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For many companies, developing new products is a hit-or-miss proposition. Successful innovation–the kind that leads to customer engagement and profits–is rare and hard to achieve. Some have tried investing intensively in research and development. In… Leveraging the Innovation Effectiveness Curve: Your Key to Growth
Despite the emergence of new devices and software products designed to unite employees in more ways than ever before, the threat of organizational silos is still very real. While silos deter customer experiences and producing… Organizational Silos 101: Breaking Barriers to Performance Excellence
Advances in technology and communication, combined with the explosive growth in data information, have given rise to a more empowered global consumer. Recent economic and political events highlight the need for companies to understand how… Customer-centricity 101: Leading Organizations to be Customer-centric
Recently, I was asked in an interview, why change was hard. I thought maybe this was a trick question: everybody knows that change is hard. Surely–it’s intuitive, as a leader, you can feel it in… Change Is Hard, Get over It
The dynamics of Innovation Organization is the most important influencer of the company’s innovation performance. Management of Innovation–the ability to define and develop new products and services and deliver them to the market–is the fundamental… The Innovation Organization: How to Bring Intelligent Innovation to Life
In this era of rapid change only organizations that are evolving and continuously learning can succeed. Successful organizations discover how to tap their people’s commitment and capacity to learn at all levels. A Learning Organization… Do You Know What Makes an Organization a Learning Organization?
Many professionals have full-time jobs, while others are into freelancing or consultancy. If you want to get away from the confines of a 9-5 job, being an independent consultant is an ideal option for you.… How to Be an Independent Consultant
Editor’s Note: The author, Dwight Mihalicz, is a subject expert matter on effective management and hosting a free webinar for Flevy’s audience on Empowerment 4.0. The focus of Empowerment 4.0 is to help managers of managers understand… Employee Engagement Surveys: Are They Legit?
Over the last decade, companies have made greater strides in retooling their innovation engines. Leaner and faster, products are developed from concept and delivered to customers in record time. But even a Ferrari does not… Sustained Solutions to Profitable Growth: the Dimensions of Intelligent Innovation
A large majority of organizations rarely focus on gathering and utilizing customer-centric knowledge. So much so that they even introduce a product without having vital insights on the customer and their unmet needs, and they… The Secret to Success in the Digital Age: Building a Customer-Centric Culture of Innovation
In today’s business environment, learning and knowledge have become key success factors internationally and intangible resources are of vital importance. The struggle between competing firms has moved from tangible resources to intangible resources where knowledge… Why Knowledge Management Strategy Is Important for Business Sustainability
Editor’s Note: The author, Dwight Mihalicz, is a subject expert matter on effective management and hosting a free webinar for Flevy’s audience on Empowerment 4.0. The focus of Empowerment 4.0 is to help managers of managers understand… Employees Quit Managers, not Companies (as Proved by Google)