Posts by Lara Hall

Innovation Webinar - Everyday People - Breakthrough Solutions

Innovation is a strategic priority for organizations, but simply telling employees to "think out of the box" is a recipe for frustration and failure. A structured approach to innovation leads to a 500 percent increase in useful ideas.

Yesterday, my colleague, Rick Boersma, did a fantastic job on an innovation webinar!  He did what he does best - talks about innovation while drawing.  The technology he used gave him the ability to draw "live" - this in itself was an innovation for us.  And it worked perfectly!  A number of attendees have asked how this was done and we are gathering that information and will have it available tomorrow. 

If you are interested in downloading the webinar - click here.  Great Job Rick!

Fun Friday Blog Post

For any of you who were a teenager with parents who embarrassed you or if you are now one of those embarrasing parents you will love this story.  What's interesting is that the dad got into his son's frame of mind and this became something he looked forward to.

"Rain Price will never forget the first day of his sophomore year of high school. On the bus, packed with classmates from his suburban Utah school, Rain peered out the window, mortified."... http://yhoo.it/j9bKik

I wish I rode that bus!

Here is a picture of Dale Price waving at his son's bus on the last day of the school year.
(courtesy of waveatthebus.blogspot.com)
 

The Power of Words, The Beauty of Referrals

In my role I have the opportunity to pass on books to friends and colleagues but I am never quite sure that they make a difference. I gave a friend of mine a copy of Finding the Sticking Point.  She loves to read and I thought it might be helpful in her current role of National Account Manager of CNHR Magazine.  Well, she loved it!  So much so, she recommended the book to the owner of the publication and he suggested she write a book review on it. Check out what she thinks in the May-June 2011 edition of Canadian Natural Health Retailer Magazine: http://bit.ly/mvBYgu

And to my friend, thank you for the power of your words.