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.

Six Sigma 50

Six Sigma Productivity Products Bureaucracy 50

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 22, 2013

Even if that tradition is continual change (which this church is not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. In our setting, it’s developed into a highly structured environment of systems and procedures, which makes change more difficult than in some churches.

Environment 56

Environment Consensus Committee Politics 56

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

They develop some traditions. Even if the church’s tradition is continual change (which this church’s tradition was not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. Every church acclimates towards a defined structure – an established way of doing things.

Consensus 42

Consensus Committee Politics Environment 42

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

Training a newly formed Afghan Air Force is the epitome in complex continual change management. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lamented in 2011 that, “There is a risk over time of developing a cadre of military leaders that … have less and less in common with the people they are sworn to defend.”

Emotional Intelligence 150

Emotional Intelligence Participative Letter Short-term 150

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 9, 2020

You have to come up with innovative ideas that actually solve problems facing your target market. Find out what changes they want to see in your industry. The best way to prepare for unprecedented shifts in your industry is to develop a core client base. So, to achieve this, you need to reward continued loyalty.

Loyalty 13

Loyalty Discount Advertising Brand 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

If a new personnel policy needs to be carried out, that’s change management. If the erosion of a market requires a new business model, that’s change management. New products developed? Change management. Each innovation brings lessons that inform ongoing operations. Costs reduced? Productivity improved?

Management 8

Management Kaplan Short-term Innovation 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. As the years go by, one continues paying dues.

P&L 56

P&L Books Definition Strategic Planning 56

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

We often look at innovation in terms of the new products and technologies that come to market. Through their websites, companies inform customers about their products and also involve customers directly in developing new products by soliciting new ideas and reviews. We don't often think about how we consume these new offerings.

Retail 15

Retail Open-book Comparison Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Organizations that thrive on change use data and analytics as a competitive asset. They adapt quickly and predict trends by continuously curating and analyzing data and developing insights that drive new value. Core technologies such as cloud, mobility, modern applications, and networks continue to evolve.

Technology 8

Technology Content Market Segmentation Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

It's against human nature to react favorably to the disruption of process change. Continuous improvement means continuous change, and change takes people out of their comfort zone. How have you seen people react to changes in their work? Embrace change as an opportunity for learning.

Process 15

Process Bureaucracy Innovation Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

It has been a year of challenges for most: relentless business demands, continuing change, and higher expectations from them as leaders. No longer do I need to explain how globalization drives change and that leaders must adapt to a fast-changing world: the economic crisis brought this home decisively.

Leadership 15

Leadership Crisis Banking Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

These organizations are facing a legion of issues that include the need to become more global, the need to simultaneously become more frugal and more innovative, the need to manage new and different stakeholders, and the need to cope with political uncertainty, energy issues, and other factors over which they have no control.

Management 8

Management Drucker Globalization Uncertainty 8