Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Silent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation. Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. The greatest enemy of innovation is modern management.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

While this might have been the most efficient way to train assembly line workers during the Industrial Era, human capital is now the greatest resource for most companies. In other words, we’re paying people to think, to innovate, and to collaborate with others to produce the best possible results.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

The cultural values of loyalty and leadership are being redefined by the economic value of forecasting methodologies (PDF). If you're running Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Google, Exxon Mobil, or Ford, you have comparable concerns about making sure you're getting the best possible returns from your talent and human capital investments.

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