Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Situation: Currently there is an authoritarian style of management creating a decrease in morale, satisfaction with work and innovation amongst employees. There is a need for management to utilize and develop a wider range of management, innovation tools and systems that can be utilized at the proper times. Resolution.

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Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

LDRLB

MAY 1, 2013

The last group was also interrupted, but instead of a related test, they were asked to complete the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which was considered unrelated to the creativity test. When Ellwood’s team analyzed the results, they found that the continuously focused group actually scored the lowest, generating only an average of 6.9

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Creativity Incubator Organizational Behavior Innovation 149

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 27, 2019

Steve Jobs famously eschewed focus groups in favor of telling customers what they should like, and it encapsulates the classic Henry Ford’ism that if you ask customers what they want you’ll simply develop a faster horse. As such, it’s business model innovation that is the big change we should focus on.

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Innovation Succession Incubator Business Model 75

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 11, 2012

And when they handle the complexity of factors thrown at them, engaged employees by default will innovate, and improve ways of doing the work. Creating a system that drives needed innovation and allows people to make progress on their work, creates a reinforcing loop of innovation and progress. 5 Levers of Employee Engagement.

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Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2014

In the case of the former, they typically would want to know why and how could they innovate their current product to regain their position as number one. Back then, they would run focus groups to see what customers liked/didn''t like about the product and would check competitors that began to do well. Fast forward to today.

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Stage-Gate Products Productivity Innovation 128

Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Conduct focus groups where employees can delve deeper into their concerns and aspirations. Conduct regular surveys and focus groups to gauge employee sentiment and identify areas for improvement. Together, you can build a culture that fuels success, drives innovation, and propels your organization to new heights.

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Team Workshop How To Mission Statement 194

LDRLB

MARCH 15, 2013

In a recent study conducted by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and a team of researchers at the Center for Talent Innovation , the senior leaders surveyed listed executive presence – being perceived as leadership material – as the essential factor in determining who gets ahead in an organization.

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Execution Survey Audience Active Listening 168

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This can be done through individual interviews or focus group discussions, where the facilitator encourages open and honest conversations. By including their input and perspectives, board members will have a sense of ownership and engagement in the assessment.

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Compliance Risk Management Objective Process 418

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 24, 2015

Lead Change Instigator Bill Benoist wrote in his Bold, Innovative Leadership article: “This is what bold, innovative leaders do. The original focus group of leaders who she asked about what needed to change all answered that they wanted to be leaders different from them. They lead you to a better place.”

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Webinar Stress Metrics Focus Group 150

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

To what extent is that down to a successful ‘Culture of Innovation?’ ’ Kristen Ludgate: 3M’s culture of innovation definitely comes through in the experience and approach of 3Mers during their day-to-day work. The HR Digest: 3M is said to have a passionate work culture fit for the industry’s most driven workers.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. These four innovation stages aren’t neat and orderly. Make sure it’s balanced with innovation and growth.

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Innovation Agility Strategic Planning Core Competence 59

HR Digest

APRIL 20, 2023

Moreover, attracting and training new employees is time-consuming and expensive, making it crucial for employers to find innovative ways to decrease staff turnover rates and keep their workforce engaged and motivated. In this article, we’ll explore some innovative and effective employee retention techniques.

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Attrition Innovation Strategy Training 59

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 20, 2020

Action-Focused We’ve sat through strategic planning sessions and focus groups where leaders asked questions and everyone in the room knew that the answers didn’t matter. When you ask questions that assume something needs to improve, you are more likely to get an honest response. What’s one thing that’s ticking off our customers?”

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How To Wireless Policies System 193

Mike Cardus

JUNE 28, 2013

My interviews and focus groups with employees it was obvious they have too many levels and people are confused. In our first meeting we began to tackle the challenge of ‘Determining the Levels of Work Within the Company’. I shared the chart Consequences of Too Many Level of Organization below. What other solutions can you think of?

Management 126

Management Team Building Human Resources Metrics 126

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Tuesday, November 02nd, 2010 Posted by: mike Met some friends for a focus group at a local coffee place. Make decisions & Solve Problems Within a Time Span…TeamBuilding & Leadership Process Category: Buffalo NY , Management , creativity , innovation , manager training Comments 14 Responses Nina Tuesday, 2nd.

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Process Team Building Focus Group Learning-by-Doing 149

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The findings emerged from a number of focus groups involving both managers and non-managers from a wide range of different sectors. Things were not all bad, of course, and a number of positives emerged from the focus group. The paper explores some ways people who have continued to work remotely can do so effectively.

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Seminar Focus Group Bond Participative 127

Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Conduct focus groups where employees from both sides can share their concerns and aspirations. Together, you can build a culture that fuels success, drives innovation, and propels your organization to new heights. Diagnostics are your pickaxe , helping you identify fault lines before they cause fissures.

Team 162

Team Workshop Team Building Mission Statement 162

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 20, 2020

They each completed a questionnaire, followed by a focus group discussion. A thematic analysis of the transcripts from the focus groups and a descriptive analysis of the questionnaire results were performed. Dovetail was tested on 23 patients and 13 staff at a GP practice, all of whom have diabetes.

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Focus Group Analysis Quality System 82

Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2011

Issues frequently address development of high functioning teams, retention of talent, innovative process mapping, interpersonal and intergroup conflict, coaching of leaders, and facilitating behavioral skills to increase organizational and personal effectiveness. Interested in your organization or team having a success story?

Team Building 94

Team Building TRIZ Succession Team 94

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 18, 2023

From offering unique customized services to continuously innovating, these actionable tactics will assist entrepreneurs in staying ahead of the competition. Try surveying your current customers or conducting focus groups. You can create new services that set you apart from the competition by continuously innovating.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Denied care The researchers conducted focus groups with a representative sample of physicians. The groups revealed that there was a clear bias towards people with disabilities, with a significant number of physicians saying that they had made a strategic choice to deny people with disabilities access to care.

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Sample Focus Group Education Quality 132

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 12, 2012

While preparing for a focus group meeting it came to me NOISE. I’ve led this with larger teams you can break the group into teams of 6 or less and they each work independently then get together and share ( or the facilitator finds commonalities and categorizes them) OR lead a series of focus groups with smaller team separately.

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Strategic Planning SWOT Analysis Planning 158

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 18, 2016

Create an on-going virtual customer focus group focused on policies, procedures and practices. Leadership today is about fostering the illogic of innovation, the irrationality of passion and purpose, and the instability of change. A Board of Customers might provide keen insight into stupid rules that employees take for granted.

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Policies Follow-up Banking Bureaucracy 150

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Use surveys and focus groups to determine which forms of recognition are most effective with your employees. For example, if innovation is a core value, recognizing employees who contribute innovative ideas reinforces this value and encourages a culture of creativity.

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Metrics Morale How To Motivation 94

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 1, 2020

A recent report from the innovation group Nesta suggests that there are six million people in the UK who are in such a precarious position, and they caution that without assistance, these people will be stuck in a cycle of either low-pay and insecure employment or forced out of the workforce entirely. Treading water.

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Parcell Participative Crisis Report 100

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 3, 2022

They followed this up with focus groups involving owners and managers from the SMEs as well as customers, suppliers, and policymakers from each country. .” The researchers gathered data from approximately 100 SMEs from Spain, France, Greece, and the UK, to understand their current involvement with the circular economy.

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Proposal Focus Group Analysis Motivation 121

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 19, 2023

Nine participants took part in the study by completing surveys and participating in a video-conferenced focus group. They partnered with La Trobe University to test the program on recently recruited staff as part of their onboarding process. “It gives a much, much deeper understanding,” said another.

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Participative Information Technology Teamwork Focus Group 121

The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There’s a direct line between levels of employee engagement and service/quality, productivity, innovation, safety, revenue, profitability, and other key results. During a focus group with frontline team members to assess their current culture, participants weren’t participating.

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Webinar Participative Quality Document 72

Management Excellence

MAY 18, 2011

For those who’ve lived and thrived on a high-performance team, the memory of what it was like to work with a motivated, caring, challenging (but respectful), accomplishment-focused group of individuals provides sustenance for the lonely, near-death experiences that characterize so many other team and project experiences in the workplace.

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Team Focus Group Project Motivation 75

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 11, 2021

Ask your team, a focus group , and even ask people online via a social media poll. Ask for opinions. When stuck between a few designs for a product or looking to create the final design – be sure to ask for opinions before you go ahead.

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Products Productivity Focus Group Audience 78

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 18, 2014

Hewlett is the founding president of the Center for Talent Innovation. Because sponsors have a vested interest in how you turn out (your reputation now being linked with their own), they will give you the kind of feedback that mentors can''t or won''t," says Hewlett.

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Execution Emotional Intelligence Charisma Mentor 62

HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

Some of the other initiatives revolve around work-life flexibility, recruiting veteran talent and building a more diverse talent pipeline – all of which support the company’s long-term growth and innovation. How do you measure the value these D&I programs bring to the company? People are at the core of this strategy.

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Diversity Human Resources Globalization Automotive 81

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

The evidence is clear that more diverse and inclusive organizations are more creative, innovative, and higher performing. We host focus groups with employees to understand their thoughts and concerns and actively listen to their feedback on how and where we can improve our efforts. What DE&I strategies have helped C.

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Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

HR Digest

MAY 15, 2024

Interviews and Focus Groups Conducting one-on-one interviews with managers, supervisors, and subject matter experts can help uncover the training needs and performance gaps from a leadership perspective. This approach can help identify any discrepancies between the observed performance and the expected standards.

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Analysis Training Compliance Objective 132

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Instead, “theme clinics,” involving large focus groups of highly-targeted consumers evaluating designs on paper, are relied upon. As a result, companies end up spending vast amounts of money and manpower on designs that ultimately fail to connect with focus groups and are subsequently abandoned.

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Market Segmentation Focus Group Marketing Engineering 64

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 29, 2020

This was complimented by more formal approaches, such as intern-based focus groups, or the provision of low-stakes assignments for interns to share their cultural knowledge. What they wear, the tools they use, how they speak and so on, all provide valuable insights into youth culture.

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Trends Mentor Focus Group Analysis 84

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

At Apple, Steve Jobs never wanted research from focus groups or quantitative usage and attitude studies. But, there is nothing stopping decision-makers from making early calls to more efficiently source the information with improved analytical acumen. He knew what to do, and he did it with conviction.

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