Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Silent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation. Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. The greatest enemy of innovation is modern management.

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Six Sigma Productivity Products Bureaucracy 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 16, 2015

Use this question to open your mind and brainstorm multiple alternatives. Clever innovators and creative change agents recognize that solving problems 'inside' a box, when the box itself is the problem, is like moving chairs around on the Titanic. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

Critical Success Factor 50

Critical Success Factor Six Sigma How To Resistance 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns. But some of the most interesting examples of innovation come from new additions to the BCL Top 20 list. Create a safe space for innovation.

Innovation 15

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

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.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The most painfully awkward debates I hear in ostensibly innovative organizations revolve around "crazy ideas." Defining those crazy zones is one of the most difficult but more important cultural decisions innovation leadership teams can make. Crazy ideas, of course, can be a source of sustainable competitive advantage.

Outsourcing 13

Outsourcing Management Core Competence Competitive Advantage 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

These ideas are the seeds of innovation : the intellectual foundation for any new products and services that enable some organizations to gain a competitive advantage over others. This mismanagement of innovation is further exacerbated by the fact that managing creatives tend to require special attention and consideration.

Creativity 9

Creativity Motivation Diversity Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2011

— who use targeted technical innovation to cheat to compete from home against human contestants. People will constantly revise, enhance and extend their devices in a never-ending Red Queen's Race of innovative effectiveness. They turn their devices and themselves into Jeopardy cyborgs — Jeopborgs?

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Hammer Competitive Advantage Brainstorming Participative 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

The company’s cultural dysfunction, it seems to me, stems from the very nature of the company’s competitive advantage: Uber’s business model is predicated on lawbreaking. Uber publicists presented the company as the epitome of innovation, styling critics as incumbent puppets stuck in the past.

Licensing 8

Licensing Transportation Document Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2012

The ability to acquire and develop multicultural talent is becoming a critical competitive advantage for multinational and national companies alike. A performance review or professional development conversation could be a great venue to brainstorm future cross-cultural opportunities with your manager.

Globalization 10

Globalization Development Short-term Career 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

Instead of brainstorming new "products," the group instead collectively chose to imagine future "offers." Offers" usefully blurred categorical and cultural distinctions between "product" and "service" innovation. Amazon, for example, lists over 3000 publications about "product innovation" and roughly 800 for "service innovation."

Ulrich 8

Ulrich Kaizen Innovation Competitive Advantage 8

Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2012

Collaboration is not a new concept, but globalization and new technologies have turned it into one of the best methods of competitive advantage available. Brainstorming. It is diversity that gives a team the unique perspectives needed to create truly innovative solutions. Diverse Group.

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Cooper Groupthink Diversity Teamwork 285

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

A surprising thing happened during a recent brainstorming session I led for a retail client. An electronics website might want to create a “place” for customers to discover and be delighted by innovations. And the development leader failed to identify any new ideas for store layout or building features.

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Brand Reis Objective Merchandising 8