The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Research from Bocconi University suggests that the best approach might be to create ideas in the company of strangers and then develop those ideas with people you know well. When it comes to expanding and executing the idea, however, the study found that it’s best to work with people with whom you have strong ties.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2021

The study found that ideas from people working in groups were overvalued by 37%, versus just 4% for employees working on their own. This sees ideas generated by managers overvalued by 42%, whereas those by frontline workers being undervalued by 11%. Avoiding overvaluing ideas. So can this problem be overcome?

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CO2

APRIL 8, 2013

While generating ideas comes easily for entrepreneurs, discerning which ideas to implement and which to discard does not usually come as easily. CO 2 Partners specializes in working with entrepreneurs and helping them organize, sort, select, and manage their ideas. Idea Generation Trap.

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Mike Cardus

JULY 2, 2013

I’ve seen this happen many times: Employee to Manager: I’ve got a great idea and think that by doing x we will get y,z and extra outcomes. Manager Responds: Yes that is good, and if you would just do p, q, and r we would achieve y, z and more outcomes. Employee to Manager: Yeah I see I will do it that way. Photo Credit.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

People are already too busy, so pre-work should be manageable and require no more than two hours in total to complete. It’s typically a mix of large group conversations, small group work and report outs, individual idea generation shared and captured on post-it notes, and one on one peer coaching followed by group debriefs.

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Development How To Leadership Participative 177

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

What leads a college graduate to apply for hourly work managing the queue of Ollivander’s Wand Shop? I go on vacation and end up with random information on commercial pool/spa management, the day-to-day work of a CDC epidemiologist, being a U.S. How do the marketing folks attract mammoth crowds on a weekday in early November?

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Lead from Within

JULY 4, 2023

Poor listening skills are one of the main causes of poor communication in leadership, and it can have negative impacts on teamwork, idea generation and trust. Most people believe they are good listeners, but the reality is that many of us struggle with effective listening.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For creative idea generation, narrowed focus is a problem.”. If we’re going to maintain this transition, we need to be deliberate about how we manage the process. If your visual field is narrow, then your cognition is likely to be as well,” they explain. That’s going to be the managerial challenge of the next several years.”.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Through such analysis, we can identify which interruptions have the potential to enhance innovation and determine the most effective strategies for managing them within organizations. Intrusions: To optimize creative output during unexpected interruptions, it is crucial for management to establish clear priorities and minimize distractions.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 5, 2020

As you check-in with your management, you are reflecting the priorities to them. As you continue to update your management, you will speak to them differently, and they will recognize your new language and pattern of increasing the market viability of the organization.

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Construction Public Relations Idea Generation Document 180

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 2, 2023

Recent research from Bocconi University highlighted that we often develop the best ideas when we work with people we don’t know well, but then we develop those ideas most effectively with people we know well. This can help to emphasize the benefits of functional dissimilarity to the team.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

There are people who are idea generators. A good worker gets things done. A good leader gets things done through others. And that kind of leadership requires some pretty good managerial skills. There are people who are almost natural [.].

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Entrepreneur Idea Generation Management Skills 80

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Entrepreneurs, c orporate executives and managers know from experience that the best teams sport a rare mixture of friction, freedom and alignment. Step One: Start with the idea generators 1. You’re great at focusing the journey and laying a course, especially when winds are uncertain. So how do you assemble a great team?

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 18, 2021

New research from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) highlights that we can get a similar boost just by moving employees between company sites. Generating ideas. While front-line innovation is common, the ways in which managers can most effectively support it are not well understood.

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Innovation Tacit Knowledge Creativity Idea Generation 84

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Sixty-seven percent believe that there is a reluctance to take risks, a reliance on existing products, services, and ways of doing business from managers. Idea Generation Tool – Create a way for employees to have the ability to submit ideas. They believe innovation is repeatable rather than spontaneous and random.

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Influence Media Innovation Idea Generation 301

Management Excellence

MARCH 9, 2011

Your decisions define you as a leader and a manager, yet we spend very little time in our busy lives finding ways to improve our abilities in this area. In this 3rd Part of an on-going series, we tackle the issue of properly framing issues to improve idea generation and decision development.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s perhaps understandable, therefore, that managers would strive to achieve a degree of cultural fit when they recruit. Indeed, a few years ago research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that a poor cultural fit can cost somewhere between 50-60% of that employee’s annual salary.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Here are four techniques that will help open the lines of communication with team members, and across your organization, to encourage valuable idea generation and information sharing: 1. As a supervisor, if we try to “manage” other people’s feelings, we are not being effective. When you are honest with someone, you honor them.

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Competitive Advantage CEO Open-book Idea Generation 120

Strategy Driven

APRIL 7, 2019

They all claim they have a problem with generating enough ideas, and they’re all wrong. They already have all the ideas they could even need, and so do you. You see, the problem is never idea generation. Because it isn’t more ideas you need, it’s not killing the ones you already have.

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Company Idea Generation Innovation Workshop 54

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 5, 2013

Typically most managers do not realize there are different styles even though they divide 50/50 in the populations worldwide. Bottom line; the more an organization incorporates both types of innovators - idea generation and idea implementation - the better the solutions.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Their creativity was also measured using an 11-item scale assessing things such as problem identification and idea generation. Their creativity was also gauged via interviews with their managers. Boosting creativity. A number of findings emerged from the data.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Often, as a leader, manager, doctor, teacher, or coach, it's central to your job. Big organizations require a different set of management practices and approaches—a discipline focused on the strategies, systems and culture for taking their companies to the next level. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). How do you deal with success?

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

By taking employee input, creating planning committees, encouraging creativity, introducing team-building initiatives, and allowing spaces for communication and idea generation, employers can significantly contribute to holiday morale. Support local community projects or organize donation drives to give back during the holiday season.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 29, 2019

Crowdsourcing is rapidly growing in terms of popularity among business owners because it’s proven to be a cost-effective option for idea generation. In reality, the time it takes to sit colleagues down, brainstorm, validate ideas and put them into action is often hugely underestimated. Retain a firm handle on your overheads.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Perhaps one of the most deeply entrenched mental models in organizational management is the idea of the hierarchical structure. As new ideas are generated, the require permission and resources from managers, who may not understand the new idea due to their lack of specialized knowledge. New York: Doubleday.

Creativity 106

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

When you can do this, you also allow your team to feel as if it is acceptable when they are wrong on an idea making them feel more comfortable with their creativity and idea generation. She graduated in Business Administration with a major in Management. One of the key ideas from my perspective is building trust.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Perhaps one of the most deeply entrenched mental models in organizational management is the idea of the hierarchical structure. As new ideas are generated, the require permission and resources from managers, who may not understand the new idea due to their lack of specialized knowledge. Williams, W.

Creativity 84

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 27, 2014

Recently, I read an interesting article that started me thinking about the messages we send out to our children concerning what it is to be a manager. The Article, written by Hal Gregersen for Businessweek.com is entitled, “What Do Managers Do at Work? When asked, “What do Managers do at work?”

Leadership 75

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Management Excellence

MARCH 21, 2012

Speaking of big ideas, there's no one better to kick us off for this round of podcasts than G. Michael Maddock (Mike), the leader of the innovation agency Maddock-Douglas, author of multiple books, serial entrepreneur and someone who is a one-person idea generating machine.

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LDRLB

JULY 17, 2012

In addition to these important idea-generating qualities, other skills are equally important when it comes to navigating the overall innovation process given the high level of ambiguity and uncertainty which is inherent when creating business breakthroughs. Adaptive Planning. To learn more, visit: [link].

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Coaching Tip

JULY 3, 2013

How do these different modes of thinking affect team dynamics, process flows, idea generation and problem-solving approaches? • When managed well, cognitive diversity has been proven to pay off,” Herrmann-Nehdi says. “A How do they contribute to desired outcomes, and where are there gaps in our thinking? •

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You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 20, 2012

I read an interesting article last week that started me thinking about the messages we send out to our children concerning what it is to be a manager. The Article, written by Hal Gregersen for Businessweek.com is entitled, “ What Do Managers Do at Work? . When asked, “ What do Managers do at work ?”

Leadership 76

Leadership Sample Idea Generation Diversity 76

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Drawing on her vast experience as a venture capitalist, organizational design expert, and management consultant, Ardi argues that the future belongs to the Betas. The Beta approach will help you recruit, manage, and retain the kind of talent you and your organization need to profit today and tomorrow.”

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 17, 2013

Middle level managers often need to look three to five years into the future. Circulate the ideas generated and discuss the impact of trends on your products, services, technologies, and constituents. That’s because the challenge escalates with managerial level.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

"Presence in the Present" As a branded company whose success depends on change management, Kellogg Company puts a premium on its internal culture. KVets & Supporters is our Business/Employee Resource Group that celebrates military service and recognizes the benefits that can be brought to Kellogg by those who serve.

Diversity 81

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 22, 2014

Drawing on her vast experience as a venture capitalist, organizational design expert, and management consultant, Ardi argues that the future belongs to the Betas. The Beta approach will help you recruit, manage, and retain the kind of talent you and your organization need to profit today and tomorrow.”

Venture Capitalist 62

Venture Capitalist Decentralization Idea Generation Books 62

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 21, 2014

Drawing on her vast experience as a venture capitalist, organizational design expert, and management consultant, Ardi argues that the future belongs to the Betas. The Beta approach will help you recruit, manage, and retain the kind of talent you and your organization need to profit today and tomorrow.” Dana Ardi, Ph.D.

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