ExactHire - Leadership

MAY 12, 2017

For the employees who do express interest, look for opportunities to send them to relevant conferences and courses. Additionally, being selected for a special stretch assignment is a nice way to award recognition to these exceptional individuals who are trusted to innovate for their employer. 5 – Offer stretch assignments.

Tips 59

Tips Human Resources Motivation Long-term 59

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A leader had asked 30 of his best and the brightest to gather so that he could hear their input on what he perceived as a marketing gap. On the other side, brainstorm questions you want to ask and things you hope to learn. On the other side, brainstorm questions you want to ask and things you hope to learn.

Learning-by-Doing 11

Learning-by-Doing Innovation Drucker Brainstorming 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

Private R&D spending has also tailed off since then, when it brought us breakthrough innovations like laser printing, the Ethernet, the graphical user interface, and the mouse. And that's because some of the best paths to encourage innovation are surprisingly simple. But I think the declinism is overwrought.

Creativity 14

Creativity Groupthink Stress GDP 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2013

Would you launch a new product with software delivering orders to everyone from development to marketing? Imagine a conference room of individuals drawn from the far corners of the globe to work in your company or to do business with you. Now picture this group engaged in brainstorming, negotiations, or expansion planning.

Globalization 8

Globalization Company Software Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Even a seemingly bulletproof marketing plan that worked in the past is now yielding crickets. Your problem-solving instincts may tell you that she’d better start brainstorming and making a detailed spreadsheet with a step-by-step plan. Go to an empty conference room or, even better, leave the office and take a walk outside.

Creativity 8

Creativity Tips Objective Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2018

UCSF (where three of us work) is a good model , with on-site childcare services that cost 10% below market rate and emergency temporary back-up care for faculty with sick children at home so they can still attend to clinical duties. Increasing these services on-site will prevent physicians from having to choose between family and work.

Policies 9

Policies Leadership Mentor Career 9