QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Establish quality circles or improvement/quality focus groups and rotate people to give everyone a chance to participate. Train your middle managers on quality to build a right leadership ecosystem. Spread awareness of your quality beliefs and systems by designing e-bulletins or newsletters. Don’t Kill It!

Quality 122

Quality TQM Directory Belief Systems 122

Next Level Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Thats Not Leadership. The Lloyds team was on board the rig about a month before it blew and conducted a safety survey and a number of focus groups with Transocean crew members over the course of several days. I have the feeling that the disaster in the Gulf will be fodder for leadership case studies for years to come.

Executive Coaching 167

Executive Coaching Open-book Blog Report 167

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

Instead of the ‘old’ method of relying on focus groups that meet behind two-way mirrors, it’s time to engage customers in a two-way conversation to innovate new products and services that matter. Email This Post | Print Post | Sign up for our Email Newsletter Speak Your Mind Tell us what youre thinking.

Media 67

Media Learning-by-Doing Open-book Company 67

Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

See if you can't put a small focus group together, preferably strangers. While a focus group can't fully represent how your idea will do in the wild, it will at least give you an idea of how it could be received by the public. No matter the type of business you run, leadership is always essential to success.

Tips 95

Tips Learning-by-Doing Industry Long-term 95

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Yes, set up a “focus group” of employees to serve as community leaders who will shepherd your company into the social networking world, but don’t put all of the power in their hands. Email This Post | Print Post | Sign up for our Email Newsletter Speak Your Mind Tell us what youre thinking. To learn more about Barry, click here.

Media 50

Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

’ I commissioned focus groups. To test the premise, I staged a focus group dinner meeting at a prominent inner-city church, eliciting ideas and insights. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter.

Franchising 65

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 65

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Three major implications drawn can be from this research: Rethink Traditional Research – Companies that rely on traditional surveys and focus groups alone (which in my experience is most of them) are probably getting but half the story. It appears that the life of the new consumer runs on conflict. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

Globalization 50

Globalization Bottom-up Brand Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2014

Conduct focus groups. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Maintain community files. Organize an ongoing feedback system. Plan how to best reach each public… which avenues will be the most expedient.

Franchising 74

Franchising Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning 74