Diana Kander, New York Times Bestselling Author and Renowned Innovation Keynote Speaker
Diana Kander I’m starting a new series to showcase the biggest setbacks experienced by the most successfulpeople I know. Hopefully you’ll see that none of us are immune to life’s whammies and maybewe can use their lessons learned to save ourselves some time and heartache.One of my upcoming interviews (that I can’t wait to share with you) … Read more
Post 1: All of the reasons not to do it. (Posted 9.9.2023) I have a big new goal I’ve been coveting, and I thought I would document my journey from the very beginning. I recently learned of the Maccabean Games or the Jewish Olympics. It is the third largest sporting event in the world, after the world … Read more
Remember what got you started in the world of business? Your first ideas, your drafts, yourdrawing boards? As a novice, you were probably acting on curiosity rather than expertise orexcitement rather than surety. This curiosity mindset is what set you apart and made your ideasworth implementing. It may even have been the driving factor behind … Read more
Forget asking for advice. Here’s a radical approach that could change everything: It’s called a Clearness Committee, and it’s a Quaker practice that dates back to the 1660s. But don’t let its age fool you – it’s a tool that’s more relevant for leaders than ever. Here’s how it works: Gather a group of trusted … Read more
It’s hard to change a company’s mindset once it’s entrenched. Organizations, like livingorganisms, develop their unique DNA over time — a web of beliefs, values, and behaviors.When challenged, we often push back. That’s probably why 70% of change initiatives don’tsucceed. This is often because employees resist the changes, backed up by a lack of support frommanagement. All … Read more
Breaking the Expertise Trap When it comes to work, expertise is the far-off horizon we’re all striving to reach. You want tobecome smarter and wiser. You want to know more and gather more experiences under your belt.You may even strive to receive public acclaim or awards. Yet even if you manage to reach some form of expertise, … Read more
Do you know the story of Ronald Wayne, Apple’s third co-founder? He knew Steve Jobs from their time together at Atari. And when Jobs and Woz started Apple, Ronald became the third co-founder and owned 10% of the company. He owned that stock for all of 12 days before he got cold feet. He thought … Read more
Strategies for Learning From Failure (and How to Navigate Its 6 Stages) No matter who you are, facing failure is hard. When we fail, our gut reaction is to turn aroundand hide. Our survival instincts kick in to avoid embarrassment. Think about it. If you try iceskating and have a bad fall, you can either … Read more
Three years ago, I was coaching a successful company that was very confused about the failure of a recent product launch. When I was first hired, they told me they were convinced they had done everything by the book. Before developing the product, the company held five focus groups with potential customers to make sure … Read more
For the past 60 years the financial services industry has been booming. Since 1980, year over year growth rates tripled and large entities flourished as smaller competitors crumbled. With low interest rates and new regulations, banks grew quickly as the rest of the marketplace piggybacked off their success. Savvy and risk-averse business men and women … Read more