The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

I once asked a manager how many people work for his company. As someone in a focus group quipped, “The most dangerous place in this organization is at the exit door around quitting time. As someone in a focus group quipped, “The most dangerous place in this organization is at the exit door around quitting time.

Absenteeism 40

Absenteeism Leadership Participative Workshop 40

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 12, 2012

While preparing for a focus group meeting it came to me NOISE. I’ve led this with larger teams you can break the group into teams of 6 or less and they each work independently then get together and share ( or the facilitator finds commonalities and categorizes them) OR lead a series of focus groups with smaller team separately.

Strategic Planning 158

Strategic Planning SWOT Analysis Planning 158

Next Level Blog

JULY 23, 2010

The Lloyds team was on board the rig about a month before it blew and conducted a safety survey and a number of focus groups with Transocean crew members over the course of several days. Heres the passage from the article that really hit home with me. If you're concerned about reprisal, get another job! Posted by: Mike Henry Sr.

Executive Coaching 166

Executive Coaching Open-book Blog Report 166

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. What words evoked the passion they felt about the organization? What values drove them? What made them proud?

Management 9

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Women, certainly, struggle more than men to achieve the look of leadership, a factor that contributes to their overall stall in middle- and upper-middle management. Women are so hypersensitive about their appearance already," one male executive shared in a CWLP focus group. "I

EPS 15

EPS Banking Handbook Micromanagement 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2017

In those cases, it had hosted workshops with vendors, surveyed police, EMTs, and fire departments, and run focus groups to get requirements, which were then turned over to engineers and designers to work up prototypes. Stagecraft allows managers and executives to think more ambitiously about major innovations.

Learning-by-Doing 9

Learning-by-Doing Engineering Film Transportation 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2016

Better-quality feedback from customers and stakeholders, often because you’re asking them to actually buy something, rather than just spout opinions in a focus group. “It’s like their baby,” says Telefónica innovation manager Susana Jurado Apruzzese. A faster cycle time for developing ideas.

Company 8

Company Airlines Ries Survey 8

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Conduct regular surveys, focus groups, or town hall meetings to understand employee perspectives on fairness and equity in compensation. Allow employees to choose courses, workshops, or certifications that align with their career goals and personal interests.

System 52

System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

. “We hope that experiencing their real moments will help Hallmarkers recognize that our core consumers aren’t ‘moms with kids,’ but are real individuals,” observes Nancy Cox, Hallmark’s manager of consumer understanding and insights (CU&I).

Document 8

Document Marketing Learning-by-Doing Travel 8