QAspire

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Nek Chand Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India is a true marvel of creativity and innovation. Built by Nek Chand Saini , a self-taught innovator, Rock garden is one-of-its-kind sculpture garden in Chandigarh which almost looks like a miniature of an ancient kingdom spread over forty acres. Did he plan to win all the awards that he has won?

Creativity 159

Creativity Travel Innovation Planning 159

Mike Cardus

MAY 28, 2013

One of the favorite things about my work is traveling. Traveling makes you appreciate being home, even more. It has allowed me to focus my energy on determining where a group is at, and what steps are important to focus on next. I still love the simple definition of a goal: what and when? Plus here is a video testimonial.

Team Building 108

Team Building Team Leadership Travel 108

Talent Anarchy 1

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Several years ago, while I was on the road traveling, I was moved from one office to another where I worked. Over the course of my career, I’ve found that at the core of so many organizational challenges, whether it’s with employee engagement, performance or innovation, is a damaged relationship (i.e. a faulty connection).

Call Center 118

Call Center Case Study Bottom-up Travel 118

Skip Prichard

JULY 8, 2019

Build A Culture of Innovation. Innovation. The buzz word of the decade that is used, overused, and abused, creating what Alf Rehn calls “innovation fatigue.” I had the opportunity to speak with Alf about his new book Innovation for The Fatigued: How to build a culture of deep creativity. I mean, it does make sense.

Creativity 88

Creativity How To Innovation Seminar 88

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

When you add in a worldwide pandemic, travel limitations, and the need to get things done fast, XR becomes a strong tool for bridging “physical distance” and enabling people to collaborate regardless of where they are located. How can HR departments plan for technological change and prepare it? Conclusion.

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Technology Training Video Education 122

General Leadership

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

If that is not impressive enough, they also created the first comprehensive atlas of China and eagerly shared the findings of their global travels with all who were interested. Today, almost 500 hundred years later, this innovative, people-centric organization known as the Jesuits is flourishing.

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Commitment Mentor Examples Compliance 419

Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Yes that is what I want to travel and add value…I have successfully added value to many people, teams and organizations; Speaking to all sizes of groups (from as few as 2 to as many as 3,000) I get your group interacting and learning from one another. Michael Cardus is fabulous, full of energy and insight. For More Information….

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Conference Team Building Workshop Travel 88

QAspire

OCTOBER 28, 2015

There are people who stick to their primary pursuits for long and then there are those whose energy keeps changing direction. Between these two extremes, there are people who stick to their primary pursuit but still manage to go wherever their energy takes them. That is where ideas overlap and innovation happens.

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Learning-by-Doing Energy Handbook Library 70

HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Earning stacks of money, starting a family, and going on expensive vacations are goals that we can all probably relate to but they are not the right answer when asked about career goal examples. Professional development goals are an entirely separate category of aspirations and they need to be prioritized if you aim to succeed in them.

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Examples Goal Career Short-term 52

Skip Prichard

APRIL 26, 2022

Today’s workers are looking for leaders who put people first, who respectfully acknowledge and support their wellness, their goals, their lives outside of work, their financial needs and their differences. They’re looking for conscious compassionate leaders. It’s not surprising that only 1/3 of employees are engaged at work.

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Bottom-up Metrics Learning-by-Doing CEO 104

Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

That way,” he explains, “ Visitors can see that failure isn ’ t a bad thing when you ’ re trying to innovate.”. Known as a maverick, he often “got in trouble” with chain management for his innovative ideas and promotions. Not innovation for the sake of innovation, but innovation that helps operators and improves guest experience. .

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Taylorism Taylor Real Estate Learning-by-Doing 70

Strategy Driven

JUNE 24, 2011

Innovate and build products and services customers love to use. Win the hearts and minds of individuals, so they share and work toward your organization’s goals. Energy: People are called to action by leaders who display genuine enthusiasm – even passion – for the vision they espouse.

Energy 66

Energy Follow-up Industry Learning-by-Doing 66

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

We know how crucial it is to having talent who love working for us and who will offer discretionary effort and innovation. As I travel the world, leading what we call our tribe , I also am invited to give speeches and advise our customers and partners. They’re free to innovate and create market-differentiating, competitive ideas.

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CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures.

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Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

In our experience, managers tend to focus their innovation efforts on processes that are either large in scale (new products and business models ) or swift in development (hackathons, rapid prototyping, or emerging platforms). But there’s also another type of innovation that is more gradual and smaller in scale.

Innovation 8

Innovation Long-term Trends Budgeting 8

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

You can’t drive your vehicle on an empty tank, nor can you lead your life or teams with zero energy. My energy levels are based on the foods and beverages I consume. It’s harder when I travel, but I’m getting creative when I have to dine out, and I know what foods are good for me, and which ones I need to avoid.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

I was traveling, and to continue our discussion, I had to walk across the airport to a public pay phone. When people face big, hairy and audacious goals, searching for solutions becomes exciting, even obsessive. It has done well by chasing that incredibly bold goal. I kept adding coins to keep the call going.

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Team Succession Mission Statement Brainstorming 15

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. Do what has to be done and don’t waste energy on fear that undermines performance— unless the doubt is a nagging hunch of a wrong direction! Have collaboration goals and processes well-defined so that expectations MATCH. Try new approaches.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

You need to think like a portfolio manager, allocating resources both to innovate in your core and for the future. Knowing that today’s operations will almost always win the lion’s share of resources, you need to consciously create a protected class of innovative ideas to invest in, even if money is tight.

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Six Sigma Incubator Payback Period Ries 8

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

Any other career advice you recommend for finding the right career, goals, growth, or changing careers? The truth is that there are many things that define our career success , depending on what we value: Money Family Friends Flexibility Health Time Travel Etc. Set career goals and understand salary benchmarks.

Career 74

Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2013

When it comes to microchips — the miniature machines that run so much of our lives — innovation has driven us farther than we ever thought possible. The rate of semiconductor innovation is slowing, however, the way traffic on a freeway bottlenecks as lanes diminish. Two other players to watch closely are Samsung and TSMC.

Gordon 8

Gordon Technology Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

A launch event for my new book, this gathering was designed to celebrate a new breed of innovators pushing towards net-zero-impact on various dimensions such as zero carbon, zero waste, zero toxics—even zero poverty and zero pandemics. (If This was my airplane reading as I travelled to Amsterdam the day before the summit.

Benchmarking 14

Benchmarking Bottom-up Industry Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

Alignment matters because it decreases the amount of energy it takes to go from A to Z. While you may still get from A to C or even to K with some misalignment, you are living with friction and energy loss. the goals are aligned. The alignment of investors' interests with the executive team's goals.

Brand 14

Brand Energy Price Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

A launch event for my new book, this gathering was designed to celebrate a new breed of innovators pushing towards net-zero-impact on various dimensions such as zero carbon, zero waste, zero toxics—even zero poverty and zero pandemics. (If This was my airplane reading as I travelled to Amsterdam the day before the summit.

Benchmarking 9

Benchmarking Bottom-up Industry Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2012

Here's the list in order, from the most to the least fatal: Failure to inspire, owing to a lack of energy and enthusiasm. The poorest leaders did not set stretch goals, inadvertently encouraging mediocre performance by letting people coast along doing less work, less well than their counterparts working for better managers.

Bottom-up 18

Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing Report Resistance 18

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Get some people to plan a couple of modest experiments to make progress on that issue, with guidance on the kinds of innovation you'd like to see. The second was maximizing the productivity of maintenance crews (for example, ensuring that when a work team traveled to a site, the necessary preparations had been carried out). Try it out.

Mission Statement 9

Mission Statement Project Bottom-up Insurance 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2013

They will feel more engaged with the company and more committed to its goals. Result: a smoother start to the day that frees frontline staff to focus all their energies on customers. Some of them traveled regularly on the bus he drove, and he thought they seemed just as genuine in their free time as they were in the branch.

Banking 13

Banking Airlines Compliance Bond 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2016

For virtual care to move from an innovation pilot to a standard service, five questions need to be answered by any provider: Which clinical services should be offered virtually, and why? Innovating for Value in Health Care. As we grow this program, we plan to evaluate its value in a number of innovative ways. Insight Center.

Health Care 8

Health Care Consultative Video Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

As I travel to urban development conferences, I often hear people bemoan an infrastructure funding gap, but the hard truth is there is no funding gap. The benefits are diffuse, including economic growth, city competitiveness, more jobs for more people, and more efficient use of scarce resources such as energy (which leads to less pollution).

Finance 8

Finance Innovation Bond Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

But today, as a multinational construction materials company, our goals are somewhat broader: How can we help provide housing for people all over the world who need it? In a country where academia and industry usually tread separate paths, it’s unusual to see the two innovate together.

Industry 8

Industry Construction Energy Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

By inviting collaboration in the change process from people across the organization, micro-moves tap collective energy and build enthusiasm that is essential for driving change. The insights gained led to the development of an innovative care model that has received widespread attention for its positive outcomes.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Innovation Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Grote suggests holding "performance planning" sessions with each of your direct reports at the beginning of the year, to discuss that person's goals and your expectations. Similarly, "Saying: 'You're an innovator' is nice but it's helpful to know exactly what they're doing that reflects that," says Barron. It's a goal.".

Performance Review 13

Performance Review Review Case Study Construction 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2014

We want to establish a prize to reward innovative ideas in this particular area.”. Our goal would be to fill the treatment pipeline with fresh ideas,” Arthur said. I know you’ve got a full plate with MedPath, and I imagine your treatment is going to take up a lot of your time and energy. I don’t know what to say.”.

Case Study 8

Case Study Career Planning Learning-by-Doing 8

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Smart Growth : How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company by Whitney Johnson (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022) Growth is the goal. How can you design a successful, sustainable innovation process?—his Innovation doesn’t come from a sprint or a hackathon--it’s a result of maximizing ideaflow. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Books Leadership P&L Blog 368