Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

In addition to the negative impact on decision-making, diminished communications from the lack of connection reduces the marketplace of ideas inside the organization, which in turn reduces innovation. Knowing that their input has been factored into a leader’s decision is motivating and it positively impacts their future participation.

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. In order to complete the chain, organizations must insist that suppliers, professional services counselors and vendors show demonstrated quality programs, as well as ethics statements. Educational and incentive programs should be implemented. Faster innovation.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” Of course, copying what your competitors do — especially when it is illegal and inefficient – is the opposite of innovative. Some markets — for example, several in China — are too rife with bribery to get around it, and no amount of innovation can change that reality. How can companies kick this habit?

Management 11

Management Ethics Cost Bureaucracy 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2014

But as Steve Blank, Henry Chesbrough, and others have pointed out , that advantage is offset by the daunting fact that corporate innovators have to fight a war on two fronts. This is where the concept of stealth innovation can help you. But up-front agreements can only carry you so far.

Innovation 11

Innovation Conflict of Interest Strategy System 11

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

Diversity 296

Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The perception has been eroding our industry's image and has caused many in our industry to assume that R&D, innovation, and social contribution are unaffordable luxuries in a fiercely cost-based competitive game. This philosophy has started to take its toll.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

They must be supported by incentives, different processes, training, and often changes in how adjacent activities are carried out (as tools rarely sit in isolation). To modify the Peter Drucker quote, "Culture eats tools for breakfast" — if you don't understand the culture you're operating in, creating change will be an uphill battle.

Metrics 12

Metrics Education Software Tools 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Change the Rules.

CEO 11

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

For Bogle, that's because the company where he spent his peak earning years was structured as a mutual — owned by its customers and operated on their behalf. But, to follow Swensen's reasoning, the incentives are all wrong. It drives hard work, innovation, and the success of the capitalist system.

Finance 13

Finance Motivation White Paper Banking 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

This isn't a new challenge, but it's more urgent than ever, not just as an effort to escape reform and regulation from the outside, but to restore the public trust, to repair the moral fabric of the system, and to unleash the innovation required to tackle the world's most pressing and important challenges.

Short-term 15

Short-term Long-term Ethics Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Even in one of the most market-oriented societies in human history, it appears very difficult to make most people appreciate that ethical and profitable business practices do not fundamentally conflict. But what this conclusion neglects entirely is the incentive value of profit. We describe these views as anti-profit beliefs.

Company 8

Company Short-term Long-term Price 8