
Business Innovation & Networking Blog

You Need Attention Before You Can Sell
When I was selling cars in my early twenties, I was one of four salespeople at our dealership. We took turns meeting new customers who arrived at the dealership. However, because I was the junior guy, most often customers already knew a salesperson, and I received...

The IA Intrapreneur Program: A Peer-to-peer Community for Developing Leaders
For 25 years, Innovators Alliance has been a peer-to-peer community for entrepreneurs who are committed to doing things differently. As a not-for-profit, IA has the privilege of investing all revenues back into the membership, providing a great mechanism for testing...

Leading With Emotional Power®
Written by: Brett Richards, PhD President, Connective Intelligence Inc. Emotions Influence Behaviour Research shows that emotions influence behaviour. Our emotional intelligence - how we use our emotional and social skills - affects our actions, our decisions and...

4 Mindsets to Grow Through Innovation
We’re excited at Connective Intelligence to sponsor an organization where members focus on growth through innovation. While researching organizational systems for my doctoral thesis, I developed a method of assessing an organization’s mindset to quantify and improve...

Introducing Connective Intelligence, IA’s new Alliance Sponsor
Innovators Alliance is pleased to share that we have formed a new strategic partnership with Connective Intelligence Inc. - a trusted partner to entrepreneurs for people development and business growth. As a new Alliance Sponsor, Connective Intelligence is excited to...

Registration is Open for This Year’s Fresh Thinking. Shared ’24. on April 18, 2024.
Along with the warmer days and daylight ‘spring forward’ this year’s Fresh Thinking. Shared. event will happen in just a few weeks. This year’s theme – Powering Your People – promises to deliver a lively line up of keynotes, breakout sessions, and panel discussions,...

Navigating Leadership Alone? Discover Your Ideal CEO Peer Advisory Group
In the ever evolving, complex world of business, entrepreneurs and business owners are challenged to continue to learn, evolve, adapt, and innovate, all while effectively leading and sustaining their business. How does one balance the many complex and competing...

2023 Innovation Resources Wrapped: Entrepreneurial Books, Podcasts and Tools
As recommended by IA Members One of the most valuable elements of Innovators Alliance (IA), and something that sets our membership apart from other CEO Networking groups like TEC, YPO, and CEO Global is the fact that Innovators Alliance is the only peer-to-peer...

Innovating in an Economic Downturn
Four Power Moves to Turn Economic Downturns into Innovation Uptrends During an economic downturn, it’s hard to think outside the bucks – let alone the box. We often jump to cost-cutting in an effort to preserve profits and cash flow. The logic is simple: we need to...

Reflections on the Annual Innovators Alliance Member Survey
Innovators Alliance (IA) is unique to other peer to peer networking groups in several ways. As a not-for-profit organization that operates chapters exclusively in Ontario, 100% of the funds generated by IA are re-invested into advancing the benefit of Innovators and...