Innovation - April 2008
At Pitney Bowes [https://www.pb.com/], we have done a lot of thinking about how to innovate successfully. As a result, we have challenged conventional wisdom about how innovation actually occurs. There
Mike Critelli
Celebrating Innovative Everyday Heroes
Celebrating everyday heroes Type 1: the person who performs a single dramatic heroic act When we talk about celebrating everyday heroes, we should pause to redefine what we mean. When I was growing
Labor Date Is The One Day A Year When We Should Make Sure We Honor Our Best Workers
On Labor Day, we pause to honor those who perform the jobs that need to be done, but that we may not fully appreciate the other 364 days. We increasingly fear that many
Reflections on Addictive Behaviors
Because of Whitney Houston’s recent tragic death, a number of articles have been written about the continuing challenge of helping prevent and treat drug and alcohol addiction. Not surprisingly, the articles have
The Future of the American Healthcare System
Many commentators state that the U.S. does not have a single health care system. They are correct: there are really eight different “systems.” Regardless of what happens with the legal challenges to
It’s About Learning, Not Educational Credentials
In the January, 2012, issue of The Atlantic Monthly, there is a lengthy article on the future of American manufacturing entitled “Making it in America”. In profiling an individual company called Standard Motor