The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. Stages three and four lean heavily on disciplined management systems and processes.

Innovation 59

Innovation Agility Strategic Planning Core Competence 59

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

1 killer of collaboration, cooperation, great ideas and innovation in organizations. Stephen is a recently promoted Director in the Business Development division of a large financial services company. You know what “ Yabuts ” are, don’t you? Let’s take Stephen, for example. I encourage you to do a little self-listening.

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Committee Strategic Planning Cooper Banking 50

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Some of the department managers received their mail with good grace, responding with a well-placed thank you and a smile. It was a small gesture but always with a big result and a willingness on my part to do more for those managers who had taken the time to acknowledge my existence despite my lowly placement on the hierarchical ladder.

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Blog Politics Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 79

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. At the time, BMW had no dedicated, company-spanning unit to leverage the creative power of startups.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2016

Managers, consultants, and academics around the world have long wrestled with this question. Some have responded by developing a concept known as “ ambidexterity ,” an organizational capability of fulfilling both managerial imperatives at once. CEO Mike Kneeland changed the incentive system for branch managers.

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Company Licensing Incentives Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

At UCB, a medium-sized pharmaceutical company headquartered in Belgium, Heresh Rezavandi and his managers Michelle Maddix-Sovero are leading a young strategic intelligence function that’s part of the strategic marketing practice. ” Get business leaders involved. .” ” Get business leaders involved.

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Marketing Competitive Intelligence Porter How To 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The problem is that to date there has been little work to document the extent of Arab contributions to American innovation. innovation. innovation system, we ran an exercise matching Arabic first names with international patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). tech companies.

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Innovation Analysis Technology Efficiency 13