Center for Creative Leadership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Cultural Intelligence (CQ): A Must-Have Skill for Leading Multicultural Teams. Managing a multicultural team can be a rewarding experience, giving leaders the opportunity to work closely with employees from diverse backgrounds and offering the chance for personal and professional growth. Management should talk to employees ?

Team 88

Team Emotional Intelligence Diversity Globalization 88

Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

But sometimes, that stack rank was an hourly reminder of all the work I, and my team, had to do. I’m sorry, Karin, but I’ve got to huddle the team. When I met with Sarah’s team later in the day for a focus group and asked what success looked like, they told her, “Ninety-four.” Well, at least they were consistent.

Metrics 266

Metrics Balanced Scorecard Stress Long-term 266

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 5, 2024

Take Action: Assemble a cross-functional team to gather diverse perspectives and craft an overarching transformation narrative. Conduct research or focus groups to uncover real employee experiences that can be incorporated into the narrative.

Organization 222

Organization Audience Storytelling Stakeholder Analysis 222

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 5, 2024

Take Action: Assemble a cross-functional team to gather diverse perspectives and craft an overarching transformation narrative. Conduct research or focus groups to uncover real employee experiences that can be incorporated into the narrative.

Organization 195

Organization Audience Storytelling Stakeholder Analysis 195

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The findings emerged from a number of focus groups involving both managers and non-managers from a wide range of different sectors. There were also concerns around mental wellbeing, with this having a knock-on effect on productivity as people would sometimes feel isolated and disconnected from work. Negative experiences.

Seminar 103

Seminar Focus Group Bond Participative 103

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Due to the significant expenses associated with producing a life-size vehicle model, A/B testing different prototypes is not a viable option for product and market researchers. Instead, “theme clinics,” involving large focus groups of highly-targeted consumers evaluating designs on paper, are relied upon.

Market Segmentation 59

Market Segmentation Focus Group Marketing Engineering 59

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2023

From analyzing the regulatory environment and building the right team to deciding which risks to take and managing and mitigating these risks by devising effective strategies, an entrepreneur is responsible for playing many roles all at once. Entrepreneurs need to be able to lead their teams and motivate their employees.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Storytelling Leadership Long-term 110

Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2011

To read more success stories check out Team Building Stories and the Exponent Leadership Stories. Team Building & Leadership Success Stories. Financial Services Group. Working primarily with management within these organizations, my role has been honed to coach, counsel, facilitate and conduct focus group work.

Team Building 94

Team Building TRIZ Succession Team 94

The Practical Leader

JUNE 30, 2020

The consulting firm usually interviews people, runs focus groups, and gathers input from a variety of sources. The article centers on how the France-based tire manufacturer, Michelin, harnessed the genius and engagement of frontline teams for major performance breakthroughs. Frontline teams have ultimate implementation power.

Hamel 130

Hamel Power Absenteeism Compliance 130

The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The best new products, services, or methods often come from the wrong people, at the wrong time, in the wrong way, for all the wrong reasons. New products and services can be “knocked off” or copied. Integration — the new product, service, or business enters the organization’s mainstream.

Innovation 59

Innovation Agility Strategic Planning Core Competence 59

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2023

The consultant will interview key leaders and staff, run focus groups, and gather input from a variety of sources. This often starts with surveys and third-party interviews or focus groups. Spend heavy amounts of time with people on the front serving lines, production lines, or support offices.

Energy 52

Energy Power Focus Group Decentralization 52

The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There’s a direct line between levels of employee engagement and service/quality, productivity, innovation, safety, revenue, profitability, and other key results. But most team members quit — and stay. Numerous studies show that 60 to 70 percent of engagement levels are directly determined by the team member’s boss.

Webinar 72

Webinar Participative Quality Document 72

The Practical Leader

APRIL 28, 2021

There are many ways you can get feedback on your personal, team, or organizational effectiveness without formal surveys. These include external coaches, reverse performance appraisals, facilitated focus groups, meeting reflections, project reviews, external assessments, informal networking, and so on.

Information 59

Information Leadership How To Focus Group 59

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This can be done through individual interviews or focus group discussions, where the facilitator encourages open and honest conversations. Organizations can address any issues by identifying potential conflicts, power struggles, or communication gaps and fostering a more collaborative and productive board environment.

Compliance 402

Compliance Risk Management Objective Process 402

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Guest post from Warren Wright: If you’re hiring and leading a team of freshly-minted college graduates, you may be noticing some differences in their behavior and preferences compared to previous graduates. That’s because they’re from a new generation—we are calling them Second-Wave Millennials (Second-Wavers).

Leadership 222

Leadership Learning-by-Doing Brand Career 222

General Leadership

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The result of numerous focus groups and interviews with soldiers, it is designed to convey the idea that joining the Army will help someone gain not only physical and emotional strength, but strength of character and purpose as well. Uncategorized Change Team' In a word, the collective pieces of wood are now more resilient.

Bond 400

Bond Resistance Follow-up Focus Group 400

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2014

.: after years of being the market leader in a specific product category, they quickly begin to lose market share, they wanted to introduce their product into a new market. In the case of the former, they typically would want to know why and how could they innovate their current product to regain their position as number one.

Stage-Gate 128

Stage-Gate Productivity Products Innovation 128

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 9, 2014

Management and employee teams agreed to wait to work on morale BUT they still wanted to see improvement in their employee survey. We, the agency and I, did surveys, interviews and focus-groups of their customers to learn what they thought and saw as the benefits and needs of the agency. I wasn’t interested in working on morale.

Morale 147

Morale System Project Team Building 147

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Employee training programs and regular upskilling are the best ways to ensure you and your team reach their full potential. Its effectiveness is only revealed when we monitor employee and team behavior after training has been carried out, observing the application of the newly acquired skills or knowledge in the real world.

Metrics 52

Metrics Training Benchmarking ROI 52

Management Craft

JULY 25, 2011

I am asked to evaluate teams, departments, and managers quite often. This work is sometimes done in the form of focus groups, interviews, or team training sessions. People ask me for my opinion about what needs to change to reduce dysfunction or improve team engagement or performance.

Team 84

Team Management Stress Resistance 84

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building submitted Top 11 Inspirational Songs to Motivate Your Team.

Leadership Development 248

Leadership Development Development Leadership Simon 248

HR Digest

APRIL 1, 2023

Employee onboarding is the process of integrating new employees into an organization and making them feel welcome and productive in their new roles. Focus on Culture and Values An effective onboarding program should include a focus on the company’s culture and values. What is employee onboarding?

Long-term 69

Long-term Mentor Training Objective 69

Leading Blog

MARCH 25, 2011

He understands the mindset of the people he wants to create products for because he is one of them. At the same time, Jobs does not rely on focus groups. That might be good for incremental change, but to “make a dent in the universe,” you need people that focus on what the experience could be. “He

Entrepreneur 282

Entrepreneur Productivity Products Learning-by-Doing 282

Strategy Driven

MAY 24, 2021

Brainstorm ideas with your team or search business name ideas on the web. Invest in focus groups, conduct surveys with your target audience, research public data and SEO in order to make a full-proof business plan. Conduct a break-even analysis to help you determine profitability, price your products and analyse data properly.

Exit Strategy 131

Exit Strategy CRM USP Marketing Strategy 131

Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2021

How much would they be willing to pay for your product or service? Lastly, you need this data to produce an analysis report, a document that your team can use to optimize their work. This might not be the same as your ideal consumer, the person you’d think would be most interested in your product. What are their buying habits?

Analysis 123

Analysis Marketing Trends Audience 123

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Having a solid strategic plan will allow your company and team to flourish and accomplish needed results. In the ‘ High Performance Team Building ’ class a smart friend Brian Pagkos shared an idea he had ‘SNOT Analysis’ strengths, needs , opportunities, threats. While preparing for a focus group meeting it came to me NOISE.

Strategic Planning 158

Strategic Planning SWOT Analysis Planning 158

The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2022

These discussions expose underlying values about trust, partnering, and treating team members as adults or children. The HR VP outlined a process to feed back the survey results to management and frontline teams across the organization in the coming months. Last week was an especially clear example of a values disconnect.

Policies 59

Policies Morale Report Survey 59

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

” These are a bit extreme, but we’ve heard variations of these thoughts over the years in focus groups to survey a Client’s organizational culture. One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness.

Energy 52

Energy Crisis Absenteeism Leadership 52

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

This is why my team and I have developed a comprehensive listening strategy to understand where our employees are in their lives and work journeys. We believe it will take collective action to help our employees, their families, and those within our communities to live happier, healthier, and more productive lives.

Human Capital 52

Human Capital Human Resources Diversity Education 52

Modern Servant Leader

MAY 15, 2012

Once you’ve done some listening, you should ensure you and your social media team are action-oriented. Using Radian 6 to listen and monitor events, a team of responders is trained to handle any situation: from traffic backups to missing children. The company posted media of customer’s blasting the quality of their product.

Media 197

Media Airlines Quality Focus Group 197

LDRLB

MAY 1, 2013

Most of us have a grueling view of productivity – getting things done at work is a daunting task and its best to put our nose to the grindstone and churn it out. A team of researchers led by Sophie Ellwood wanted to examine the effects of a short break on individual creative output.

Creativity 149

Creativity Incubator Organizational Behavior Innovation 149

Six Disciplines

APRIL 26, 2013

In trying to better quantify factors that contribute to excellence, we surveyed more than 300 small businesses (each with 10 to 100 employees) that included a range of service, product and project-oriented companies. Strength of the Leadership Team. We found several areas where the contrasts were significant.

Quality 110

Quality Focus Group Analysis Motivation 110

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Designed to increase productivity, create trust attracting employment relationships, and to foster conditions where each employee is provided the greatest opportunity for creative expression through the work performed for the company. We begin to make your organization, team and managers better! I am interested what next?

Mentor 114

Mentor Training Process Development 114

HR Digest

AUGUST 14, 2023

When training was nothing more than a mere suggestion, and the only development opportunities were the occasional team-building retreats? In fact, a well-designed training program can lead to increased productivity, improved job performance, and even higher retention rates. Well, those days are long gone. What did they find valuable?

Training 98

Training Succession Objective Learning-by-Doing 98

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 27, 2012

In fact, HR in high-risk industries should implement a variety of avenues/opportunities for employee feedback, such as phone hotlines, online and on-site suggestion boxes, employee surveys, focus groups, new hire surveys and exit interviews.

Mentor 232

Mentor Trends Committee Compliance 232

LDRLB

APRIL 13, 2020

Is it market share of products? Many companies got their mission statement via something like a focus group, maybe a retreat with senior leaders or maybe a series of meetings from a cross-section of people across the company. Or how about this one: “Undisputed marketplace leadership.” Is it for the industry?

Mission Statement 120

Mission Statement Motivation Long-term Customer Loyalty 120

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 5, 2020

This may need to be the subject of another post, but one example of how I have tried to address this lid is with what I call “focus groups”. Granted this takes creativity, especially when finances are stretched, but always hearing “we can’t afford that” or “we aren’t big enough to do that” is never motivating to a team.

Bureaucracy 56

Bureaucracy Brainstorming Guidelines Edmondson 56