If you work on a new product launch, spent time in a new geography, or work to develop a completely new skill,… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Checklists are really helpful ways to remind people around how to manage complicated tasks. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Most startup companies have two people, and they figure out creative ways to swarm problems. They move faster and have more impact. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
I have a fear right now that what I call the advertising-narcissism complex is sucking up way too much top talent. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
There's a general belief that failure is the friend of the innovator, but I've come to view it a different way. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Seeking chaos is at least one way to develop the skills and mindsets to tackle ambiguity. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
If you are a large company and you want to do something unique, you almost by definition have to tap onto the… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Everyone knows innovation involves developing unique understanding of a market, thinking expansively to develop a solution, and then finding a way to… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
The CEO should ask what he or she can do to raise the organization's curiosity quotient. One way to do this is… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Of course, it is worth it to take the time to think carefully through your assumptions, and ensure you at least have… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
If you are trying to improve the performance of existing operations in known markets, it is an analytical problem where it's just… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Good innovators are careful observers, network extensively, run experiments, ask lots of questions, and find ways to bring diverse ideas together. Overarching… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
I find social media as fun and engaging as the next person, but imagine if all the creative talent that was pouring… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing to do is to recognize the fundamentally different circumstances of pursuing growth. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Every leader needs to watch what teenagers or startup companies - or startup companies headed by teenagers - are doing today, because many of… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
In the strengthening the core job, a leader can draw on their past experiences. After all, in most cases they did the job of… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
If you are a large company and you want to do something unique, you almost by definition have to tap onto the core business… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
You still want to be thoughtful about what you do, no doubt, but you have to learn through trial-and-error experimentation as well. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
It takes a great deal of humility to recognize you have made a wrong turn on the road to successful innovation, but better to… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
“Creating a new business from scratch is hard, but executives of incumbents have the dual challenge of creating new businesses while simultaneously staving off… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
The most important thing here is to largely ignore what customers say, and instead watch what they do or track where they spend money. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Make sure that you take the time to think about how other companies might respond to your idea, both those companies already in the… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Aside from the equivalent of blowing up the lab or letting a pathogen escape, the only failure is spending too long or too much… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
