It's very easy to skip steps when documenting an idea.

Checklists are really helpful ways to remind people around how to manage complicated tasks.

We fool ourselves into thinking that the spreadsheets that capture our financial projections are something different than what they are.

If you work on a new product launch, spent time in a new geography, or work to develop a completely new skill, you have no choice but to figure out new ways to solve problems.

The sad truth is as difficult as the first mile can be for entrepreneurs, it is doubly tough inside most large companies as innovators can face some significant headwinds.

It takes a great deal of humility to recognize you have made a wrong turn on the road to successful innovation, but better to stop and try a radically different approach then to continue down the wrong route for too long.

You have to make the decision about whether you want to avoid or you want to overcome the resistance.