http://catchyourlimit.com/home Creativity On Demand features interviews with explorers of the science, the art and the social and economic dynamics of creativity. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:39:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 (c) 2009 CODcast - Creativity On Demand Catch Your Limit Consulting Catch Your Limit Consulting jeff@catchyourlimit.com http://catchyourlimit.com/home http://catchyourlimit.com/home/images/stories/CYL_Images/codcast_md.png Creativity On Demand features interviews with explorers of the science, the art and the social and economic dynamics of creativity. http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=243&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features. A prolific writer and sought-after-expert on hiring and workplace trends, Ira S. Wolfe has been aptly described as a “Gen Y masquerading in a Baby Boomer body.” Ira, the author of the new book Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization: How to Manage the Unprecedented Convergence of the Wired, the Tired, and Technology in the Workplace, is a business columnist, business blogger, public speaker, and consultant on generational crowding, workforce trends, skilled worker gaps, and best practices in hiring and succession. His other books include The Perfect Labor Storm 2.0, The Perfect Labor Storm Fact Book, Understanding Business Values and Motivators, and Coming Job Boom. In addition to being interviewed regularly by journalists, reporters, and bloggers, he appears regularly as the go-to expert on TV and public service radio stations speaking on topics of generational crowding in the workplace, the rise of female breadwinners, fans and foes of social media in the workplace, the threat of the “gray ceiling,” and hiring trends for 2010 and beyond. Ira serves as president of Success Performance Solutions (SPS), a pre-employment and leadership testing firm he founded in 1996. His clients, primarily based in the United States and Canada, include small and mid-sized businesses in the energy, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, construction, and distribution industries. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 00:35:15 Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features. A prolific writer and sought-after-expert on hiring and workplace trends, Ira S. Wolfe has been aptly described as a “Gen Y masquerading in a Baby Boomer body.” Ira, the author of the new book Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization: How to Manage the Unprecedented Convergence of the Wired, the Tired, and Technology in the Workplace, is a business columnist, business blogger, public speaker, and consultant on generational crowding, workforce trends, skilled worker gaps, and best practices in hiring and succession. His other books include The Perfect Labor Storm 2.0, The Perfect Labor Storm Fact Book, Understanding Business Values and Motivators, and Coming Job Boom. In addition to being interviewed regularly by journalists, reporters, and bloggers, he appears regularly as the go-to expert on TV and public service radio stations speaking on topics of generational crowding in the workplace, the rise of female breadwinners, fans and foes of social media in the workplace, the threat of the “gray ceiling,” and hiring trends for 2010 and beyond. Ira serves as president of Success Performance Solutions (SPS), a pre-employment and leadership testing firm he founded in 1996. His clients, primarily based in the United States and Canada, include small and mid-sized businesses in the energy, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, construction, and distribution industries. http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=241&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features Lerzan Aksoy, author of Why Loyalty Matters . Lerzan Aksoy is an internationally acclaimed expert in the science of loyalty management, and Associate Professor of Marketing at Fordham University in New York City. She was recognized as the top young scientist of 2007 in Turkey by the Junior Chamber International. Aksoy has coauthored eight books on loyalty and service. Previous to Why Loyalty Matters, she coauthored Loyalty Myths, which was ranked as the Number 4 best business book of 2006 by The Globe and Mail newspaper. Three takeaways from the CODcast include: The correlation between employee loyalty and career happiness. How happy employees produce happy customers. The impact of electronic communication on loyalty. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0100 35:25 Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features Lerzan Aksoy, author of Why Loyalty Matters . Lerzan Aksoy is an internationally acclaimed expert in the science of loyalty management, and Associate Professor of Marketing at Fordham University in New York City. She was recognized as the top young scientist of 2007 in Turkey by the Junior Chamber International. Aksoy has coauthored eight books on loyalty and service. Previous to Why Loyalty Matters, she coauthored Loyalty Myths, which was ranked as the Number 4 best business book of 2006 by The Globe and Mail newspaper. Three takeaways from the CODcast include: The correlation between employee loyalty and career happiness. How happy employees produce happy customers. The impact of electronic communication on loyalty. http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=237&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features speaker, author and mobile media maverick Andy Nulman. Three takeaways from the Codcast include: Why the power of surprise is the most important strategy for your business The challenges inherent in making surprise a key strategy A spotlight on organizations using Surprise to create AMAZING word-of-mouth. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100 0:26:37 Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features speaker, author and mobile media maverick Andy Nulman. Three takeaways from the Codcast include: Why the power of surprise is the most important strategy for your business The challenges inherent in making surprise a key strategy A spotlight on organizations using Surprise to create AMAZING word-of-mouth. http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=230&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting Freak Factor (http://www.daverendall.typepad.com/). David Rendall started working as a paper boy when he was eleven years old. Since then he has been a stock boy, lawn boy, painter, janitor, tutor, resident assistant, job coach, supervisor, nonprofit manager and senior executive. He is currently an international speaker, author, consultant and entrepreneur. In 2004 he founded Rendall Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in leadership development and strategic planning for businesses and nonprofits. He has served people and organizations throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. He is also Assistant Professor of Business at Mount Olive College where he was nominated for Teacher of the Year in 2006 and he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in management, leadership, strategy and organizational change for the University of Phoenix and Keller Graduate School of Management. Prior to becoming a professor and consultant, he developed and managed nonprofit enterprises that provided employment for people with disabilities. He has more than fifteen years of experience leading people and organizations. He earned a doctor of management degree in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix. He also has undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology. My experience as an individual, consultant, parent and leader indicates that efforts to fix weaknesses are ineffective. Furthermore, I believe that the goal of being well-rounded is both undesirable and impossible to attain. These examples from David’s life illustrate the three primary lessons for the Freak Factor. There is nothing wrong with you. Weaknesses are important clues to your strengths. You find success when you find the right fit. You need to match your unique characteristics to situations that reward those qualities. Your weaknesses make you different. They make you a freak and it’s good to be a freak.” free Freak Factor e-book. (http://www.changethis.com/45.02.freakfactor) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:00 +0100 00:52:53 Freak Factor (http://www.daverendall.typepad.com/). David Rendall started working as a paper boy when he was eleven years old. Since then he has been a stock boy, lawn boy, painter, janitor, tutor, resident assistant, job coach, supervisor, nonprofit manager and senior executive. He is currently an international speaker, author, consultant and entrepreneur. In 2004 he founded Rendall Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in leadership development and strategic planning for businesses and nonprofits. He has served people and organizations throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. He is also Assistant Professor of Business at Mount Olive College where he was nominated for Teacher of the Year in 2006 and he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in management, leadership, strategy and organizational change for the University of Phoenix and Keller Graduate School of Management. Prior to becoming a professor and consultant, he developed and managed nonprofit enterprises that provided employment for people with disabilities. He has more than fifteen years of experience leading people and organizations. He earned a doctor of management degree in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix. He also has undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology. My experience as an individual, consultant, parent and leader indicates that efforts to fix weaknesses are ineffective. Furthermore, I believe that the goal of being well-rounded is both undesirable and impossible to attain. These examples from David’s life illustrate the three primary lessons for the Freak Factor. There is nothing wrong with you. Weaknesses are important clues to your strengths. You find success when you find the right fit. You need to match your unique characteristics to situations that reward those qualities. Your weaknesses make you different. They make you a freak and it’s good to be a freak.” free Freak Factor e-book. (http://www.changethis.com/45.02.freakfactor) http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=224&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features Gary Unger, author, speaker and advertising consultant. “The guy can see around blind corners.” Author, speaker and advertising consultant Gary Unger received this high praise from a client after yet another successful engagement. Gary is a creative powerhouse and gifted humorist driven by his passion to share both gifts with the world. His message is clear: Be yourself and have fun doing it! His clever and insightful writing style never fails to inspire laughter and deep thought, sparking the fountain of creativity buried in the minds of his readers. Gary Unger’s message in How to Be a Creative Genius (in five minutes or less) has been honed by more than a decade of success in the advertising industry. Currently, Unger is an advertising consultant who has worked on creative campaigns for industry titans such as Chick-Fil-A, General Motors and the National Basketball Association. He is the originator of AutoZone’s “Get in the Zone” ad campaign, the longest running ad campaign in the company’s history. Gary’s creative work has been featured in numerous publications and has also earned him a place in the Levi Strauss T-Shirt Hall of Fame. Unger is the creator of a proprietary creative process called XDO, a process blending actions, material and the existential in order to unlock the creative potential of its practitioners. If creativity requires only a spark to ignite, Gary Unger, in the words of BrightHouse founder and certified creative genius Joey Reiman, is a “box of matches.” A native of Reedsport, Oregon, Gary currently resides in the Atlanta, Georgia area with his wife and three children Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0100 0:22:32 Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features Gary Unger, author, speaker and advertising consultant. “The guy can see around blind corners.” Author, speaker and advertising consultant Gary Unger received this high praise from a client after yet another successful engagement. Gary is a creative powerhouse and gifted humorist driven by his passion to share both gifts with the world. His message is clear: Be yourself and have fun doing it! His clever and insightful writing style never fails to inspire laughter and deep thought, sparking the fountain of creativity buried in the minds of his readers. Gary Unger’s message in How to Be a Creative Genius (in five minutes or less) has been honed by more than a decade of success in the advertising industry. Currently, Unger is an advertising consultant who has worked on creative campaigns for industry titans such as Chick-Fil-A, General Motors and the National Basketball Association. He is the originator of AutoZone’s “Get in the Zone” ad campaign, the longest running ad campaign in the company’s history. Gary’s creative work has been featured in numerous publications and has also earned him a place in the Levi Strauss T-Shirt Hall of Fame. Unger is the creator of a proprietary creative process called XDO, a process blending actions, material and the existential in order to unlock the creative potential of its practitioners. If creativity requires only a spark to ignite, Gary Unger, in the words of BrightHouse founder and certified creative genius Joey Reiman, is a “box of matches.” A native of Reedsport, Oregon, Gary currently resides in the Atlanta, Georgia area with his wife and three children http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=214&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting This codcast edition features Brains on Fire's (http://www.brainsonfire.com/index.aspx) , Spike Jones (http://www.brainsonfire.com/people.aspx?id=28,3) , Firestarter, blogger, former cattle ranch hand and brilliant mind. Let Spike Jones (http://www.brainsonfire.com/people.aspx?id=28,3) rock you. After all, according to his bio he's a rockstar in his own head. Take a moment to listen in as I talk with Spike about organizational culture, word of mouth marketing and creativity. If you don't know Spike Jones you should. Spike Jones was born in Dallas, Texas. Not that you should care, since Spike will never ask you where you’re from, either. After graduating from the “I can’t dance” cult of Baylor University with degrees in Environmental Studies and Journalism (read: tree-hugging hippie writer), he explored these United States and finally settled at a place they call the Brains on Fire (http://www.brainsonfire.com/index.aspx) back in the Year of the Golden Dragon (2000). Spike (Spike to his friends) began at Brains on Fire (http://www.brainsonfire.com/index.aspx) as a storyteller and now handles new business rock-kicking-over initiatives and contributes strategic input for companies including BMW, Rawlings Sporting Goods, Dagger Kayaks, Fiskars Brands, Yakima, Perception Kayaks, Best Buy and Rage Against the Haze (South Carolina’s youth-led anti-tobacco movement). Spike sits on the Board of Directors for the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) and preaches what Brains on Fire practices at speaking gigs. Labeled “one to watch” from an anonymous answerer to our Net Promoter Survey, Spike is smart, good looking, athletic, persuasive and a rock star inside his own head. He also never passes up a chance to write his own bio. Listen as Spike discusses Brains on Fire’s unique positive culture, having fun at work, word of mouth marketing, social media and creativity. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100 30:45 This codcast edition features Brains on Fire's (http://www.brainsonfire.com/index.aspx) , Spike Jones (http://www.brainsonfire.com/people.aspx?id=28,3) , Firestarter, blogger, former cattle ranch hand and brilliant mind. Let Spike Jones (http://www.brainsonfire.com/people.aspx?id=28,3) rock you. After all, according to his bio he's a rockstar in his own head. Take a moment to listen in as I talk with Spike about organizational culture, word of mouth marketing and creativity. If you don't know Spike Jones you should. Spike Jones was born in Dallas, Texas. Not that you should care, since Spike will never ask you where you’re from, either. After graduating from the “I can’t dance” cult of Baylor University with degrees in Environmental Studies and Journalism (read: tree-hugging hippie writer), he explored these United States and finally settled at a place they call the Brains on Fire (http://www.brainsonfire.com/index.aspx) back in the Year of the Golden Dragon (2000). Spike (Spike to his friends) began at Brains on Fire (http://www.brainsonfire.com/index.aspx) as a storyteller and now handles new business rock-kicking-over initiatives and contributes strategic input for companies including BMW, Rawlings Sporting Goods, Dagger Kayaks, Fiskars Brands, Yakima, Perception Kayaks, Best Buy and Rage Against the Haze (South Carolina’s youth-led anti-tobacco movement). Spike sits on the Board of Directors for the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) and preaches what Brains on Fire practices at speaking gigs. Labeled “one to watch” from an anonymous answerer to our Net Promoter Survey, Spike is smart, good looking, athletic, persuasive and a rock star inside his own head. He also never passes up a chance to write his own bio. Listen as Spike discusses Brains on Fire’s unique positive culture, having fun at work, word of mouth marketing, social media and creativity. http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features Stephen Shapiro, author, speaker and consultant. During his 15-year tenure with the international consulting firm Accenture, Shapiro established and led their Global Process Excellence Practice, delivering innovation training to 20,000 consultants. In 2001 he left the management consulting world to write his first book, 24/7 Innovation. He has since been featured in Newsweek, Investor’s Business Daily, Entrepreneur Magazine, O- The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, and other prestigious publications. He has presented his own tried-and-tested formula for success to hundreds of thousands of people in 36 countries. Among the dozens of leading organizations he has advised are Staples, GE, BP, Johnson Johnson, Fidelity Investments, Pearson Education, Nestlé, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In this CODcast, Stephen discusses the challenges of implementing an innovation initiative, the pitfalls and offers tips for success. Tue, 26 May 2009 05:00:00 +0100 27:29 Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features Stephen Shapiro, author, speaker and consultant. During his 15-year tenure with the international consulting firm Accenture, Shapiro established and led their Global Process Excellence Practice, delivering innovation training to 20,000 consultants. In 2001 he left the management consulting world to write his first book, 24/7 Innovation. He has since been featured in Newsweek, Investor’s Business Daily, Entrepreneur Magazine, O- The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, and other prestigious publications. He has presented his own tried-and-tested formula for success to hundreds of thousands of people in 36 countries. Among the dozens of leading organizations he has advised are Staples, GE, BP, Johnson Johnson, Fidelity Investments, Pearson Education, Nestlé, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In this CODcast, Stephen discusses the challenges of implementing an innovation initiative, the pitfalls and offers tips for success. http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=200&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features former Patent Strategist at Kimberly-Clark, Jeff Lindsay, Director of Solution Development at Innovationedge (http://innovationedge.com/) . Innovationedge is a global strategic innovation consultancy based in Northeast Wisconsin. The team’s fearless leaders of innovation break barriers to help executives define their strategy, develop capabilities, design a winning organizational structure and deliver breakthrough innovations through a robust growth pipeline of sustainable solutions and new-to-the-world innovations. The company also gives inventors an edge by crafting winning business propositions and creating strategic corporate partnerships that deliver commercial success. Through a unique, holistic innovation model, Innovationedge gives innovation leaders structured processes and tools to help them define their strategy, develop capabilities, design a winning organizational structure and deliver breakthrough innovations. In this CODcast, Jeff discusses the dynamics of innovation and how organizations can harness the power of outside minds to create winning ideas for their organization. He also remarks on the importance of failure to innovate. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 32:51 Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features former Patent Strategist at Kimberly-Clark, Jeff Lindsay, Director of Solution Development at Innovationedge (http://innovationedge.com/) . Innovationedge is a global strategic innovation consultancy based in Northeast Wisconsin. The team’s fearless leaders of innovation break barriers to help executives define their strategy, develop capabilities, design a winning organizational structure and deliver breakthrough innovations through a robust growth pipeline of sustainable solutions and new-to-the-world innovations. The company also gives inventors an edge by crafting winning business propositions and creating strategic corporate partnerships that deliver commercial success. Through a unique, holistic innovation model, Innovationedge gives innovation leaders structured processes and tools to help them define their strategy, develop capabilities, design a winning organizational structure and deliver breakthrough innovations. In this CODcast, Jeff discusses the dynamics of innovation and how organizations can harness the power of outside minds to create winning ideas for their organization. He also remarks on the importance of failure to innovate. http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=197&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features, Virtualis™ Founder, Dan Parks, President and Creative Director of Dana Point, California-based Corporate Planners Unlimited, Incorporated. Parks became intrigued by the technology of Second Life, with the ability to build any type of structure on virtual real estate and saw the opportunity to offer clients another viable option in light of challenging economic times, security concerns and a meeting solution with dramatic impact on the reduction of carbon imprinting as well as the bottom line. Job security was key to development with Virtualis™. Parks wanted to ensure managers, planners and administrative staff had job security. The process in both live and virtual events needs their professional input to drive the programming, ensuring a successful virtual event. In this CODcast Dan details the capabilities of Virtualis and his experience in creating one-of-a-kind events in the virtual world. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 38:16 Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features, Virtualis™ Founder, Dan Parks, President and Creative Director of Dana Point, California-based Corporate Planners Unlimited, Incorporated. Parks became intrigued by the technology of Second Life, with the ability to build any type of structure on virtual real estate and saw the opportunity to offer clients another viable option in light of challenging economic times, security concerns and a meeting solution with dramatic impact on the reduction of carbon imprinting as well as the bottom line. Job security was key to development with Virtualis™. Parks wanted to ensure managers, planners and administrative staff had job security. The process in both live and virtual events needs their professional input to drive the programming, ensuring a successful virtual event. In this CODcast Dan details the capabilities of Virtualis and his experience in creating one-of-a-kind events in the virtual world. http://catchyourlimit.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=184&Itemid=66 Catch Your Limit Consulting In this CODcast Jennifer Brown discusses organizational change, workplace diversity, and generational challenges. Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features Jennifer Brown, CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting. Jennifer Brown, CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (http://jenniferbrownconsulting.com/) , One of the most sought-after experts in business and workplace dynamics. After many years of providing her services independently to Fortune 1000 clients and across a pantheon of vertical industries, she founded Jennifer Brown Consulting to help businesses everywhere achieve peak performance. Ms. Brown is widely acclaimed for both her use of existing, proven models, metrics, and training and assessment tools as well as her work on the cutting edge of diversity training and talent management. Just a few of the industries that have benefited from her bold, energetic, savvy style include retail, nonprofits, media, finance, and industrial manufacturing. Ms. Brown's methods and thought- leadership are derived from rich real-world experience. She was Tommy Hilfiger´s first-ever Director of Training Development, responsible for a wholesale invention of new mechanisms and processes for harnessing, advancing, and retaining the company´s talent. Her credentials also include various roles within Global Learning Development at The Willis Group, fundamentally transforming the company´s perspective on sales and client service. Jennifer Brown Transcript (449.38 kB). Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 24:33 In this CODcast Jennifer Brown discusses organizational change, workplace diversity, and generational challenges. Turn up the volume, sit back and listen as this month’s CODcast (Creativity On Demand) features Jennifer Brown, CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting. Jennifer Brown, CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (http://jenniferbrownconsulting.com/) , One of the most sought-after experts in business and workplace dynamics. After many years of providing her services independently to Fortune 1000 clients and across a pantheon of vertical industries, she founded Jennifer Brown Consulting to help businesses everywhere achieve peak performance. Ms. Brown is widely acclaimed for both her use of existing, proven models, metrics, and training and assessment tools as well as her work on the cutting edge of diversity training and talent management. Just a few of the industries that have benefited from her bold, energetic, savvy style include retail, nonprofits, media, finance, and industrial manufacturing. Ms. Brown's methods and thought- leadership are derived from rich real-world experience. She was Tommy Hilfiger´s first-ever Director of Training Development, responsible for a wholesale invention of new mechanisms and processes for harnessing, advancing, and retaining the company´s talent. Her credentials also include various roles within Global Learning Development at The Willis Group, fundamentally transforming the company´s perspective on sales and client service. Jennifer Brown Transcript (449.38 kB).