Dear Shannon,

Wishing you a happy birthday.

May you be like a pansy flower that survives and blooms in the winter.

While others are hibernating, you are still working hard.

While other beauties had withered, you are still blooming.

Innovation Ambition Matrix

• 3 levels
• investment ratio: 70%, 20%, 10%
  
  • core, 70%: optimizing existing products for existing customers
  • adjacent, 20%: expanding from existing business into ‘new to the company’ business
  • transformational, 10%: developing breakthroughs and inventing things for markets that don’t yet exist

Source: HBR, May 2012, p.g. 69; https://hbr.org/2012/05/managing-your-innovation-portfolio

1. Self-Awareness – ability to recognise and understand your moods, emotions, drives as well as their effects on others
2. Self-Regulation – ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods; the propensity to think before acting
3. Motivation – passion to work for reasons that go beyond money or status; a propensity to pursue goal with energy and persistence
4. Empathy – ability to understand the emotional makeup of other people; skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions
5. Social Skill – proficiency in managing relationships and building networks; ability to find common ground and build rapport

Source: Daniel Goleman, What Makes a Leader, Leadership Insights pg. 37