The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We did a series of focus groups, interviews, and surveys within a division of a large company to help Chris, the division manager, determine why their culture wasn’t performing at the level he wanted. Each manager opened the folder and looked into a large mirror inside. Change begins here.

Team 98

Team Leadership Mission Statement Drucker 98

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 20, 2020

The researchers devised a system, called Dovetail Digital, which provides a blockchain-based method of managing digital consent. They each completed a questionnaire, followed by a focus group discussion. It can also be difficult for patients to keep on top of, and they can easily feel they lack control over their own data.

Focus Group 80

Focus Group Analysis Quality System 80

HR Digest

APRIL 20, 2023

The current competitive marketplace has made it a necessity for organizations to discover steps in managing attrition rates. Employee Retention Strategies to Decrease Staff Turnover Rates Employers need to focus on fostering a positive work environment as a step in managing attrition.

Attrition 59

Attrition Innovation Strategy Training 59

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Some ways to uncover how to create a positive work environment include: Encourage immediate communication and conflict resolution Train employees on conflict resolution strategies that they can employ as necessary Provide training for managers and HR professionals on constructive communication Encourage regular interactions between senior management (..)

Company 98

Company Environment Policies Metrics 98

The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The HR VP outlined a process to feed back the survey results to management and frontline teams across the organization in the coming months. They seemed to be Theory X leaders (employees will take advantage, need to be “snoopervised,” and managed like kids with rules, policies, and punishment). They see it loud and clear.

Policies 59

Policies Morale Report Survey 59

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

” These are a bit extreme, but we’ve heard variations of these thoughts over the years in focus groups to survey a Client’s organizational culture. One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness.

Energy 52

Energy Crisis Absenteeism Leadership 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

We led focus groups, created advisory and steering teams, and engaged our executives in workshops and feedback sessions. As we continue to bring our culture to life in our operating model and our HR practices, we continue to use surveys, crowdsourcing, focus groups and other tools to ensure our people are heard.

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Human Resources Focus Group Crisis Definition 132

The Practical Leader

MAY 29, 2019

” That’s a key conclusion of a major study by Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work and the Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute. Find ways to manage chronic uncertainty. Get input on the top priorities and get frontline people participating in addressing them.

Agility 55

Agility Organization Henderson Focus Group 55

Management Craft

JULY 25, 2011

I am asked to evaluate teams, departments, and managers quite often. This work is sometimes done in the form of focus groups, interviews, or team training sessions. As managers, this needs to be considered in the planning stages. Groups are important to us. For managers, this is both an opportunity and a challenge.

Team 84

Team Management Stress Resistance 84

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

From management courses to leadership seminars, there is no shortage of opportunities to further your learning, gain new skills or master the ones you already have. Completion Rates Say participants are given a task through a training program. When it comes to running a successful business, there are no shortcuts.

Metrics 52

Metrics Training Benchmarking ROI 52

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

I once asked a manager how many people work for his company. As someone in a focus group quipped, “The most dangerous place in this organization is at the exit door around quitting time. .” ” In another organization, I was facilitating a development workshop with a few “prisoners” as participants.

Absenteeism 40

Absenteeism Leadership Participative Workshop 40

QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Establishing Forums to Build a Quality Oriented Culture Total Quality Management (TQM) says that quality is everybody’s job. Establish quality circles or improvement/quality focus groups and rotate people to give everyone a chance to participate. TQM is not just a philosophy.

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Quality TQM Directory Belief Systems 122

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The researchers conducted focus groups with members of the public across the UK to understand how we feel about data, and especially how much control and ownership of our personal data we want. As part of these sessions, a graphic was developed to help inform participants about the various types of data that exist.

Business Model 53

Business Model Compliance Participative Tips 53

Tony Mayo

MARCH 10, 2010

I hope your salespeople and customer service reps are gleaning more from customer interactions than orders–and are sharing that intelligence with management. Plan to have 6-12 participants. Allow plenty of opportunity for the participants to talk with each other. A focus group is not a survey.

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Mayo Execution Executive Coaching How To 158

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 12, 2012

While preparing for a focus group meeting it came to me NOISE. I’ve led this with larger teams you can break the group into teams of 6 or less and they each work independently then get together and share ( or the facilitator finds commonalities and categorizes them) OR lead a series of focus groups with smaller team separately.

Strategic Planning 158

Strategic Planning SWOT Analysis Planning 158

Strategy Driven

JULY 28, 2019

Conduct focus groups, one on one’s, and surveys to get a strong grip on the current state of your business culture. Once you know where your participants are on a given issue, the next step is to connect the dots for them. Harris is Associate Vice-President and Country Manager for Allergan PLC in Brazil. About the Author.

Agility 63

Agility P&L Intangible Assets Team 63

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. Can we create an independent participant self-lead program, possibly using our internal intra-net.

Operations 128

Operations Training Tools Planning 128

Next Level Blog

JULY 23, 2010

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. Heres the passage from the article that really hit home with me. If you're concerned about reprisal, get another job! Posted by: Mike Henry Sr.

Executive Coaching 167

Executive Coaching Open-book Blog Report 167

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

To increase diversity at senior executive levels, more must be known about one group in particular: women of color in midlevel leadership, who successfully developed and progressed beyond individual contributor and first-line management. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? They pursue management challenges.

Management 10

Management Tacit Knowledge Diversity Leadership Pipeline 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

We heard this leadership dilemma from multiple companies that participated in our research on the leadership perspectives of C-suite executives and millennial leaders, which was co-produced by our three organizations, The Conference Board, RW2 Enterprises, and DDI. What might business models of the future look like?

Development 9

Development Participative Conference Innovation 9

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies. Very, very smart.

Media 67

Media Learning-by-Doing Open-book Company 67

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

Media 50

Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

To get serious results from a network, you need commitment and a continuity of relationships among the participants. Participants tend to belong for individualistic reasons. Network members readily participated in focus groups and collaborated with Gilbert’s group to develop new programs and store designs.

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Gilbert Participative Cooper Network Economy 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2013

You may think you already know how others view you — as a skilled communicator, or an incisive numbers guy, or a manager who always brings out the best in her team. Hold your own focus group. The focus group "took me to the next level in terms of my professional development.".

Executive Coaching 8

Executive Coaching Focus Group Self-aware Performance Review 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

” When Latinos repress who they are in order to rise into management, incoming or up-and-coming Latino talent is motivated to look elsewhere for employment. As one Latino focus group participant said, “I look up, see no one like myself, and have to wonder if there is a future here for me.”

EPS 8

EPS Banking Diversity Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

As one technology executive has explained to us, “We have some very capable women in the middle management and junior VP levels, but they leave our firm to advance their careers as they continually get passed over for promotion.” How talent management is changing. Insight Center. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders.

Focus Group 8

Focus Group Skills Technology Review 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

You lead a dual life, you absolutely do," said another Indian senior manager. Notes a focus group participant, "You start to be less of who you are. You're like a chameleon, constantly changing the way you are," observes an African-American network TV manager. There is an inhibition. You start tiptoeing."

Diversity 15

Diversity Pharmaceuticals Uncertainty Focus Group 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2011

I know a former CEO of a large beverage company who so loved direct consumer contact he couldn't contain himself at focus groups. This cartoonist had just spent two hours describing her loyalty to the brand in a focus group. But you have no other option. Do not try to stop using me, or I will punish you."

Loyalty 15

Loyalty Brand CEO Pharmaceuticals 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Attracting and retaining top talent are perennial concerns among managers, in good times and in bad. With salaries frozen even as the scope of work expands, managers find it nearly impossible to lure A-players and compensate existing high performers without breaking the budget. The good news? They may not have to.

Chief Financial Officer 15

Chief Financial Officer Motivation Loyalty Budgeting 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

New research from the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management finds an “on the one hand, on the other hand” contradiction. Employee retention Managing people Talent management' Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated? The answer seems to be a confusing “both.”

Flextime 8

Flextime Human Resources Career Talent Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Worse yet, they’ll sometimes hire different vendors to address different issues – lifestyle coaches, employee assistance counselors, case and disease management vendors, nurse lines, occupational health and safety experts, workers’ compensation specialists, disability managers, organizational development consultants, you name it.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Without inclusion, however, the crucial connections that attract diverse talent, encourage their participation, foster innovation, and lead to business growth won’t happen. Our research finds that employees with inclusive managers are 1.3 But that’s just not the case. Focusing on these four levers can elicit real change.

Diversity 8

Diversity Career Focus Group Energy 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2010

Were the hospital’s costs better managed or the patients’ experience enhanced? One place I worked for it was a way for management to move people around/let some go. You can run focus groups (and believe me I have run hundreds!) Were their opinions being sought out more often? Did they feel more energized and valued?

Survey 40

Survey Human Resources Blog Learning-by-Doing 40

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It's okay for a woman to be ambitious, but it's not encouraged," concurs a female senior manager at an international financial firm. A government job once meant parking one's ambitions at the door — one focus group participant went so far as to say that it "stains resumes." counterparts (52%). counterparts (52%).

Survey 13

Survey Education Competitive Advantage Human Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

High-quality talent and people who are ambitious want to see the world and the business management systems of the U.S. Most of my female friends prefer to work for the government because the workload is not heavy, and they have enough time to spend with their families," said a participant in one of our focus groups.

Travel 9

Travel Survey Marketing Budgeting 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2013

In 1973, Peter Drucker stated in his book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices, "Management is not culture-free, that is, part of the world of nature. What if our approach to leadership was to evolve into Drucker''s vision of "socially accountable and culturally embedded" management? It is a social function.

CIO 8

CIO Leadership Drucker Telecommunications 8

HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2019

Krueger, have noted a connection between opioid addiction and economic productivity in America due to weaker labor force participation. Krueger mentions that employer-provided pain management intervention could help reverse this inverse relationship, but that’s not all that employers can do in fact, they can do much more.

Health Care 71

Health Care Hotels Short-term Long-term 71