Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2014

In the case of the former, they typically would want to know why and how could they innovate their current product to regain their position as number one. Back then, they would run focus groups to see what customers liked/didn''t like about the product and would check competitors that began to do well. Fast forward to today.

Stage-Gate 128

Stage-Gate Productivity Products Innovation 128

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 5, 2020

This may need to be the subject of another post, but one example of how I have tried to address this lid is with what I call “focus groups”. Granted this takes creativity, especially when finances are stretched, but always hearing “we can’t afford that” or “we aren’t big enough to do that” is never motivating to a team.

Bureaucracy 56

Bureaucracy Brainstorming Guidelines Edmondson 56

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

As global innovators, however, they share a remarkable core value and best practice: they invest in the innovative capabilities of their suppliers. While lean production has almost nothing to do with video production, the clear message was that genuinely lean enterprise craved innovation that made their suppliers more innovative.

Innovation 8

Innovation Lean Production Disintermediation Automotive 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. The evidence is clear that more diverse and inclusive organizations are more creative, innovative, and higher performing. The HR Digest: C. What DE&I strategies have helped C. Robinson add success to the global supply chain industry?

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

In the spirit of reverse innovation, and reverse mentoring , I submit to you that the next trend to watch out for in leadership is, you guessed it — reverse leadership. In my work with focus groups, interviews with leaders, and reviews of frontline employees' performance appraisals, I'm seeing more and more of these reverse leaders.

Self-aware 12

Self-aware Competitive Advantage Follow-up Content 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

How can we share insights and innovations that allow our employees to be more productive? So early on, Finance and HR collaborated to simplify the process, reducing the number of data metrics. Are employees fully engaged and motivated? What do we expect from them and how can we help them meet those expectations? Take Sprint.

Metrics 12

Metrics Parcell Call Center Productivity 12