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The Difference is the Point of Interaction

Mike Cardus

This image above explores the differences between an Organizational Structure that has NO managerial-leadership coaching and an Organizational Structure WITH managerial-leadership coaching. The image on the right reflects the ‘ Cascade-of-Planning ’ model or in Lean Manufacturing the Hoshin Kanri used in the Toyota Production System.

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How consultants can help clients fail fast – to succeed quickly

Chartered Management Institute

The fast-paced and innovative nature of the tech sector necessitates rapid experimentation and adaptation. Article Our extensive range of articles are designed to keep you in the loop with all the latest management and leadership best practice, research and news.

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When Your Best Customers Really Aren't

Harvard Business Review

After an intense innovation workshop, the CTO of a globally-successful Chinese electronics supplier approached, unhappily. You emphasize the importance of collaborating with your customers to innovate," he moaned, "but our best customers don't want to collaborate. They're not interested in innovating with us.". The CTO grimaced.

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Why People Lose Motivation — and What Managers Can Do to Help

Harvard Business Review

Even today, when we extol the virtues of creativity and innovation, we still see bureaucratic job titles, inflexible roles, and standardized evaluation systems that generate anxiety instead of excitement and self-expression. None of us wants to just perform pre-programmed behaviors again and again.

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Bringing Gender Balance to Nestle Italy

Harvard Business Review

To be innovative, we need to be gender balanced," he says. "In In Italy, the classic leadership style is pushy and directive. The company was also trying to integrate the principles of lean manufacturing into its working styles, and Agostini found that changing the gender balance was a key lever in changing behaviors more generally.

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How We Revolutionized Our Emergency Department

Harvard Business Review

To foster a common sense of urgency, every member of our leadership team was provided a copy of John Kotter’s “ Our Iceberg is Melting.” We enlisted experts in operational effectiveness and service excellence, and both leaders and front line staff were trained on the principles of lean manufacturing.