Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Could we gather small focus groups of Managers, Directors, and front-line staff to take on their own initiatives for Director Training and Improvement? Over the past several years we have sent many of our Managers, Directors, Front-Line staff to training and Executive Coaches.

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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 Focus Group 149

Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

That in turn got me thinking about our role as innovators, and the influence we can exert at a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges in health, environmental, and social fronts. I don’t have to explain that it’s more fun for innovators to work on big, game changing ideas. Featuritis.

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Innovation Long-term Short-term Retail 76

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 74

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 197

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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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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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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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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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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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 Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The authors of the study gathered data from employers and conducted interviews and focus groups in 2023 with companies in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It shows that there is a significant, untapped talent pool among refugees, which businesses could use to their advantage.

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HR Digest

MARCH 13, 2025

Diverse teams that dont just coexist but thrive, driving innovation and collaboration. Its Verizon Innovative Learning program unites diverse teams to bring STEM to underserved kids. Know Your Starting Line: Surveys or focus groups reveal your diversity gaps and inclusion weak spots. The result? Verizons a standout here.

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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 Learning-by-Doing 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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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?

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Management Team Building Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 126

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

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

HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2025

Opportunities in Remote Learning While remote learning presents challenges, it also offers unique opportunities to innovate and enhance training programs. Use surveys and focus groups to understand their experiences and preferences. Gather Feedback Regularly solicit feedback from participants to identify areas for improvement.

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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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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.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This informal process is complemented by formal approaches, such as intern-based focus groups and low-stakes assignments that allow interns to share their cultural knowledge. Interns play a crucial role in this informal process by simply being present in the office.

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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?

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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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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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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 129

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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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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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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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 7, 2020

After working in the tourism industry and language training in B2B, she took her nunchaku to shake up the world of innovation! Configurable at all times, it’s a space for creation where we prototype, innovate with our customers, meet at our events, test and much more. 2) You have developed a bespoke innovation approach: Spot, Play, Go.

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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

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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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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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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