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Solution-Focused Consulting and Training in Toronto, Canada

Mike Cardus

Alan Kay sharing highlights and lessons learned from a conference he attended in Germany. NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. It is a fun group of people who meet and talk and share about Solution-Focused coaching and finding what works. Opening the meeting with some ‘ About Us ’ talk. Strategic Planning. Trouble for Team Problems.

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Applying a Model for Small Business Continual Improvement

Deming Institute

1) Analyze your SWOT. SWOT analysis. Improvement and Innovation. 19) Celebrate innovation. Edwards Deming Institute conference. Quality tools are shown next to stages where they are most often useful but many tools can be used in many different stages of the model. 14 Deming principles. 20 SME Steps. Leadership.

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The 5 Skills That Innovative Leaders Have in Common

Harvard Business Review

Innovation is critical in a knowledge economy — driving growth, new products, and new methods of delivering value to customers. According to PwC’s 2015 study on Global Innovation , U.S. And yet, despite its importance, innovation is a difficult quality to cultivate both in leaders and in organizations.