As a practicing product developer the primary objective is providing enhancements, new and improved, or new to our customer base products and services, with the result being growth. Very offensive. When I put on my strategy hat I can’t help but think about defensive moves we need to make and how I may be able to block the competition from achieving their goals. Whether I’m playing the offense or defense product development and IP can play a role. On the offensive side IP may take a backseat to growth. I want to get my product out into the market quickly and not disclose what I am doing and how I am doing it. On the defensive side it may at times be the primary objective. I want to block others from doing this or I want to block my competitor form moving into a certain market or position.
There isn't a marked difference between invention and innovation. Don’t trade off innovation with invention. Look at invention as one potential means-to-an-end within the innovation cycle. Innovation should provide direction and help manage the gap between where I want to be (my desired end state) and where I am (my beginning state).
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Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Friday, September 11, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
You can't coach height
...But you can coach players and employees to play tall.
Are some people just wired in a certain way that makes them incapable of changing? Are some traits predetermined by genetics and therefore cannot be significantly improved through training?
As a manager or a coach you need to ask yourself these questions as you deal with employees and players that never seem to change.
I coach youth basketball. Every year I comment that I have the smallest team in the league. But every year I also comment to one or more of the parents how the tall the kids play. You might not be able to coach height but you can absolutely coach how to play tall.
I believe you can teach players and employees how to play tall through:
1) Practice to improve
Players and employees need to recognize their weaknesses and improve them. If you don't have a left hand you're not going to want to place that player in a situation where they need that to be successful. In business if you are not a good public speaker you are not going to put your employee in the situation where they have to make a public presentation until they are ready. The same is true for your strengths, you need to recognize what they are and use them to your advantage in games and meetings.
This is really important. If you are a good 3 point shooter get yourself open. If you are very analytical, try to provide a summary of the meeting to make sure everyone had the same understanding.
Play to your strengths, improve your weaknesses.
2) Position yourself so you always have options
This is called many different things. some say, "skate to the puck", I've heard others say, "throw ahead of the runner.".. Whatever the term you use it all means the same.
I tell my players and employees to never back themselves into a corner. When you run out of options you've held the ball too long. When you've locked yourself into a position you've lost the ability to influence.
Always leave yourself options to make things happen.
3) Fake it till you make it
I know I stole this but it works. If you do nothing else do this and eventually it will become habit.
Even if you aren't six feet tall make believe you are.
Feel free to comment here or send me your personal stories at rgoldberg@stagesofinnovation.com.
Rob Goldberg 2009
Are some people just wired in a certain way that makes them incapable of changing? Are some traits predetermined by genetics and therefore cannot be significantly improved through training?
As a manager or a coach you need to ask yourself these questions as you deal with employees and players that never seem to change.
I coach youth basketball. Every year I comment that I have the smallest team in the league. But every year I also comment to one or more of the parents how the tall the kids play. You might not be able to coach height but you can absolutely coach how to play tall.
I believe you can teach players and employees how to play tall through:
1) Practice to improve
Players and employees need to recognize their weaknesses and improve them. If you don't have a left hand you're not going to want to place that player in a situation where they need that to be successful. In business if you are not a good public speaker you are not going to put your employee in the situation where they have to make a public presentation until they are ready. The same is true for your strengths, you need to recognize what they are and use them to your advantage in games and meetings.
This is really important. If you are a good 3 point shooter get yourself open. If you are very analytical, try to provide a summary of the meeting to make sure everyone had the same understanding.
Play to your strengths, improve your weaknesses.
2) Position yourself so you always have options
This is called many different things. some say, "skate to the puck", I've heard others say, "throw ahead of the runner.".. Whatever the term you use it all means the same.
I tell my players and employees to never back themselves into a corner. When you run out of options you've held the ball too long. When you've locked yourself into a position you've lost the ability to influence.
Always leave yourself options to make things happen.
3) Fake it till you make it
I know I stole this but it works. If you do nothing else do this and eventually it will become habit.
Even if you aren't six feet tall make believe you are.
Feel free to comment here or send me your personal stories at rgoldberg@stagesofinnovation.com.
Rob Goldberg 2009
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