Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

But for this to truly be the case, innovation should not be something that happens every once in a while; it should be viewed as a critical competence – a skill to be developed, fostered, rewarded, and embedded into the workforce. In the new business world, innovation should not be restricted to product development.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Instead of tired practices like ‘active listening’ (whereby one is taught to parrot back what someone says, which only shows that you heard what was said, not that you understood), our teams must develop a new set of competencies in which they learn to clarify what they interpreted in a conversation, not what they heard.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Rather than designing information systems to manage the movement and protect the security of information, we should be developing and continuously redesigning information systems that enable people to more effectively communicate with one another, coordinate their efforts, mobilize their resources, and take action. Shift Your Understanding.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 26, 2013

When leaders are willing to make the shift away from bureaucratic work styles and structures, develop listening as a key management competence, generate cultures that welcome innovation, and build systems and processes that support this new way of working, their people will once again experience meaning and purpose in their working lives.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As such, it becomes imperative to develop competence at knowing how to listen for, design, and intervene in the critical conversations of the business as they literally shape the future. Traditional leadership wisdom treats mood as the dreaded ‘touchy feely’ soft stuff. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

To keep his workers thinking and engaged, Ohno developed a new way for them to think about waste – where ‘waste’ is not a thing but an assessment or an interpretation. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment! This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved? Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011.

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