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. Last year, the team ventured into the marketing space by partnering with the business to bring braille and audio options to the packaging of our Rice Krispies Treats “Love Notes” campaign.

Diversity 81

Diversity Human Resources Globalization Automotive 81

Change Starts Here

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

For ABC Corp, the initiative will focus mainly on the new product development process, especially the idea generation phase. The current steps for vetting ideas will gain new criteria for selecting ideas that will be developed. At an individual level, employees need to become comfortable sharing wild ideas.

Wilde 95

Wilde Idea Generation Morale Process 95

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Most people have learned not to listen to what management says but to pay attention only to what is going on around them on a day-to-day basis. Most people believe that what is apparent is important, but employers of choice recognize that what is not apparent is most important. .

Social Capital 77

Social Capital Cialdini Competitive Advantage Human Capital 77

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2010

But for the masterminds behind these great ideas, the risk paid off and so too can your next great idea. There are times when you are so close to a project that it creates a mental block for idea generation. Your customers may not recognize when they are giving you ideas, but you need to be able to spot them.

Creativity 50

Creativity Bottom-up Newsletter Open-book 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2018

Without realizing it, even well-managed businesses versed in modern management practices can generate an environment that is hostile to innovation. At Samsung, the other aspects of the innovation process are relatively well managed at the operating level.

Innovation 10

Innovation Incubator Stage-Gate Idea Generation 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2017

Employee burnout is a common phenomenon, but it is one that companies tend to treat as a talent management or personal issue rather than a broader organizational challenge. Weak time-management disciplines. Most often, employees are left on their own to figure out how to manage their time in ways that will reduce stress and burnout.

Company 15

Company Agility Energy Tools 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2012

That's a topic, not a big idea. But you might say, "It's about why production will keep missing key deadlines unless we upgrade our workflow management software.". Once you've spelled out your big idea, generate lots of supporting material to give yourself more to choose from when it's time to pick your best stuff.

Audience 16

Audience Brainstorming Sharpe Software 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2011

In our daily lives, moreover, we can see a very persuasive natural experiment playing out in the realm of marketing communications and advertising. Strapped for cash in an era of marketing budget cuts, they make innovative use of new — and cheaper — media. A Forever21 billboard now reaches out and grabs you.

Altshuller 15

Altshuller TRIZ Innovation Constraint 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

The study examined the management and development preferences of America’s young and rising corporate leaders. They convened the program’s top 75 performers — many still fresh out of business school — for a three-day stint of idea generation and problem solving. Why these programs work.

Development 12

Development Participative Conference Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

At Apple (or at any innovative company), they take a little bit of this, sprinkle in a little bit of that and that and that to churn out market-busting ideas such as iTunes, and the iPod, iPhone, and iPad (along with a few market disasters like the G4 Cube computer). Take Gavin Symanowitz, whom we recently met in South Africa.

How To 16

How To Innovation Creativity Disruptive Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

While this “lab-bench to bedside” approach has improved healthcare globally, it can take years, even decades, for an innovation to get to market, often with limited input from patients themselves. Scoping projects for success and managing ambition: Interdisciplinary design teams are, by nature, optimistic and ambitious.

Health Care 10

Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2012

That's a topic, not a big idea. But you might say, "It's about why production will keep missing key deadlines unless we upgrade our workflow management software.". Once you've spelled out your big idea, generate lots of supporting material to give yourself more to choose from when it's time to pick your best stuff.

Audience 9

Audience Brainstorming Sharpe Software 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Although the HMW process has been used at IDEO for a number of years, its origins can be traced back to Basadur and his early days as a creative manager at Procter & Gamble. and soon had them asking a series of more ambitious HMW questions, culminating with: "How might we create a more refreshing soap of our own?".

Innovation 19

Innovation Creativity Cooper Idea Generation 19

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

They have responded to these changes in their competitive environment and have started to position themselves as the most innovative firm in their market. But because the industry’s margins are so low, this strategy carries real risk. Backing up this claim will take significant investment to build the skills they need.

Innovation 9

Innovation Strategy Execution Idea Generation 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

He lays out the theory that has changed the way we think about innovation: disrupters enter the market with low-end or new market innovations and eventually upend an industry. One of the key takeaways here is that all leaders are entrepreneurs trying to create something under conditions of extreme uncertainty.

Books 13

Books Christensen Ries Disruptive Innovation 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

When a company has a clear strategy for a new product launch, for example, a leader needs to provide firm directives to get the marketing, distribution, and sales people working together and moving in one direction. When facing tight deadlines, dominance is needed to generate rapid and well-coordinated responses.

Leadership Styles 8

Leadership Styles Leadership Peer Review Influence 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Are budgeting measures used to manage performance? Is the performance management system focused upon outcomes? How well can management interpret and apply findings to the decision process? How do you handle crisis management and preparedness? Supply chain management should be implemented. Collaborate with others.

Strategic Planning 66

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 66

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Design by 12GrainStudio When Ideas Have Sex, What do the babies look like? Monday, November 22nd, 2010 Posted by: mike Honored to be part of The Wilson Edge ’s Marketing for the 21st Century Un-Book Tour. Below is the power point of my talk; When Ideas Have Sex, What Do The Babies Look Like?

Team Building 94

Team Building Idea Generation Creativity Learning-by-Doing 94

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

You are going to hear Robin Wilson speaking about foursquare and how Buffalo can utilize this amazing marketing tool to direct traffic to your business! Speaking about When Ideas have sex. image by by je@n Related posts: Stop Marketing & Start Sharing: Social Media Workshop When Ideas Have Sex, What do the babies look like?

Media 95

Media Team Building Idea Generation Learning-by-Doing 95

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

We announced the winners of the Management 2.0 Challenge (the first of three legs of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation) here last week. Here are just three lessons from our management innovators about leveraging social technologies to create truly social organizations: Trust your people with the future of the company.

Management 8

Management How To Innovation Bureaucracy 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I have had more than a few engagements that have come about as a result of the need to repair the carnage and devastation that occurred from the implementation of advice put forth, or the ideas generated by a well intentioned yet unqualified “coach”.

Blog 385

Blog Mentor Advice Brand 385

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Management thinking is inherently faddish, but there are some favorite themes that never fall out of favor. Some pharmaceutical scientists will spend an entire career working on drug development without a single one of their products reaching the market. None of them involve idea-generation schemes.

Company 8

Company Stage-Gate Innovation Bureaucracy 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The criticisms are several: that design thinking is poorly defined ; that the case for its use relies more on anecdotes than data; that it is little more than basic commonsense, repackaged and then marketed for a hefty consulting fee.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Proposal Politics Policies 8