Ideas to Action solutions blog library
Overview:
This library gives you access to detailed briefings on each Ideas-to-Action Solution—why it was developed; who it’s for; how and why it works; and, the outcomes it enables. Designed for multiple starting points and scalable for to any size organization.
Explore the options from AI-Assisted platforms to action learning events to leadership team talks and select your starting point for realizing faster execution, accelerated talent development, and better results
Inside this library:
- Clear solution descriptions you can share internally with decision-makers and users.
- Right-fit guidance: when a solution is valuable—and when it’s not
- Outcomes each solution is designed to produce (capability + results)
- How solutions connect as a pathway (for example, start with a handful of Team Accelerator subscriptions and then scale up with the Strategy Execution Accelerator for enterprise-wide deployment.
- Practical next steps (demo, assessment, pilot opportunity))
Are You Imposing a “Tariff on Employee Ideas”? Five Motivation Killers to Avoid
Even with great employee ideas, common leadership missteps can kill the motivation to change. Discover the “Tariff on Employee Ideas” and learn about the Five Motivation Killers that impose it.
Closing a $22M Gap in 6 Months: How 60-Day Sprints Powered a Food Company’s Turnaround
Faced with a massive profit gap and a tight deadline, a food distribution CEO turned to her frontline teams and the Ideas-to-Action 60-day sprint model. Discover how prioritizing speed delivered extraordinary results.
Change at Sprint Speed: Why Quick Wins Fuel Lasting Innovation
Why do so many change initiatives lose steam? Discover the power of prioritizing speed, inspired in part by lessons from the playing style of tennis legend Björn Borg, and learn how the Ideas-to-Action 60-day sprint model keeps motivation high and delivers rapid results.
Opening a Whole New View: How Simplicity Solved My Lake House Dilemma
Renovating my lake house, I struggled with complex options to improve the view while respecting constraints. Discover how a surprisingly simple suggestion revealed the power of “Embracing Simplicity” and led to a spectacular transformation.
Finding the Right Lever: How an Appliance Company Simplified Complexity to Solve a Big Problem
When declining customer satisfaction and rising costs plagued a national appliance repair company, their leadership team embraced simplicity to stop the bleeding. Discover how they used “precision planning” to find the right leverage point for tapping the employee-powered innovation to achieve rapid results.
Untangle Your Change Initiatives: The Power of Embracing Simplicity
Are complex change initiatives overwhelming your teams and stalling progress? Discover the power of “Embrace Simplicity,” a core Ideas to Action principle for achieving faster results and boosting engagement through focused, practical methods.
Breaking Through the Psychological Impasse to Change
Why do 70% of change initiatives fail? Discover the “Psychological Impasse to Change”—a hidden cycle of skepticism, overload, and cynicism—and learn how to break through it.
The Illusion of Engagement: Why Asking for Ideas Isn’t Enough
Are your employee engagement programs delivering real results, or just creating an illusion of progress? This cautionary tale reveals the common pitfalls of “engagement for engagement’s sake.”
What Family Dinner Taught Me About Employee Engagement
Does your organization really value every voice? A surprising lesson from my family dinner table reveals a powerful principle for employee-powered innovation.