Leading Edge Associates presents Edgeline

Tools and tips for managers
February 12, 2008 | Volume 2 Issue 2

Strong Innovation Requires Discipline and Leadership

By Larry Olmstead

“Innovation” is a hot buzzward in corporate America but it involves more than out-of-the box thinking. It must also be linked with value and utility. Best practice organizations implement structured approaches that create a culture where innovative ideas flourish. Read more

	WHAT'S NEW: LEA SEMINAR Driving Results with Diversity Santa Clara, CA April 10, 2008 Tuition: $225 This one-day workshop is for any manager or executive interested in leveraging global diversity to help reach organizational and business goals. Led by nationally recognized experts Rafael Gonzalez and Larry Olmstead.

When Your New Boss is Younger

By Jacqui Love Marshall

When older workers meet up with younger bosses, age diversity may generate new challenges. Everyone needs to set aside old stereotypes, yet also manage differences in work ethics and communication styles. At the end of the day, what counts are tangible results. Read more

Staying Calm at Work

By Rebecca Kuiken

When a crisis erupts or work tempers flare, successful leaders maintain their calm and set a healthy emotional tone in difficult situations. Regular self-care practices and some useful “in the moment” tips also help. Read more

Ask The Expert

Q. How do I recession-proof my personal finances?
Camilla (Cam) Neri, a certified financial planner and senior managing partner at Retirement Capital Strategies in San Jose, CA responds.Read more

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The Rules of Management: A Definitive Code for Managerial Success

Top Picks: Innovate Like Edison

By Michael J. Gelb and Sarah Miller Caldicott
FT Press, 2005

Thomas Edison clearly was both talented and a genius, but this book demonstrates that history’s greatest innovator made his mark through a relentless quest for knowledge and the rigorous application of what now would be thought of as best practices in entrepreneurship, marketing and organizational development. Only a few of us will be able to invent world-changing products like the electric light bulb, phonograph and moving pictures. But Edison has given all of us a blueprint for creating an innovative environment.

Helpful Links

National Association of Minority Media Executives Special Report - This report conducted by NAMME and Leading Edge Associates shows that more media companies should consider creating affinity groups to promote better working relationships, generate new revenue ideas and improve community ties.
Newspaper Association of America, Fusion: "What does it take to lead change?" by Larry Olmstead - In 2007, Leading Edge Associates conducted a review of leadership in the newspaper industry commissioned by the Newspaper Association of America. In this article, Larry Olmstead presents a summary that includes LEA's creation of a critical competency model to determine what skills, traits and knowledge matter most for newspaper leaders.

UPCOMING LEA EVENTS

Speaking Engagements

Diversity: Not Just a Buzzword
Larry Olmstead, speaker
Cal Poly University Union, San Luis Obispo, CA
March 28, 2008
1:15 – 2:45 p.m.

Seminars

Driving Results With Diversity
Network Meeting Center, Techmart, Santa Clara, CA
April 10, 2008 9 a.m. – 5 p.m
Tuition: $225

Webinars

Leadership Strategies for Innovation
Email Larry for more information.
April 24 2008
11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET

Edgeline is published the second Tuesday of each month by Leading Edge Associates, a consulting firm engaged in management training, organizational change, succession planning, executive coaching, diversity and media. Rebecca Kuiken, managing editor of Edgeline, can be reached at (408) 960-9472.