• We All Have Problems

    Issue #148, August 31, 2025 Welcome to Insights and Implications! All of us have problems, concerns, and issues that need to be addressed. Some of these are mundane and relatively simple to handle - they get solved without much effort. Others are much more complex and seem to evade solutions. They can inhabit the back of our minds, periodically calling out to us and upsetting our peace of mind. This month Robin and Sandy suggest there’s a way to look at them that can really help. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles We All

  • Effortless Innovation

    Issue #146, June 30, 2025 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Oh, innovation. Companies can’t survive long-term without it. And sometimes it’s hard to find. In this month’s newsletter Nikki and Robin explain how we already have built-in everything we need to innovate. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Effortless Innovation When people discuss innovation, it’s good to distinguish the what from the how. Folks generally agree on the “what” of innovation: generating new useful/valuable ideas or insights. We usually find disagreement around the “how”. You have the (1) harder-faster camp (e.g., brainstorming) and the

  • Diversity and Inclusion

    Issue #55 - March 30, 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This month we are addressing a topic of great interest to leaders in companies all over the globe. Read on for our take on diversity and inclusion. We also want to make you aware of a new resource. Our teacher and mentor, the late Syd Banks, left behind books and recordings to help us on our learning journey. Free downloads of some early recordings are now available on the website sydbanks.com All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Diversity and Inclusion Diversity and inclusion are CEO-level concerns

  • Our Design for Success

    Issue #45 - May 30, 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Turns out the cards are stacked in our favor. Read this month’s newsletter to find out why we are certain this is true. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Our Design for Success In our programs and book (Invisible Power: Insight Principles At Work), we make the bold statement that the human mind is designed for success. We do not mean that the mind is designed to bring us monetary success or prestige or power, but rather that the mind is designed to serve us and

  • How Long Is Your Work Day?

    Issue #41 - January 31, 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Do you find yourself constantly checked-in to work? Read on for some reflections on where this need for constant connectivity may be coming from. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles How Long Is Your Work Day? What happened to the eight-hour work day? With an increasingly global workforce and devices that allow you to connect anywhere, anytime, the workday seems to be expanding. Do you find yourself sending or responding to emails and texts after 5:00pm? Do you notice parents “watching” their kid’s soccer games with

  • Turbulence

    Issue #32 - April 30, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This month's newsletter was written by Nick Gray of DOW AgroSciences who has been learning and sharing his understanding of Insight Principles for several years. We welcome hearing from all of our readers and we would love to include your insights and implications in the next newsletter. As Nick shows us, a turbulent flight doesn't have to mean a turbulent mind. We wish you many insights and new ideas as we close out April. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Turbulence Recently I was traveling on

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