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How Entrepreneurs Can Be Better Leaders

by Ken Tencer | Aug 27, 2018

*Originally published on SpyderWorks: click here to access. Entrepreneurs aren’t always known for their people skills. And frankly, neither are engineers. So I felt somewhat challenged recently when I was invited to speak to students at the W Booth School of...

Isn’t it time to start thinking outside the cliché?

by Ken Tencer | Aug 15, 2017

*Originally published as a Guest Column in The Globe and Mail on April 9, 2016: click here to access. Every time I hear somebody use the phrase, “Let’s think outside the box,” my frustration boils over. Such statements remind me why so many...

How a hackathon can encourage your employees to innovate

by Ken Tencer | Apr 5, 2017

*Originally published as a Guest Column in The Globe and Mail on March 16, 2017: click here to access. Everyone in business has heard the expression that if you’re not disrupting your market, someone else will soon be disrupting you. But this raw challenge doesn’t...

Why Your Company Is Failing to Innovate

by Ken Tencer | Dec 6, 2016

An executive recently said to me: “Our company has become very innovative. We have hundreds of ideas that we have analyzed and know are right for our future. We just haven’t been able to bring them to market yet.” Strike one, strike two and strike three. This...

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