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Creating the Conditions for Sustainable Innovation

Great Leadership By Dan

Here's some new research on innovation and a guest post by By Rich Wellins, Ph,D., Senior Vice President, Development Dimensions International (DDI): In the past year, innovation has risen to the top of the business agenda. It seems not a day goes by that the major media writes (or broadcasts) stories in innovation.

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7 Tips for Embracing the 80/20 Rule With Employee Talent

ExactHire - Leadership

I’m sure you’ve heard of the 80/20 Rule before, but have you ever thought seriously about its impact on your talent management initiatives? Additionally, being selected for a special stretch assignment is a nice way to award recognition to these exceptional individuals who are trusted to innovate for their employer.

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We Need a New Approach to Solve the Innovation Talent Gap

Harvard Business Review

What if this model existed on a larger scale to help staff innovation and growth strategy initiatives for big business? I previously wished for a Shark-Tank for Corporate America to create more efficient capital markets to fund great innovation ideas bogged down by bureaucracy. Executing on Innovation. Special Series.

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How Lilly Is Getting More Women into Leadership Positions

Harvard Business Review

So we embarked on an in-depth study of our own employees, based on a proprietary, multi-faceted process we use for market research. He and other senior leaders gathered for two days with human resources and the Lilly Women’s Network, one of our employee resource groups, to brainstorm solutions to barriers uncovered in the research.

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How Microsoft Uses a Growth Mindset to Develop Leaders

Harvard Business Review

For instance, employees from the hack team that created Learning Tools for OneNote (which helps people improve their reading and writing skills) are now overseeing the product’s market expansion. How talent management is changing. Insight Center. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Sponsored by Korn Ferry.

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Research: Millennials Can’t Afford to Job Hop

Harvard Business Review

A new study on Misunderstood Millennial Talent: The Other 91 Percent by the Center for Talent Innovation shatters the stereotype that all Millennials are entitled whiners just waiting to jump ship. In short, a human resources nightmare , right? That’s a mistake with profound implications.

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Building Trust Between Your Employees and Freelancers

Harvard Business Review

More companies and nonprofits are turning to external experts, on a project or temporary basis, to tap into unique skill sets and experience that they otherwise might not be able to access, afford, or locate in their market. At the same time, more individuals are turning to freelancing as an alternative to full-time company employment.

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