The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Develop and foster agile learners – Much has been written about the importance of being open to new thinking and adaptable to the changing environment, and Osborne believes that leaders need to cultivate such a mindset in employees if a learning culture is to be developed.

Osborne 117

Osborne Development Tacit Knowledge Kaizen 117

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Recent findings from neuroscience suggest that people subconsciously absorb the values of the social environment they live in. This occurs in work environments too. When an unproductive, toxic environment becomes the norm, people who behave with civility are viewed as naïve and weak and oftentimes treated as threats to be eliminated.

Environment 316

Environment Learning-by-Doing Influence Books 316

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 15, 2010

Small actions to connect with people around you are called “Micro-Connections.&# These actions boost enthusiasm and energy in the work environment. Another type of micro-connector is asking questions that are unrelated to work to learn more about an individual. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Energy 191

Energy McCarthy Godin Middle Management 191

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2010

Following the webinar there will be a 15 minute period for Q&A. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Webinar 186

Webinar McCarthy Godin Middle Management 186

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 20, 2010

Empowerment also fosters an environment of trust. Ed Nichols on April 29th, 2010 As a manager I have always found that the small things can sometimes make the biggest difference – whether its Pizza Friday or an after work run. Vineet Nayar of HCL Technologies pioneered the concept of Employee first and customer second.

Decentralization 218

Decentralization McCarthy Godin Conference 218

Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 31, 2010

After defining connection, we identify the “Connection Culture&# as the environment that produces emotional and rational connections that, as The Conference Board’s definition says “influence [people] to apply discretionary effort to [their] work.&# The Connection Culture meets universal human needs.

Conference 240

Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 240

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 20, 2010

I’ll be speaking about healthy work environments at 1:00 PM Eastern on Thursday, April 22nd. This series of free webinars includes presentations from experts in diverse fields related to career. It begins tomorrow at 10:00 AM Eastern and continues through Thursday. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment.

Webinar 170

Webinar Career McCarthy Godin 170

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 7, 2010

After defining connection, we identify the “Connection Culture&# as an environment producing emotional and rational connections that, as The Conference Board’s definition says, “influences [people] to apply discretionary effort to [their] work.&# why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Conference 199

Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 199

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

He spoke of using parallel processing, a form of artificial intelligence, to create new solutions that address thorny risk management issues faced by financial services institutions such as banks and insurance companies. When Goodnight founded SAS, he already knew that work environments affect employee productivity and retention.

Conference 261

Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 8, 2010

I highly recommend this book to leaders and others who want to see what an engaging work environment — or “Connection Culture&# as I’ve described it in my writings — looks like. Not only will you learn about Hsieh’s thinking, you’ll see how he puts ideas into action. why is everyone smiling?

McCarthy 210

McCarthy Godin Middle Management Books 210

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

With organizations operating in heavily competitive environments, the pressure to make the right decisions at the most opportune time has never been higher for business stakeholders. Doing the right things to get the right things done requires a GPS system to achieve high performance-driven execution.

Crisis 334

Crisis System Process Leadership 334

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 5, 2010

Here’s what Catmull once wrote about his aspiration for Pixar’s culture: “What we can do is construct an environment that nurtures trusting and respectful relationships and unleashes everyone’s creativity. On one trip when I visited Pixar’s corporate headquarters, I observed an extraordinary Connection Culture.

Competitive Advantage 186

Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin Definition 186

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

Bill Walton, the Hall of Fame basketball player and television sportscaster who played for the great coach on two national championship teams, identified the essence of Wooden’s success when he stated, “[Coach Wooden] created an environment that people wanted to be a part of…&# To begin with, the environment included vision.

Follow-up 360

Follow-up Open-book Learning-by-Doing Hotels 360

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

1) Create a Learning Environment -. So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field. You can explore and experiment with many other ways to create a learning environment.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 6, 2010

Leaders must create an environment of trust in an organization. Our success and life depend on how we answer this critical question and respond if we are lacking connection in our lives. 2 Comments so far Kavita on May 10th, 2010 Trust is an essential element at a workplace. Trust through transparency should be encouraged.

Policies 170

Policies McCarthy Bottom-up Godin 170

Curious Cat

AUGUST 4, 2015

Manu Vora kicked the discussion off with his post on The Gift of Knowledge Transfer Through Technology. I grew up surrounded by those seeking to improve management (Bill Hunter, George Box, Brian Joiner, Peter Scholtes…). Intranets are great tools to share knowledge within your organization. will help a great deal.

Technology 40

Technology Ohno Deming Handbook 40

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 9, 2010

Stephen Warrilow presents How To Manage Change – Putting It All Together posted at Change Management – Practical Strategies For Success , saying that in the current economic climate, all organisations are experiencing the impacts of change and many could now benefit from the practical knowledge of how to lead and manage change.

Leadership 170

Leadership McCarthy Blog Motivation 170

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2015

It may seem an obscure data management distinction, but this shift toward collecting unstructured data – which is a large part of what Big Data is all about – is sending shock waves across traditional organizations. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

CIO 50

CIO Technology CRM Competitive Advantage 50

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 23, 2019

It should be said that the experiment was conducted in an academic environment, and the researchers accept that part of the gain could have been achieved because young people are traditionally not asked to give advice to others, so the novelty may have proven beneficial.

Advice 45

Advice Letter Motivation Environment 45

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 27, 2018

In The New Economics , Dr. Deming declares ‘We must restore the individual…’ Later in that same chapter, he discusses the role of the manager: “A manager of people understands that people are different than each other. He tries to create for everybody interest and challenge, and joy in work.

Deming 46

Deming Ethics Short-term Long-term 46

Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2012

Capture and manage your nuclear facility’s institutional knowledge for immediate action. Your organization’s most important asset is the knowledge your workers hold. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. Solving the Brain Drain for Nuclear and Power Generation.

White Paper 56

White Paper Resources Power Information Technology 56

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2017

This view of learning was the key driver of “knowledge management systems” that came into vogue in the 1990’s. We believe the old, “scalable efficiency” approach to knowledge needs to be replaced with a new, more nimble kind of “scalable learning.” Skills versus capabilities.

Tacit Knowledge 15

Tacit Knowledge Explicit Knowledge Efficiency Directory 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Especially for today’s knowledge-based work, much of what we need to know we learn from others’ experiences, through what’s called vicarious learning. billion per year from employees failing to share knowledge effectively. As a manager for Bain & Co. Our environments directly affect how we interact.

Company 8

Company Licensing Knowledge Management Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2014

People don’t necessarily have the same level of patience or forgiveness as they do in a training environment. Imagine your goal is to provide training to help line managers execute a round of layoffs with dignity and compassion. In “real world” settings, on the other hand, the atmosphere isn’t as forgiving. Take the case of a layoff.

Training 8

Training Emotional Intelligence Knowledge Management Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

I’ve heard from many managers stories of being in a serious one-on-one discussion with a colleague over video, only to have their conversation partner turn and speak to someone they didn’t realize was in the room. How tools are changing the way we manage, learn, and get things done. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Technology 8

Technology Knowledge Management CIO System 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

And shortly thereafter (and not long before he died in 2005), Drucker declared that increasing the productivity of knowledge workers was “the most important contribution management needs to make in the 21st century.”. How should managers alter their approaches to fit the times? Knowledge management Leadership Managing people'

Drucker 14

Drucker Survey Learning-by-Doing Rogers 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2014

They may be technical, as in the engineering example, but they can also be managerial, as when an experienced manager has hard-earned skills in problem identification and solution, crucial relationships with customers, or a detailed understanding of how to innovate. If such knowledge leaves with retirees, it may be lost for good.

How To 12

How To Incentives Mentor Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The challenges of combining and managing the resources and operations of the different organizations and aligning their cultures may actually make the goal of integrated, patient-centered care much harder to achieve. The web-based information system can deliver Mayo’s clinical knowledge to desktop computers or mobile devices.

Health Care 8

Health Care Mayo Due Diligence Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

The good news is the rapid expansion of social media inside and outside companies has made it possible for aspiring leaders to hone their craft from the very best experts in many domains via the internet or knowledge management (KM) systems. Employees active on the systems were more aware of the external environment.

Mentor 8

Mentor Agility System Media 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2015

If the experts are in your own organization, management may reward any investment they make in developing talent. Learn to pull knowledge. Maybe you didn’t start out in your company’s call center, like the super sales manager you’re emulating, but you could certainly work the telephones for a few days.

How To 8

How To Learning-by-Doing Conference Knowledge Management 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Our investments in predictive analytics primarily serve the goal of anticipating threats emerging from dynamic environments, and being able to do so faster than others. (it Information & technology Knowledge management Risk management' We will need to be faster.

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Analysis Information Knowledge Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

With scarcely any help from management, knowledge workers can increase their productivity by 20%. Yet here is the challenge you face as a senior executive: You cannot manage your knowledge workers in the traditional and intrusive way you might have done with manual workers. And who doesn''t want more hours in the day?

Products 8

Products Productivity Peer Review Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

Since the Expedition One launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001 — the first long-duration stay on the orbital construction site — NASA’s Human Health and Performance team has been developing expertise in the planning and provision of medical support to crews staying in our world’s most remote environment.

Intangible Assets 11

Intangible Assets Operations Health Care Conference 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

For example, a product evaluating nonprofit organizations may be highly useful to a wealth manager seeking to help his client to select a charity as part of a value-added tax efficiency service. Execution Knowledge management'

Execution 8

Execution Metrics Content Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

There was little computerization, automation or even reporting compared to today's manufacturing environment. Nonetheless, I see that the transparency of the factory floor needs to be applied to our modern knowledge work environment. By definition, knowledge work goes on inside an employee's head. That is a challenge.

Market Segmentation 8

Market Segmentation Operations Project Report 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

An innovation organizer creates an environment ripe for innovation. Ideally an outside facilitator leads the discussion and analysis, and the findings are captured permanently into a knowledge management system. When debriefs are formal and mandatory, revenue from new products increases by around 100%.

Innovation 8

Innovation Organization Stage-Gate Productivity 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2012

The history of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems holds valuable lessons. Sales managers can gain insight into what guidance to give salespeople, how to set goals that are fair and realistic, and how to keep a team on course to achieve district goals. It depends on how you go about it. Doing it is not enough.

CRM 13

CRM Micromanagement Technology Maturity 13