan 13, 2011 | Change, Cultural Enablers, Engagement, Growth, Human Behavior, Leadership, Teams
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. Leaders who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” – Anonymous Listening is a skill…and for most of us, it is...
by mmartyn | Jan 4, 2011 | Change, Continuous Improvement, Design, Leadership, Teams
Scott Wilson is the founder of MINIMAL (MNML), a hybrid design studio with a growing blue chip client roster, numerous self-manufactured products and joint ventures in development. An accomplished designer and former Global Creative Director at Nike, his work has...
by mmartyn | Dec 30, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Continuous Improvement, Design, Innovation, Organizational Structure, Teams
“Why do I stand up here? I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way. You see the world looks very different up here … Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way. Even...
by mmartyn | Dec 9, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Cultural Enablers, Enterprise Alignment, Leadership, Results, Teams
For Starbucks, the world’s leading retailer, roaster, and brand of speciality coffee, 2008 was a tough year. Amid a struggling economy and increased competition from cheaper rivals, the company’s net income during the first three months of the year fell 28 percent...
