Summary: <a href="http://www.gayleallen.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Blog-Post-Taylor.png"></a>Can extraordinary innovation happen in ordinary organizations? Yes, if you know how.<br> In his latest book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Simply-Brilliant-Organizations-Ordinary-Extraordinary/dp/1591847753">Simply Brilliant: How Great Organizations Do Ordinary Things in Extraordinary Ways</a>, <a href="https://williamctaylor.com/">Bill Taylor</a> shines a spotlight on innovation in organizations such as banks, fast-food joints, and nonprofits. And he shares how they do it.<br> Co-founder of <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/">Fast Company</a> and bestselling author of the books, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Practically-Radical-Not-So-Crazy-Transform-Challenge/dp/0061734683">Practically Radical</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mavericks-Work-Original-Minds-Business/dp/0060779624">Mavericks at Work</a>, Bill has written for the NYTimes, the Guardian, and Harvard Business Review, and he blogs regularly for HBR. In this interview, he talks about:<br> <br> How Silicon Valley companies make up less than 10 percent of businesses <br> How having a compelling lighthouse identity helps ordinary organizations stand out<br> The 4 key elements of a lighthouse identity<br> What it looks like when innovation meets the ordinary world of banking <br> The fact that we want to do business with companies and brands that are fun<br> Why being ordinary is not an option for every day organizations<br> How an investor seeks out missionary over mercenary businesses<br> The role teaching and psychology play in a fast-food standout<br> What happens when leaders read and discuss books together<br> Why an every day company requires its leaders to teach<br> What it looks like when company expansion is driven by employee growth <br> How big and rapid growth can decrease what makes a young organization so special<br> The incredible role thought leadership plays in extraordinary organizations<br> What Bill learned by spending a training day with employees from Quicken Loans<br> How being bold, exciting and compelling in the marketplace requires we be that way in the workplace<br> How the most successful organizations prioritize ideas and people<br> Steps experts can take to see their work with fresh eyes<br> What jazz can teach leaders about provocative competence<br> What it takes to find our next ideas and why that is more important than ever<br> How a wildly successful company prioritized learning to get unstuck<br> Needing to ask: When is the last time you did something for the first time?<br> Why we need to spend less time being interesting and more time being interested<br> How being interested is about seeking out big ideas and small sources of inspiration<br> Needing to ask: Am I learning as fast as the world is changing?<br> Why the future is shaped by tough-minded optimists <br> The importance of asking how to help more people benefit from the wealth of the few<br> <br> Links to Topics Mentioned in this Podcast<br> <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/williamctaylor">@williamctaylor</a><br> <a href="https://williamctaylor.com/">https://williamctaylor.com/</a><br> <a href="http://www.fnb-online.com/promotions/welcome%20to%20fnb">Metro Banks</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Wonka">Willy Wonka</a><br> <a href="http://www.kpcb.com/partner/john-doerr">John Doerr of KPKB</a><br> <a href="http://palsweb.com/">Pals Sudden Service</a><br> <a href="http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/malcolm-baldrige-award/overview/overview.html">Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-War-Sun-Tzu/dp/1945644036">The Art of Sun Tzu</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Innovation-Formula-Science-Based-Creating-Culture-ebook/dp/B01C2IOWJ2">The Innovation Formula by Amantha Imber</a><br> <a href="http://www.quickenloans."></a>
