Resurrecting Employee Loyalty

The Leadership Advisor

Managers are killing off employee loyalty. Entrenched managers, supported by the false comfort of yesterday’s beliefs, continue to ignore employee passion which is vital to innovate, and create solutions of value to customers. Looping back to loyalty, it can flourish again.

Leadership & Loyalty | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

One of the things I tend to value most is loyalty. In fact, there are few things I loathe more than gravy trainers, fare weather friends, gossips and others that display a lack of loyalty. In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership.

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures.

155: How to Inspire Lifetime Loyalty | with Lee Caraher

Engaging Leader

As millions of millennials and the even younger GenZers come into the workforce with very different expectations and definitions of loyalty, companies need to shift to make the most of those workers’ energy, skill sets, and incredible potential. Innovation Interactive leadership

The Emerging Strategy of Innovative Service

Strategy Driven

The core of the innovative service strategy must include rethinking the authority of the front line—the venue for in-the-moment inventiveness. Bell is a customer loyalty consultant and the author of several national best-selling books. The world of the customer has dramatically changed.

Colin Shaw on “New Generation of Business: Connecting Employee Loyalty with Customer Loyalty”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is a brief excerpt from Colin Shaw‘s article for LinkedIn. To read the complete article, check out other superb resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Successful companies have loyal employees. They also have loyal customers. But the question for researchers and consultants for the past two decades […].

Innovative Leaders Aren’t Scared of Customers

LDRLB

Behind this fear was the concern that loyalty might be jeopardized if they approached their customers with questions about their needs and desires. The post Innovative Leaders Aren’t Scared of Customers appeared first on LDRLB. I recently had the opportunity to meet with a major bank.

Innovative Leaders Aren’t Scared of Customers

LDRLB

In contrast, the most innovative leaders and companies continually engage customers to help them reinvent their offerings and their organizations. LeaderLab innovation kaplan Leadership

The Four Vs of Employee Motivation: Velocity, Visibility, Value, and Valor

Strategy Driven

For businesses that want to continually innovate and grow, engaged employees who work with passion and feel a profound connection to their company are required. For companies that want to remain on the forefront of innovation, employees must remain engaged and motivated to work hard.

When Treating Workers Well Leads to More Innovation

Harvard Business Review

There’s a reason companies like Google and Facebook offer their employees so many perks, according to new research: firms that treat workers better are more innovative. This is not the first paper to connect the interests of workers with innovation. and abroad on innovation.

Stop kidding yourself

Bud to Boss

That’s what a recent study from Development Dimensions International suggests when it comes to innovation. In the study, leaders responded to a series of innovation-related statements about themselves, and their employees responded to the same statements about their managers.

Stop kidding yourself

Bud to Boss

That’s what a recent study from Development Dimensions International suggests when it comes to innovation. In the study, leaders responded to a series of innovation-related statements about themselves, and their employees responded to the same statements about their managers.

How to Drive Strategies By Assessing Your Company Capabilities

N2Growth Blog

Customer Loyalty: Is the firm preferred among its customers? Strategy Innovation Jim Kerr leadership leadership successEvery company has a set of capabilities that, when properly leveraged, can serve to devastate the competition.

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Steve Farber

Love & Loyalty Unleashed. I read about him in Tom Kelley’s book, The Ten Faces of Innovation. In case you haven’t, however, here’s a deeper dive into the remarkable story of Hachikō and his unwavering love and loyalty to his master. The statue is a symbol of love and loyalty. Hachikō’s legendary faithfulness is a national symbol of extreme love and loyalty. We cannot love enough; we cannot earn enough loyalty.

The Traits of Socially Innovative Companies

Harvard Business Review

In this article adapted from their new book, Jerry Davis and Chris White explore what makes some companies more fertile for social innovation — that is, the ongoing (rather than one-off) initiatives that have positive social impact while promoting the core mission of a business.

The 5 Skills That Innovative Leaders Have in Common

Harvard Business Review

Innovation is critical in a knowledge economy — driving growth, new products, and new methods of delivering value to customers. According to PwC’s 2015 study on Global Innovation , U.S. And yet, despite its importance, innovation is a difficult quality to cultivate both in leaders and in organizations. Analyses were done to identify the competencies that innovative leaders share. Innovative leaders also scored higher in terms of demonstrating curiosity.

7 Performance Characteristics of a Great Team Member

Ron Edmondson

Demonstrates Loyalty in Action - No one questions the loyalty of a great team member. Innovation Leadership Team Leadership I love team dynamics and organizational structures.

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7 Ways Great Team Members Perform On A Team

Ron Edmondson

They demonstrate loyalty in action. No one questions the loyalty of a great team member. Church Revitalization Innovation Leadership Team LeadershipI love team dynamics and organizational structures.

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What’s your proactive marketing approach to loyalty?

Strategy Driven

I recently had a WOW experience that completely coincides with your philosophy on customer loyalty versus satisfaction. Look at the elements of business and sales as a result of Amazon’s action, and customer reaction: a huge wow, several social postings, more social proof, an amazing testimonial, customer loyalty, and pass along value that cannot be measured on any ROI scale. They dominate because they innovate. The post What’s your proactive marketing approach to loyalty?

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Carmine Gallo on Talking Like TED: A third interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Martins Press Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World''s Top Minds The Apple Experience: Secrets to Building Insanely Great Customer Loyalty The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success The Power of foursquare: 7 Innovative Ways to Get Your Customers to Check In Wherever They Are The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience

Innovation Isn’t the Answer to All Your Problems

Harvard Business Review

What should leaders do to boost their organization’s ability to innovate? Build an open innovation platform. Hire seasoned innovators. That’s challenging, because developing innovations that have a lasting impact requires going beyond doing one single thing.

Calculate How Much Your Company Should Invest in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? And the more growth opportunities stretch beyond a company’s current capabilities, the more the company needs to build systems to manage the unique nature of these opportunities (the kind we describe in more depth in our recent article “ Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days ” and our 2012 e-book Building a Growth Factory ). Growth strategy Innovation

7 Ways to Be a Community Building Pastor

Ron Edmondson

It must be genuine of course, and I’m not suggesting you drop loyalties to other teams, but ask what cause are you more loyal to supporting and how supporting it will be most effective. Church Church Planting Church Revitalization Innovation Leadership

Shaking-up Leadership

N2Growth Blog

The point I ask you to ponder is this: Leadership teams often espouse the need for change and innovation, but rarely apply this thinking to themselves - why? This attitude precludes the advancement of change initiatives and cripples innovation.

Thinking Ahead – Millennial Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Chief Innovation Officer, N2Growth. After speaking with many boomers it’s my opinion that much of their loyalty was simply out of fear of change and instability. Communications Culture Innovation Leadership Operations & Strategy Strategy Success Talent Management Change Leadership millennialsBy Brody Clemmer. Leadership is a hot topic today and will continue to be for a while.

Reverse Innovation in Tech Startups: The Story of Capillary Technologies

Harvard Business Review

At its core, reverse innovation describes solutions adopted first in poorer, emerging nations that subsequently—and disruptively—find a market in richer, developed nations. But can reverse innovation be relevant in the world of high-technology? As an example, Raymonds, a famous clothing retailer in India, utilized Capillary''s solution to create a sophisticated mobile loyalty program for 1.6 million customers without using any paper forms or plastic loyalty cards.

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Carmine Gallo on “the Apple experience”: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

A former journalist for CNN and CBS, Gallo works directly with the world’s top business leaders to craft compelling messages, tell inspiring stories and share innovative ideas. Penney SAP The Apple Experience: Secrets to Building Insanely Great Customer Loyalty The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs The Power of Foursquare The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs The Ultimate Question UCLA NorthwesternCarmine Gallo is the communications coach for the world’s most admired brands.

Most Valuable Business Insights: 6-10

First Friday Book Synopsis

Customer Evangelism: Satisfaction is determined per transaction; loyalty is [.]. Henry Chesbrough Influence innovation Isaac Getz Jackie Huba James P. Womack Jonathan Littman Joseph Grenny Kerry Patterson Lean Lean Solutions lean thinking Open Innovation Robert B. Cialdini Ron McMillan Simon Sinek’s Start with Why Steve Johnson The Idea of Innovation The Ten Faces of Innovation The Ultimate Question The Why of Work Tom Kelley Wendy Ulrich Where Good Ideas Come From

Develop Loyalty: Connect with Your Customers

Michael Lee Stallard

Present Shock by Rushkoff & Brick by Brick (LEGO and Innovation) – Our Selections for the September 6 First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

Karl Krayer presnted his synopsis of Loyalty 3.0: We had a wonderful session this morning at the August First Friday Book Synopsis. How to Revolutionize Customer and Employee Engagement with Big Data and Gamification by Rajat Paharia, and I presented my synopsis of Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger. I will share my takeaways from […]. Randy''s blog entries

Will This Be The Year Leaders Put Employees First?

Tanveer Naseer

While it wasn’t surprising to see innovation and customer relationships being included in the top 5 challenges, the study’s most revealing finding is how the top challenge for leaders worldwide was Human Capital – namely, how to engage, retain, manage and develop their employees.

When You Can't Innovate, Copy

Harvard Business Review

In traditional investing philosophy, the most innovative firms are potentially the most profitable. So, from business books to business schools and corporate boards, everyone is talking about innovation. Yet, the focus on entrepreneurship training and startup intervention programs has centered on innovation. While innovation funds are common, it's rare to read of imitation funds. Innovation has become a buzzword that connotes respect and profitability.

How to Innovate When You're Not the Big Boss

Harvard Business Review

Given the unrelenting pace of change surrounding organizations in virtually every industry, companies are looking for executives who know how to innovate and introduce change, not simply caretakers who can manage the status quo. When ambitious managers one or two levels below the C-suite hear that they need to demonstrate the ability to lead innovation and change, this feedback typically triggers howls of protest, often preceded by "They won't" or "They don't."

Under New Management

Leading Blog

Profits are driven by customer loyalty, customer loyalty is driven by employee satisfaction, and employee satisfaction is driven by putting employees first.” It is hard to let go of the thinking behind some of the management tools we still use today.

Time for a Brand Overhaul at Harley-Davidson

N2Growth Blog

Here are just a few ideas: Stop putting heritage before innovation : Millennials don’t care about buying their grandfather’s bike. Harley-Davidson announced its third quarter results last month and the news wasn’t great.

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L2L Book Review: “Good Boss, Bad Boss” and “Drive”

Linked 2 Leadership

Why are some people and organizations more innovative, influential, and profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees? Questions: As growing leaders in the business world, we might ask ourselves these questions. Why do some have repeat success? Question Behind the Questions: “What can we do to enhance this in [.].

Why ‘X’ by @BrianSolis is a Must-Read for Business and Marketing Leaders

C-Level Strategies

Because, as Solis asserts, “When experiences are at the center of how you create your products and market and sell them, extraordinary customer relationships and brand loyalty are fostered.”

An Exponential Interview about Church Revitalization

Ron Edmondson

Time commitment and loyalty are different for the newer generation. Church Planting Church Revitalization God Innovation Kingdom Ministry Tom Cheyney and I will be hosting a pre-conference Revitalization lab at Exponential East this year entitled: Finding New Life for an Old Church.

7 Ways to Be a Community Building Pastor

Ron Edmondson

Church Church Planting Innovation Kingdom Leadership Ministry In my recent post I contend that… To be a kingdom building pastor you MUST be a community building pastor.

The World of the 21st Century CEO

In the CEO Afterlife

Employers who seize the opportunity to satisfy employees’ needs will re-discover loyalty in the work force. Human Resources Leadership Life Marketing Strategy Apple Business Campbell Soup CEO Google In the CEO Afterlife Innovation John Richard Bell Larry Page Steve Jobs Vision

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