N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This can be done through individual interviews or focus group discussions, where the facilitator encourages open and honest conversations. Understanding how well the board balances competing priorities, manages risk and ensures accountability in decision-making is essential to determining its effectiveness in this critical area.

Compliance 418

Compliance Risk Management Objective Process 418

Mike Cardus

JUNE 28, 2013

My interviews and focus groups with employees it was obvious they have too many levels and people are confused. So we created a whole new level of management. Ensure that every person at every level knows what to do and that objective metrics exist and are shared with the person, their manager and their manager’s manager.

Management 126

Management Team Building Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 126

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

While change management is sometimes couched as being all about “winning hearts and minds,” the truth is more nuanced: change comes with a cost — and is not necessarily positive for all stakeholders. Use polarity management as an avenue to address resistance. Job insecurity. Misaligned reward systems. Fear of failure.

Resistance 274

Resistance Restructuring Survey Agility 274

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

Those who are driven by their ego, for example, will take center stage and proclaim to have the answers, ignoring or side-lining the experts who could give a more realistic assessment of a situation, managing people’s expectations. During a crisis, leaders must relinquish the belief that a top-down response will engender stability.”

McKinsey 369

McKinsey Crisis Emotional Intelligence Self-aware 369

Leading Blog

MARCH 25, 2011

At the same time, Jobs does not rely on focus groups. That might be good for incremental change, but to “make a dent in the universe,” you need people that focus on what the experience could be. “He understands the mindset of the people he wants to create products for because he is one of them.

Entrepreneur 285

Entrepreneur Productivity Products Learning-by-Doing 285

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. This is developing a feeling of strife, hopelessness and contempt amongst management and subordinates. Set-up plus facilitation of monthly internal customer focus group meetings.

Case Study 116

Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

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. This led to a pronounced sense of exhaustion among managers and non-managers alike as working hours typically rose. Negative experiences. Positive impact.

Seminar 125

Seminar Focus Group Bond Participative 125

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The fact is, they still share many of the same traits as their older counterparts (First-Wave Millennials)—raised to feel special, high achieving, tech-savvy, but Second-Wavers (born 1995 – 2004) have some distinct differences that are making managers sit up and take notice. Companies would be well served by following PwC’s lead.

Leadership 222

Leadership Learning-by-Doing Brand Career 222

Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 14, 2015

Every now and then managers must make exceptions, no doubt. In every company I work with I hear a consistent theme in focus groups: “I wish our managers had tougher and more consistent standards. ” I hear that 10 times more than “My manager is too hard on us.”

Team Building 180

Team Building System Focus Group Situational Leadership 180

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2020

It is unfortunately common for employees in organizations to climb up the ladder to their “level of incompetence,” a concept in management known as the Peter Principle. Put another way, as soon as we gain a set of skills—for example, managing others—we have the tendency to forget what it feels like not to have these skills.

Training 211

Training Transportation Skills Guidelines 211

Management Craft

JULY 25, 2011

I am asked to evaluate teams, departments, and managers quite often. This work is sometimes done in the form of focus groups, interviews, or team training sessions. As managers, this needs to be considered in the planning stages. Groups are important to us. For managers, this is both an opportunity and a challenge.

Team 84

Team Management Stress Resistance 84

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 9, 2013

Symptoms of a rush into leadership development 1 : No clear concept of what leadership is and how it relates to management and the roles that the people will fill with and without leadership accountability. Identification of needed accountability and authority of the organizations managers and employees. What do you think?

Leadership Development 154

Leadership Development Skills Development Leadership 154

QAspire

JANUARY 9, 2011

Dissatisfied customers, unhappy team members, disengaged middle management and difficulties in scaling the business. They create focus groups on process improvements, document the lessons, relentlessly train teams and incorporate preventive measures in their processes. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

Learning Organization 160

Learning Organization Organization Senge Blog 160

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 9, 2014

Management they told me morale was a big problem, and they had results from an employee survey that supported their beliefs. Management and employee teams agreed to wait to work on morale BUT they still wanted to see improvement in their employee survey. In the initial meeting with the Sr. I wasn’t interested in working on morale.

Morale 147

Morale System Project Team Building 147

leaderCommunicator

MAY 27, 2020

Even in just two months, our team at The Grossman Group has learned a lot by listening to leaders and employers, surveying employees and conducting focus groups to really understand how various audiences are thinking about the workplace going forward.

eBook 121

eBook Long-term Tips Focus Group 121

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Symptoms include being managed by e-mail , meeting mismanagement , and many other signs of busyness addictions. Their service levels soar or sink according to the care, concern, and service they’re experiencing from their managers and the organization’s systems and processes. It’s an addiction.

Focus Group 124

Focus Group Decentralization Objective Project 124

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The work of managers and employees has increased in complexity due to globalization, a faster work and life pace, and instability in the world’s economy. Managers, when asked, tell you that employee engagement is a must for the survival of their company. Competent Manager. Competent Manager. By Michael Cardus.

Metrics 161

Metrics Objective System Resources 161

Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Utilize management interviews, employee surveys, and even customer feedback , but don’t stop there. 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.

Team 197

Team Workshop How To Mission Statement 197

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.

Strategic Planning 158

Strategic Planning SWOT Analysis Planning 158

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 20, 2020

You’re also committed to MBWA (or in today’s pandemic-constrained world, Management By Clicking Around- MBCA). There’s too much friction to overcome: time away from their normal work, not knowing how their manager will respond, or not even realizing they have an idea to share. You have an open door.

How To 193

How To Wireless System Policies 193

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

Through our quantitative research of more than 750,000 leaders and employees inside some of the world’s leading organizations, and in the many focus groups we conduct every year, we’ve identified these 11 attributes that matter most.” John Hunter of Curious Cat: Management Improvement Blog submitted Good Project Management Practices.

Leadership Development 248

Leadership Development Development Leadership Simon 248

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2011

As Tanveer writes about leadership and managing employees, I thought I’d share some of the questions I often get asked by business leaders about managing customer expectations, developing their employees and how to involve your team in the process of selling your business when the time comes to put it on the selling block.

Engineering 182

Engineering Reference Incentives Merchandising 182

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2011

As Tanveer writes about leadership and managing employees, I thought I’d share some of the questions I often get asked by business leaders about managing customer expectations, developing their employees and how to involve your team in the process of selling your business when the time comes to put it on the selling block.

Engineering 182

Engineering Reference Incentives Merchandising 182

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.

Process 149

Process Team Building Focus Group Learning-by-Doing 149

The Practical Leader

JUNE 30, 2020

To fix organizational problems or make major changes, managers often hire consultants to analyze what’s happening and provide improvement recommendations. The consulting firm usually interviews people, runs focus groups, and gathers input from a variety of sources. Good managers often empower.

Hamel 130

Hamel Power Absenteeism Compliance 130

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.

Proposal 116

Proposal Focus Group Analysis Motivation 116

QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Establishing Forums to Build a Quality Oriented Culture Total Quality Management (TQM) says that quality is everybody’s job. Establish quality circles or improvement/quality focus groups and rotate people to give everyone a chance to participate. TQM is not just a philosophy.

Quality 121

Quality TQM Directory Belief Systems 121

HR Digest

JUNE 27, 2022

Focus Groups. Focus groups that are composed of employees across all levels and departments of your organization can be used to dive deeper into feedback you’ve collected from employee engagement surveys. Manager One-on-Ones. No one has a bigger impact on employee experience than your company’s managers.

Metrics 84

Metrics Survey Focus Group Proposal 84

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2020

What other changes can you implement in a post-COVID world to help you to manage your business better? However, you can also create a focus group, made up of your target audience, and ask them what they think you are doing well and where they think you could improve. Take feedback on board.

Outsourcing 65

Outsourcing Management Focus Group Audience 65

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Guest post from Cornelia Gamlem and Barbara Mitchell: Ask any manager and they’ll agree that people issues are some of the most important ones they face in their day-to-day routine. Manage it through your culture and your actions and hire staff who will fit it. What can an organization do to assure they’ve got great practices?

Succession 137

Succession Performance Review Benchmarking Handbook 137

leaderCommunicator

MAY 27, 2015

I was moderating an employee focus group about change , and during the discussion an educator in the group shared this Buddhist quote: “When the student is ready the teacher will appear.”. It was a moment of brilliance. I could see the concept resonated with everyone.

Skills 60

Skills Focus Group Management Education 60

Great Results Team Building

JUNE 3, 2024

Conduct surveys, assessments, or hold focus groups to identify your team’s specific needs and development areas. Action Tip: Gather data, not dust. What are their current challenges? What skills do they aspire to build?

Training 196

Training Leadership ROI Participative 196

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. Increased customer complaints about service and interactions. Overtime increased by 30% in 3 years.

Operations 128

Operations Training Tools Planning 128

Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 10, 2015

Nothing is more disconcerting that watching employees share relentless feedback in focus groups and having execs finally pay attention when the consultant comes in and says the same thing. Don’t discount their feedback as “noise” really listen to what they’re hearing from customers. Give Them Context.

PR 180

PR Company Outsourcing Wireless 180

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Internal benchmarking of existing talents based upon determined potential; skilled-knowledge, complexity-management; value of the work. Using this benchmark to determine based upon above what skills and competencies are needed to be successful in identified future management positions. A proposal for the consulting will be sent.

Mentor 114

Mentor Training Process Development 114

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2016

Within each theme Facebook provides a range of focused groups and pages – some are interest groups, others focused specifically on photography, and many commercial retail pages. I can take a railway themed photo, provide commentary, and share out to over a dozen different groups and pages.

Outsourcing 150

Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Globalization Media 150

Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2011

An Additional outcome of this process, that was determined through interviews with the staff and Management team, was increased trust in the competence and effectiveness of the organizations leadership. The process ended with the creation of an internal Director Leadership Program. michael cardus is create-learning.

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Team Building TRIZ Succession Team 94