Archive for November, 2009
Enemy inside the Gate: The Number One Barrier to Innovation in the Middle East
What are the drivers for innovation in the Middle East? I recently asked this question of my colleagues in the social mediasphere. I wanted to better understand how people innovate in the Middle East, and compare the drivers for innovation here with that of other societies.
My question provoked many responses, several of which pointed to one underlying driver – necessity. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. However, necessity is the most basic driver for innovation. Many other societies have moved beyond necessity. Read the rest of this entry »
The Most Valuable Commodity on Earth
Performance management guru Peter Drucker once noted that the greatest contribution of management in the 20th century was the 50-fold increase in manual work productivity. For the current century, Drucker calls upon management to similarly increase the productivity of knowledge employees.
How can we answer this call? Not by simply acquiring knowledge, but by sharing knowledge with each other. Knowledge sharing is the first step to enabling the workers of today to succeed in business. Read the rest of this entry »
