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The Stories of Creative Leadership
The Stories of Creative Leadership is the official blog of Miles Finch Innovation. We share perspectives on innovation, creative leadership, and other inspirational topics that trigger our curiosity. For us, innovation is simply the relentless pursuit of better ways — a philosophy we apply to all facets of business. From marketing and branding strategy to new product development, we are innovation catalysts with a deep commitment to solving problems and creating opportunities for growth. Simply put, we have a healthy obsession for discovering how to do things better. We invite you to interact with us here on the blog and participate in building a community that shares diverse perspectives and connects ideas with people.
Miles Finch Innovation
Sep 2, 20142 min read
Episode 2: Communication
The Seven C’s of Creative Leadership By Tony Vengrove [player id=1914] Welcome to Episode 2 of The Seven C’s of Creative Leadership! In...
Miles Finch Innovation
Aug 28, 20143 min read
Innovation isn’t the Goal; It’s the Strategy.
By Tony Vengrove I’ve come to the conclusion that the “We Have to Innovate or Die” mantra has done more harm than good. The fatal flaw...
Miles Finch Innovation
Aug 26, 20141 min read
Episode 1: Introduction to The Seven C’s of Creative Leadership
By Tony Vengrove [player id=1910] Welcome to the first episode of The Seven C’s of Creative Leadership! We’re excited to kick off this...
Miles Finch Innovation
Aug 21, 20143 min read
Introducing The Seven C’s of Creative Leadership Podcast Series
By Tony Vengrove Since Miles Finch Innovation opened its doors in 2012, we’ve championed the development of creative leadership...
Miles Finch Innovation
Jun 19, 20143 min read
Hot Dogs, Lee Iacocca and The Power of Rapport
By Tony Vengrove There is nothing more forbidding than a new idea. The appearance of a novel concept begs the skeptic in us to search for...
Miles Finch Innovation
Jun 17, 20141 min read
Pat Helmers Interviews Tony Vengrove on Sales Babble Podcast
In this interview, Tony and Pat Helmers explore the intersection of creativity and selling. Tony references our Idea Climate Equation®...
Miles Finch Innovation
Jun 5, 20142 min read
An Ostentation of Peacocks
By Tony Vengrove It’s remarkable: as countless authors and bloggers have waxed poetic about innovation the past several years, most...
Miles Finch Innovation
May 22, 20144 min read
Know Precedes No
By Tony Vengrove Today’s frenetic business pace invites alacrity and quick decision-making. Most of us have jam-packed schedules and...
Miles Finch Innovation
Jun 13, 20133 min read
Innovation Agility: The Constant Shift Between Creativity & Logic
By Anthony Vengrove It’s like pistons in an engine. A spark creates an explosion that drives the piston but friction eventually slows it...
Miles Finch Innovation
Jun 5, 20135 min read
How to Influence Your Creative Culture When You’re Not in Charge
By Anthony Vengrove I’ve said it many a times, any company that commits to the pursuit of innovation is essentially contracting to become...
Miles Finch Innovation
May 30, 20134 min read
Creativity Shrinks? Like a Frightened Turtle.
By Anthony Vengrove “The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.” ~ Elder Uchtdorf I am a firm believer that...
Miles Finch Innovation
May 23, 20136 min read
Leading Innovation with your Change Management Hat
By Anthony Vengrove In much of the philosophical discourse about what innovation is and is not, many overlook an obvious fact: that all...
Miles Finch Innovation
May 16, 20136 min read
The Seven C’s of Creative Leadership
By Anthony Vengrove You’ve built the innovation function, put a team in place, created the supporting processes and necessary governance...
Miles Finch Innovation
May 9, 20135 min read
Creative Inspiration Served Up at the 99U Conference
By Anthony Vengrove Tony Schwartz, Author and Founder & CEO of The Energy Project One week ago today, I sat in the fourth row of New York...
Miles Finch Innovation
Apr 4, 20132 min read
Innovate Invites Action
By Anthony Vengrove © 2023 Miles Finch Innovation I grinned ear-to-ear a few weeks ago when I read Diego Rodriguez’s post, “Innovating....
Miles Finch Innovation
Feb 27, 20136 min read
Why Big Companies Can’t Innovate: Insight from a Former Fortune 200 Innovation Director
By Anthony Vengrove I’ve noticed a lot of conversation lately centered on why big companies struggle to innovate. Scott Anthony, Beth...
Miles Finch Innovation
Dec 29, 20123 min read
What’s Your Relationship to the Present Moment?
By Anthony Vengrove Miles Finch Innovation CEO, Tony Vengrove, rappels down the 400 ft. SunTrust building to help raise money for Special...
Miles Finch Innovation
Oct 15, 20124 min read
The Components of an Idea Climate: Managing the Tension Between Creativity and Logic
By Anthony Vengrove As companies pursue the holy grail of innovation, they are essentially contracting to become more creative. However,...
Miles Finch Innovation
Jul 26, 20124 min read
Dynamic Process: Adjusting Process to Encourage a Steady Flow of Ideas
By Anthony Vengrove As companies pursue the holy grail of innovation they learn quickly the importance of process and creativity. ...
Miles Finch Innovation
Jul 18, 20123 min read
Getting Back to the Human Side of Human Resources: How to Make Online Recruiting More Effective
By Anthony Vengrove Via The Wall Street Journal: In an essay in this newspaper last fall, Peter Cappelli … challenged the oft-heard...
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