A New Direction

I have been very comfortable in my job for the past 7 Years. I love what I do and have a hard time imagining that I am ready for something different. Yet, I have goals in my life that my current job does not seem to fit in.

There have been times in my life that I have started my own companies. Some have been very successful, and others...well, they taught me why I don't want to be unsuccessful.  At this point I am ready to start looking for consulting jobs. The experiences from my previous self-employed companies, my conversations and consulting sessions with c-level executives, and current education have prepared me to take the next step. There are several companies that I am researching and others I am sure I don't know about.

The next step is to contact a few of the consulting companies and see if there is a fit. The next few months should be interesting.

Leadership Styles and It's Affect on Culture

The Case for Culture

In the competitive world of innovation and new technology, metrics are vital to assess success (Wyld & Maurin, 2009). Daily newspapers, blogs, and reports are filled with the latest gadgets and products to meet ever-increasing market needs. As Thomas Friedman (2007) states in his book The World is Flat “individuals can compete globally, then it means that individuals – just like companies – must also innovate to success”.

Companies like Google, Microsoft, Pixar, Apple, and others are constantly striving to innovate and capture market. New products are introduced to the market daily on a global scale. The pace of innovation and new technologies increases yearly (Dervitsiotis, 2010). As innovation increases globally it creates new markets and transforms industries (Sood & Tellis, 2009). In todays economy it has never been as important to innovate (Wyld & Maurin, 2009) in order to thrive and develop new market changing products.

Pixar is known as a creative company that has pushed