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))
Overwhelmed by Transformation? Start Small, Start Now, Start with Your People
Feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of a major change? Learn how clearing the clutter at my newly acquired lakefront cabin—both literally and metaphorically—reinforced a powerful leadership lesson about starting where the energy is, and empowering effective action.
From Disney World to the Fuel Yard: How Truck Drivers Saved Millions
A chaotic fuel yard, frustrated drivers, and soaring costs. Learn how a simple, “snake-line” solution—inspired by a trip to Disney World and implemented by the drivers themselves— transformed a major transportation company.
More is More: An Undefeated Season and the Power of Starting Where the Energy Is
What does an undefeated college football team have to do with employee-powered innovation? Discover the surprising connection and a powerful leadership lesson from Coach McPhee.
Don’t Start with Complexity: The Simple Secret to Employee-Powered Innovation
Want to unlock continuous improvement and ignite innovation? Forget complex systems as the starting point. Discover the power of “Starting Where the Energy Is,” a surprisingly simple principle for tapping into your employees’ existing knowledge and passion.
A Leader’s Leap of Faith: Why Steve Preston Believes in the Power of Employee Ideas
In a world increasingly focused on automation and top-down control, where frontline workers are increasingly devalued, former SBA Administrator and current Goodwill CEO Steve Preston champions a different approach: effectively empowering frontline employees. Discover why he believes a “leap of faith” in your workforce is essential for success.
The Lake, the Leap, and the Lesson: Why Trusting Potential Matters
During the pandemic, I faced a leap-of-faith decision: buying a lake property sight unseen. This personal experience reminded me of a powerful lesson about leadership outlined in my book, Ideas to Action. Discover the connection between a ramshackle cabin and employee-powered innovation.
The Sweet Spot of Change: Where Top-Down Direction Meets Bottom-Up Empowerment
Are top-down mandates and endless surveys failing to drive real change? Discover how to achieve the sweet spot of change by combining
clear leadership direction with employee-powered innovation.
90,000 Loans in 45 Days: How the SBA Harnessed Employee-Powered Innovation and Process to Overcome Crisis
Facing a crisis after Hurricane Katrina, the SBA was drowning in loan applications and struggling with low morale. Discover how they turned things around by effectively empowering employees and implementing the Ideas-to-Action Process.
Stop the Change Initiative Treadmill by Unlocking Your Most Underutilized Asset
Discover how to tap into your employees’ knowledge and empower them to drive innovation and accelerate results with the new book, Ideas to Action.