First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 13, 2014

Peter Skarzynski is a founder and Managing Partner of ITC Business Group, LLC. He advises large, global organizations on strategy, innovation and organizational change and is recognized as a leading expert in enabling organizational renewal and growth through innovation.

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Prahalad Hamel Core Competence Drucker 93

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

These companies have failed to innovate and stay ahead of the rapid changes in technology, and so have fallen by the wayside. Companies with a high AQ are able to spot customer pain points and trends, and shift gears to create new opportunities that leverage the company’s core competencies and expertise.

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Leadership Leadership Styles Hotels Core Competence 154

In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 20, 2016

Leaders and managers are expected to do more, to do it better, faster, and at lower costs. Most of these opportunities fall outside of the core competency of the company and/or the positioning of the brand. Business Models Change and So do Core Competencies. You Can’t Be All Things to All People. Or Can You?

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Strategy Core Competence Constraint Short-term 165

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 28, 2014

Peter Skarzynski is a founder and Managing Partner of ITC Business Group, LLC. He advises large, global organizations on strategy, innovation and organizational change and is recognized as a leading expert in enabling organizational renewal and growth through innovation.

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Prahalad Hamel Core Competence Wilde 75

Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

As these areas grow in a traditional business model, it also increases complexity and as a result, management challenges. When the order-taking system is fully digitized, it does not become harder to manage as more consumers use it, or as they demand more variety; it just gets better and better. But here’s the thing.

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Operations Industry Learning-by-Doing Automotive 288

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 28, 2014

It also helps to view these constraints as similar to limitations one faces in innovation – where the goal is to find the most effective way to address the roadblock while remaining on course to what you ultimately want to achieve.

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How To Core Competence Constraint Learning-by-Doing 229

Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

Leadership Tip: make change a core competence. First, it is critical to make change a core competence. agile development, DevOps) and modern technology practices (e.g., You share stories of companies who have shifted into the digital era. What are a few of the key takeaways from your study?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

You will also be competing to retain talented employees that other companies would like to lure away. What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? What about competing to maintain key business relationships with vendors, suppliers, partners and the like?

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 10, 2015

The following is a guest piece by Innovation Excellence co-founder Rowan Gibson. What most companies understand now is that the only way to drive profitable growth and wealth creation over the longer term is to innovate. But that’s not the way radical innovators envisage their organizations. This is quite understandable.

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How To Retail Core Competence Innovation 100

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

But as a company who also values innovation and “looking around the corner,” we are always challenging the status quo—so absolutely, there is always room for improvement! We were certainly tested with the onset of the pandemic, as almost all our 24,000 employees moved to remote work overnight.

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Software Engineering Learning-by-Doing Diversity 98

Six Disciplines

APRIL 11, 2011

The conundrum is this: executive coaching typically focuses on a thin layer of senior management. These are the core competencies of learning, growing organizations: Formulating strategy. Developing goals that can lead an organization. Developing activity plans and monitoring progress. Cultivating innovation.

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ROI Executive Coaching Core Competence Sports 101

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 22, 2010

We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence 162

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Innovate Purposefully ). Discipline I. Discipline III. Align Systems ). Discipline IV.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Innovate Purposefully ). Discipline I. Discipline III. Align Systems ). Discipline IV.

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System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 85

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

What shared interests can you learn about that you can combine to catalyze innovation for your organization? An enterprise business model was developed that takes in all the processes across all the business areas. This blog is for leaders and those who help them to be more intentional about relationships at work.

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Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Last month, we learned about Geneca's journey into creating a culture of innovation within the company. By Jess Chipkin , Geneca, Manager of Public and Community Relations. In a nutshell, The Little Give teams up Edelman employees to develop PR programs for local nonprofits focused on children and youth. Thumbs Up From the CEO.

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Ryan PR Project B2B 130

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 27, 2010

We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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Greenleaf Maslow Blog Goleman 177

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2017

More and more companies are realizing they must reinvent their cultures by infusing innovation into their DNA. With almost 4,000 employees, CSAA IG has embarked on a systemic approach to create a pervasive culture of innovation. Most people focus on the first type of innovation: incremental.

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Insurance Innovation Core Competence Disruptive Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In the creative economy, innovation is more important than ever. Innovation is the only insurance against irrelevance. Innovation, in operations, products, business models and ecosystems, isn't merely a competitive advantage, it's the competitive advantage. We all get it: innovation is the lifeblood of every organization.

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Innovation Process Competitive Advantage McKinsey 15

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

The Gifts You Can Give Let’s explore some of the gifts you may have been given or that you have developed in your time on earth. Another reason why managers need to make the effort; what organization couldn’t benefit from having people work harder because they feel appreciated? These will be the traits that come easily to you.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 18, 2010

We so need more innovative leaders like you to inspire these top talents! We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success. Stay blessed!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Creativity and innovation depend on it! Developing yourself and others to create a continuous learning culture. Supporting growth and development will positively affect the goals your organization is attempting to achieve. It’s this type of work atmosphere that develops mutual respect and transparency.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

He ultimately took the tyrant out of a management position at the company (in today’s world, this individual may have been fired). Maybe we need to have the courage to live our truth regardless of what the outcome is, but when it comes to threatening one’s livelihood, the situation requires more innovative measures, as you did.

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Leadership Follow-up Blog Greenleaf 150

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

The innovator's quest has been to find the win-win proposition: a great new product that can create differentiated value for consumers while supporting differentiated profits for the producer. The innovator's job is now to create wins across the board. But the focus on win-win can blind us to the needs of critical partners.

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Innovation Supply Chain Telecommunications Core Competence 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Core Competencies. Running design sprints.

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Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2012

Most companies sabotage their own innovation processes without meaning to. Innovation is episodic. We've all seen this movie: A few people in the organization have a burning desire to foster more innovation, or a different kind of innovation, so they invent a new process. It's easy to ax innovation. What to do?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I mean the real, formal, sit down and talk type of meetings that allow the employee, peer, or manager to say whats on their mind. As a result a lot of idea sharing and thus opportunity for innovations was potentially lost. It may often take creative time management to fit meetings in between tasks. To discuss priorities.

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Blog Greenleaf Maslow Follow-up 124

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The most painfully awkward debates I hear in ostensibly innovative organizations revolve around "crazy ideas." Consequently, top management teams tend to be the Goldilocks of crazy: They don't want insane, and they don't need conventional; they want their craziness to be "just right." Which ideas are too crazy?

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Outsourcing Management Core Competence Competitive Advantage 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Unfortunately, when companies launch innovation initiatives, they tend to devote most of their time, energy and attention to that initial 1% – the thrilling hunt for the breakthrough idea. The real innovation challenge , however, lies beyond the idea, in a long, hard journey from idea to impact. Think Different. Opportunities.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

One such skill is portfolio management , the application of systematic tools for reducing risks and maximizing the return on investments. You then manage the risk and return in the portfolio by adjusting the mix and amount of investments, since it is unlikely that all of them will rise or fall to the same degree simultaneously.

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LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

The most recent being Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation. Paul Nunes and I have known each other for many years, and we’ve both been writing about the subject of disruptive innovation from different vantage points and different angles. DAVID: Yeah. You call it this big bang disruption.

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Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Welcome to the March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership says, “A lot of leaders make the mistake of using the same conflict management strategy for all kinds of conflict. Nick McCormick of The Joe and Wanda on Management Blo g asks Are You a Manager or a Host?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Increasing creativity and innovation is not only on the priority list for start-ups; it’s also a strategic goal for CEOs of small, medium, and large-sized companies. As companies grapple with long odds on innovation like these, they are also looking for ways to improve the likelihood of their intrapreneurial success.

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Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

I have pushed the competencies approach into several new areas over the years, including parenting , stress management , and even love , but the area where this approach has had the greatest success has been creativity. million in innovative revenue reductions specifically to the training. HBR Must Reads on Innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

Cisco's clever little camcorder collapse provides picture-perfect insight into a pervasive innovation pathology: Ignoring — or disrespecting — the obvious. Cisco's leadership is very smart and Wi-Fi is part of the firm's core competence. or "How can we push the innovation envelope?" This was obvious.

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Wireless Management Telecommunications Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

And yet, when I go “outside,” I constantly see health care providers working brilliantly together in innovative ways that I had not even imagined. Here are just five examples of the dozens of innovations out there that make my head and my heart hurt. University of Utah put case management right in the intensive care units.

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