Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2024

Platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have not only broadened access to funding to companies that might struggle in the capital markets but have also transformed the way companies connect with consumers during product development, replacing focus groups with real customers who have a stake in the final product.

Productivity 24

Productivity Products Focus Group Analysis 24

Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2023

Regularly gather feedback through surveys, focus groups, and social media monitoring to identify areas where your business can improve and better serve your customers. Analyzing customer feedback: Paying attention to your customers’ opinions and feedback is crucial for understanding their needs.

Word of Mouth Marketing 110

Word of Mouth Marketing Succession Audience Loyalty 110

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This can be done through individual interviews or focus group discussions, where the facilitator encourages open and honest conversations. This includes examining the board’s decision-making processes, such as the quality of information provided, the level of analysis and debate conducted, and the level of consensus reached.

Compliance 409

Compliance Risk Management Objective Process 409

Strategy Driven

MAY 24, 2021

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 competitive analysis and collect demographic information to understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and limitations of your market. Conduct a Thorough Market Research.

Exit Strategy 131

Exit Strategy CRM USP Marketing Strategy 131

The Practical Leader

JUNE 30, 2020

The consulting firm usually interviews people, runs focus groups, and gathers input from a variety of sources. ” The researchers’ analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data “shows that 70% of U.S. Lots of good ideas are gathered and the best ones presented to leaders along with a recommended action plan.

Hamel 130

Hamel Power Absenteeism Compliance 130

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 29, 2020

The analysis found that the frequent churn of interns provided experienced executives with a constant array of insights into the cultural trends of the current time, with this directly translating into the creative output of the company.

Trends 110

Trends Mentor Focus Group Analysis 110

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 27, 2024

Use a focus group. On major changes, I like to bring in a group of people who are generally supportive of my leadership, but represent all the major groups within the church. Do a stakeholder analysis I wrote about this concept HERE. I cast the vision for the change, get their feedback and answer questions. (And,

Stakeholder Analysis 71

Stakeholder Analysis Learning-by-Doing Planning Edmondson 71

HR Digest

APRIL 13, 2023

A market analysis involves comparing an organization’s compensation packages with those of similar organizations in the same industry and geographic region. Another way to manage employee benefits is to regularly review and update benefit offerings to ensure that they remain competitive and meet the changing needs of employees.

Incentives 64

Incentives Motivation Objective Trends 64

Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

This can be accomplished through market research and data analysis. There are several ways to collect customer data, including surveys, interviews, focus groups, and website/app analytics. The first step to providing excellent customer experiences is understanding who your customers are and what they want.

Word of Mouth Marketing 206

Word of Mouth Marketing Brand Goal Customer Loyalty 206

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 31, 2023

As our CEO Ann Francke reminded us in a recent Bloomberg UK analysis of gender equality in UK business, the scarcity of senior women in executive committees and in leadership roles remains a pressing concern. If you would like to join a virtual focus group on 7 June from 11am–12pm, contact Ariana Carrano.

Conference 52

Conference Absenteeism Newsletter Article 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

We led focus groups, created advisory and steering teams, and engaged our executives in workshops and feedback sessions. As we continue to bring our culture to life in our operating model and our HR practices, we continue to use surveys, crowdsourcing, focus groups and other tools to ensure our people are heard.

Human Resources 132

Human Resources Focus Group Crisis Definition 132

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2023

This priority remains consistent across demographic and political groups, making it a crucial factor for managers aiming to improve their firms’ ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) performance. Statistical analysis assigns weights to 20 key behaviors, with worker-related issues consistently ranking highest.

Focus Group 18

Focus Group Analysis Politics Objective 18

Six Disciplines

APRIL 26, 2013

For this analysis, we evaluated organizations based on a combined factor of growth and profitability. Finding people, motivating them, compensating them, keeping them focused, and keeping them satisfied are always hot topics in focus group research and in conversations we have with business owners.

Quality 110

Quality Focus Group Analysis Motivation 110

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 9, 2013

Analysis of organizational structure of how the work actually gets done vs. how the organizational chart claims it gets done. Focus groups to determine what is working well. Identification of needed accountability and authority of the organizations managers and employees. Interviews of existing managers.

Leadership Development 154

Leadership Development Skills Development Leadership 154

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

I’d need to conduct a dozen customer and employee focus groups to fill in the gaps if I wasn’t having regular check-ins with the shoeshine guy.” We try to help leaders make a very rational cost/benefit analysis about what clinging to the raft is costing them. And when your analysis is complete, start sending those signals!

Competitive Advantage 92

Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 92

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Consider using a focus group. On major changes, I like to bring in a group of people who are generally supportive of my leadership, but represent all the major groups within the church. Consider a stakeholder analysis. I cast the vision for the change, get their feedback and answer questions.

Stakeholder Analysis 58

Stakeholder Analysis Learning-by-Doing Planning Edmondson 58

HR Digest

AUGUST 14, 2023

This analysis will help you identify the specific training needs and ensure that your program targets the areas that will have the most significant impact on your business. Use surveys, interviews, or focus groups to gather their insights and opinions. What are the specific areas where your employees are falling short?

Training 98

Training Succession Objective Learning-by-Doing 98

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Use a focus group. On major changes, I like to bring in a group of people who are generally supportive of my leadership, but represent all the major groups within the church. Do a stakeholder analysis. I cast the vision for the change, get their feedback and answer questions. (And, And, I genuinely do.

Stakeholder Analysis 43

Stakeholder Analysis Learning-by-Doing Planning Influence 43

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 5, 2013

Focus group – On major changes, I like to bring in a group of people who are generally supportive of my leadership, but represent all the major groups within the church. Stakeholder analysis – I wrote about this concept HERE. I cast the vision for the change, get their feedback and answer questions. (And,

Stakeholder Analysis 83

Stakeholder Analysis Edmondson Learning-by-Doing Focus Group 83

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

If we can really impact the things listed in our Gap Analysis earlier, that would more that make up for a full time on-site Managerial Leadership Position. Could we gather small focus groups of Managers, Directors, and front-line staff to take on their own initiatives for Director Training and Improvement?

Operations 128

Operations Training Tools Planning 128

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

To effectively bring together the what and the why — a problem and its cause, in order to find a probable solution — leaders need to combine the advanced capabilities of big data and analytics with tried-and-true qualitative approaches such as interviewing groups of individuals, conducting focus groups, and in-depth observation.

Team 12

Team Analysis Focus Group Influence 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2017

Our article in the Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance discusses factors that can effectively “push” HR measures and analysis to audiences in a more impactful way, as well as factors that can effectively lead others to “pull” that data for analysis throughout the organization.

Human Capital 12

Human Capital Metrics Analysis Survey 12

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 30, 2016

Use a focus group. On major changes, I like to bring in a group of people who are generally supportive of my leadership, but represent all the major groups within the church. Do a stakeholder analysis. I cast the vision for the change, get their feedback and answer questions. (And, And, I genuinely do.

Stakeholder Analysis 30

Stakeholder Analysis Learning-by-Doing Planning Edmondson 30

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

A new research study I led at CTI uncovers, through a nationally representative survey of 3,212 individuals with STEM credentials, and through dozens of additional interviews and focus group conversations, the differentiators of success for women in STEM. Yet 82% of women in STEM say their contributions are ignored.

Succession 14

Succession Reputation Focus Group Leadership Styles 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Enormously more, actually, than the best survey research, focus group, or doctor's interview — the highly subjective and incomplete tools we rely on today to understand behavior. Consequently, analysis of Big Data is increasingly about finding connections between people's behavior and outcomes.

System 15

System Analysis Retail Focus Group 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2012

The same holds true for consumer focus groups, innovation contests, and more recently the use of social media sites to solicit feedback from consumers. The company interviewed teens in focus groups before launching the product to find out which features to include in their new internet-enabled TV.

Power 14

Power Mass Marketing Focus Group Brand 14

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Pay Equity Analysis: How to Create Fair Salary Structures With the number of tools and data collection resources available to us, it’s impossible for companies to claim ignorance of the pay disparity and the struggles personally encountered by their employees. The gathered data needs to be reviewed in detail.

System 52

System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The resulting report, issued after lengthy analysis, leads to an improved benefits program, "supervisor coaching," or other initiatives run by staff at the center. Employee focus groups identify key themes and issues, and employee teams help develop solutions, which they present to store management.

Tactics 14

Tactics Customer Loyalty Survey Loyalty 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

These insights are found through traditional methods such as focus groups, surveys, panel and census data mining, and emerging approaches such as digital ethnography and text analysis. It uses focus groups and advanced ethnographic techniques to tune in to the voice of the customer.

Marketing 9

Marketing Reis Brand Retail 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The data may be free, but we still have to spend money on analysis," she said. She had spent some money on an outside firm that specialized in Google-data analysis, but the cost hadn't amounted to much. That's why I used their data to set our prices, and it's why I have confidence in their analysis about a launch date and site.

Cost 8

Cost Marketing Management Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Analytics allow studios to go beyond simple focus groups or established financial modeling to determine how audiences might respond to a given film. Sales teams could be equipped with likely sales for a given film to sell appropriately.

Film 16

Film Franchising Budgeting Audience 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Analytics allow studios to go beyond simple focus groups or established financial modeling to determine how audiences might respond to a given film. Sales teams could be equipped with likely sales for a given film to sell appropriately.

Film 16

Film Franchising Budgeting Audience 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

The Global Empathy Index uses a combination of publicly available information and proprietary data drawn from its surveys and from social and financial feeds — including textual analysis of over half a million social media interactions. banks are proving quicker to wake up to the benefits of empathy, scoring 50% higher than UK ones.

Tourism 8

Tourism Telecommunications Automotive Company 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

An analysis that we conducted of disclosures made by 50 American financial services companies revealed that women occupy only 20% of executive committee roles and 22% of board positions. Career progression analysis also shows that at each level, men are promoted at materially higher rates than women. financial firms are women.

Chief Executive Officer 8

Chief Executive Officer Committee Career Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2012

A yawning feedback gap opened that researchers have tried for decades to fill with focus groups, dial tests and surveys. And while I find measurement and analysis intrinsically interesting, I'll be most fascinated to see how future communicators use public expression to better engage their advocates, voters and citizens.

Media 13

Media Audience Brand Advertising 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

The process of defining organizational culture can take many forms, from working with an external consultant to staff-driven focus groups and discussions. This would be a key signal of culture fit.

Diversity 8

Diversity Human Resources Environment Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In the flurry of analysis and research that followed those early results, a major dispute erupted between product developers and the design group. She didn't deny many of the developers' claims, which were backed up with data from interviews and focus groups. And sales were below forecast. It's about moving the goods.".

Influence 15

Influence Market Segmentation Direct Marketing Focus Group 15