wire » leadership http://wire.jstirnaman.com I'm sure we'll think of something Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 Innovation Champions http://wire.jstirnaman.com/2006/06/16/innovation-champions/ http://wire.jstirnaman.com/2006/06/16/innovation-champions/#comments Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:38:46 +0000 jts http://wire.jstirnaman.com/2006/06/16/innovation-champions/ The June 19 issue of Businessweek introduces a great new section called in, Inside Innovation that features leading innovators, trends, stats, and case studies. In this issue, they profile 5 “Champions of Innovation”. One of the innovators profiled is Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice-President for Search Products and User Experience. From Marissa’s 9 Notions of Innovation:

  1. Ideas come from everywhere
  2. Share everything you can
  3. You’re brilliant, we’re hiring
  4. A license to pursue dreams
  5. Innovation, not instant perfection
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]]> http://wire.jstirnaman.com/2006/05/22/correction/feed/ 0 Understanding Starbuck’s http://wire.jstirnaman.com/2006/05/19/understanding-starbucks/ http://wire.jstirnaman.com/2006/05/19/understanding-starbucks/#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 17:29:32 +0000 jts http://wire.jstirnaman.com/2006/05/19/understanding-starbucks/ I’m in downtown Denver for the Spring 2006 Innovative Users Group Conference.  The weather is perfect, Greek omelets are good, and the 16th Street Mall has free wifi.  I’m sitting outside a Starbuck’s and so far have heard 3 kids, ages 8-12, asking they’re parents why they can’t go to Starbuck’s.  There’s a Starbuck’s on nearly every corner here and in many of the hotel lobbies. I watched an interview last night with Howard Schultz, Starbuck’s CEO and founder, last night that focused on the value of persistence and, I would add, vision.  This morning’s USA Today has a front-page article on the pervasive influence Starbuck’s is having on how and where we spend our time and money.  What a culture they’re creating!  We would do well not just to imitate, but to understand.

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