by Mike Cobb | Oct 12, 2017 | Entrepreneurism Innovation Creativity
Earlier this year I wrote a short piece called For Want of Wonder about curiosity, creativity and innovation. I was reminded of this when I picked up the November 2017 edition of The Atlantic and…
by Mike Cobb | Jan 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
In March of last year I wrote an article entitled “Why Google hands out such lavish perks—It’s not just for the team” (https://mgcobb.com2016/03/16/why-google-hands-out-such-lavish-perks-its-not-just-for-the-team/) which di…
by Mike Cobb | Dec 7, 2016 | Leadership Culture and Personal Development
In a recent article I touched on the role “tribal knowledge” plays in the decision-making process in many organizations (Do You Think It Or Do You Know It). Early in my career I had the opportunity to head up a product development group for a major chemical company....
by Mike Cobb | Nov 16, 2016 | Leadership Culture and Personal Development
Years ago I advised a CEO whose first question, whenever anyone came to him with a bold statement or seeming revelation related to the business was “Do you think it or do you know it?” He constantly challenged his leaders to test their assumptions. And as we walked...
by Mike Cobb | Oct 25, 2016 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain
I recently read an article in CNNMoney [1] (Made in the USA is not Dead) about the manufacturing sector in the US and the fact that manufacturing is booming in this country, several sectors are producing record outputs and foreign companies are investing heavily in US...