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. .”

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Energy Crisis Absenteeism Leadership 52

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Focus groups and stay-interviews can reveal why people want to come to work every day. Even in a culture with positive employee relations and frequent, open communication, employment relationships end. They’ve taken their collective years as Human Resource professionals and consultants and shared it in The Big Book of HR.

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Succession Benchmarking Performance Review Handbook 137

The Practical Leader

MAY 29, 2019

Leading change was a key focus that emerged from reader feedback on the main topics over 600 readers said they’d like to see in my latest book project. It’s been a vital focus for many of our leadership team retreats and culture development work. Find ways to manage chronic uncertainty.

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Agility Organization Henderson Focus Group 55

Center for Creative Leadership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Leaders must be knowledgeable and open-minded about different cultures to gain a better understanding of employees from different backgrounds and find a way to help them work together as a team. creating focus groups if necessary ? Learn our best practices for managing virtual teams and meetings.). Applied Research Award.

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Team Emotional Intelligence Diversity Globalization 88

Next Level Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Main | Business Travel Divas Turn Themselves In » July 23, 2010 Fear Kills In case you didnt see it, a report in the New York Times earlier this week offers a stark example of what can happen when the culture of an organization discourages open and honest dialogue. Heres the passage from the article that really hit home with me.

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Executive Coaching Open-book Blog Report 166

QAspire

JANUARY 9, 2011

They create focus groups on process improvements, document the lessons, relentlessly train teams and incorporate preventive measures in their processes. You can form small focus group from your current team and improve in small iterations. Even they face similar challenges and problems, but only once.

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Learning Organization Organization Senge Blog 159

Tony Mayo

MARCH 10, 2010

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences? A focus group is not a survey.

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Mayo Execution Executive Coaching How To 158

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

After reading his book Culture Spark , I reached out to talk about his work and his research. “If You share six myths about culture in your book. Approachability means not only having an open-door policy, but also demonstrating that it is more than lip service. Be open and honest. Jason Richmond. 6 Culture Myths.

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How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 110

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Tuesday, November 02nd, 2010 Posted by: mike Met some friends for a focus group at a local coffee place. Glad you detailed it out and so sorry she wasn’t open to listening. Powered by WordPress. Design by 12GrainStudio Your Process SUCKS! I am a jerk & tell me the behaviors you want. Denise OBerry Wednesday, 3rd.

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Process Team Building Focus Group Learning-by-Doing 149

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

The second was at what was the fourth KFC franchise to open in the United States. ’ 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. The first which I attended was at the Armstrong-Johnson Ford dealership.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2014

Coupon book activities with schools. Allow non-profit groups to present on their premises. Conduct focus groups. It is a compendium book, containing quotes and extrapolations into business culture, arranged in 76 business categories. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Franchising Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning 73

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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Media Learning-by-Doing Open-book Company 67

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

A new research study I led at CTI uncovers, through a nationally representative survey of 3,212 individuals with STEM credentials, and through dozens of additional interviews and focus group conversations, the differentiators of success for women in STEM. Telegraph confidence.

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Succession Reputation Focus Group Leadership Styles 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I featured Ronn, a former P&G executive (and current executive coach and entrepreneur), in several places in The Little Black Book of Innovation , most notably for his rant against the evils of focus groups. Form a growth group! Open a corporate venturing arm! They have a leadership problem," I listened carefully.

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Innovation Competitive Advantage Leadership Christensen 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

I spent the last 18 months researching and writing a book on how organizations and leaders can do extraordinary things, even if they operate in pretty ordinary fields. Once the pizza got better, Doyle announced plans to open a Domino’s in Italy—a move that was nothing if not daring.

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CEO Open-book Price Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

We used to quiz him with focus groups and mall intercepts. As David Kamp points out in his wonderful book, The United States of Arugula , American cuisine is in a state of ceaseless innovation, routinely outstripping the culinary cultures from which it springs. The average restaurant costs hundreds of thousands to open.

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Trends Marketing Brand Film 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

Understanding the electro-chemistry and the relationship of the cortex with human behavior opens opportunities for companies to target customers effectively. These categories of products don't rely on focus groups because only visionaries can truly imagine their usefulness — they create entirely new habits and disrupt markets.

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Market Segmentation B2B Productivity Products 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

Because he and I have taught executive education classes together, I thought I should read his book. For one marketing services firm, it meant being exposed to their biggest client's development teams and sitting through technical tests and focus groups to better appreciate and understand how its products were actually designed and built.

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Innovation Lean Production Disintermediation Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I thought it would be helpful to provide the list of 31 questions, and my one sentence perspective on each question, as it dovetails with my current book project (tentatively titled, The Little Black Book of Innovation.) Start with deep ethnographic research; avoid focus groups! How do you define innovation?

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Innovation Govindarajan Disruptive Innovation Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2015

Our new book, Harness the Power of the Purse: Winning Women Investors , based on recent research from the Center for Talent Innovation, indicates that there is a rising tide of female wealth worldwide. Based on interviews and focus groups we conducted across the region, cultural dynamics are playing a key role.

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Survey Telecommunications Diversity Focus Group 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2013

The suspense is no doubt killing you, so I''ll go ahead and tell you the secret to recognizing opportunities: promotion focus. Alternatively, if you approach your venture focused on not losing everything you''ve worked so hard for, on avoiding danger and keeping things running smoothly, you have a prevention focus.

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Entrepreneur How To Open-book Creativity 8

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. The TLP is an enterprise-wide leadership framework that cultivates a collaborative, social, open and engaging mindset among all employees regardless of rank or title.

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CIO Leadership Drucker Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

During a long and illustrious career that is far from over (you can read all about one of his most recent ventures — building the most direct fiber-optic connection between Chicago and New York – in Chapter One of Michael Lewis’s new book ), Barksdale has become a big believer in the value of the folksy aphorism as management tool.

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Advice Management CAPEX Wireless 8

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 12, 2010

This is an informal focus group of sorts, where employees can freely and without feeling pressure, share their ideas, see others ideas, and then suggest even more ideas. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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