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3 Drivers for Implementing an Innovation Culture

Contributed by Mark Bridges on September 29, 2022 in Information Technology, Management & Leadership

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Achieving the status of the Most Innovative Company of the Year is what most businesses aspire to. Innovation-centric research by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 2014—comprising of over 750 businesses in 17 different markets—brought to light some striking insights, in addition to rating the most innovative companies of the year. The organizations that grabbed top […]

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Managing Disruption

Contributed by Mark Bridges on April 1, 2022 in Management & Leadership

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Recessions force leaders of almost all organizations, across the world, to contemplate about the impact of a profoundly Disruptive crisis. Facing this crisis, some leaders flourish, causing their organizations to become stronger. Some clearly stagger through. Still others are mere spectators to their organizations’ downfall. Organizations that endure serious Disruptions are expected to emerge more […]

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Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Reinvention

Contributed by Mark Bridges on January 14, 2022 in Operations & Supply Chain

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Majority of pharmaceutical companies are persisting with decade old processes and routines. They have transactional relationships with suppliers, lack of concerted efforts to progress ahead, and no vision to reap productivity rewards. The reasons for continuing with these traditional practices include tax regimes, regulatory hurdles, and stable revenues from customers dependent on existing industry offerings. […]

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7 Tactics to Upskilling

Contributed by Mark Bridges on November 11, 2021 in Organization, Change, & HR

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Disruptive technology is re-shaping the present-day work environment. Technological advances are making long-standing job roles superfluous. Digital Disruption being faced by many companies is exacerbating the gap between what employers want their employees to be able to do and what they can actually do. This skills gap needs to be bridged rapidly but with due […]

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Organizational Obstacles to Agile

Contributed by Mark Bridges on September 27, 2021 in Information Technology, Organization, Change, & HR

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Agile is a robust approach to value creation. More and more organizations are adopting Agile Software Development approach. Becoming Agile is imperative to meet and exceed customer expectations and emerging business trends. Implementing the Agile approach to Software Development leverages significant benefits, including: Rapid design and development of new product and service offerings Revolutionizing processes […]

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Sustainable Digital Transformation

Contributed by Mark Bridges on August 30, 2021 in Information Technology, Organization, Change, & HR

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Accelerated pace of technological disruption has forced organizations to change. It has triggered leaders to think of the ways they must adopt to survive in these challenging times. Organizations are confronting this scenario by embracing digital technologies. Traditionally, the focus of the organizations in these Transformation initiatives has remained on speed of change. To get […]

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Is Your Organization Ready to Respond to VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) Threats?

Contributed by Mark Bridges on October 8, 2020 in Management & Leadership

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VUCA relates to threats that people and enterprises often encounter. The acronym reflects the constant, dramatically-transforming, and unpredictable world. The concept originated in 1987, based on the theories of Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus. The term was first used by U.S. Army War College to describe the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous general conditions globally. […]

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2 Potent Supply Chain Risk Reduction Strategies

Contributed by Mark Bridges on May 18, 2020 in Operations & Supply Chain

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Reducing the fragility of global Supply Chains in the event of disruption through natural or other disasters is a major concern for most senior executives. This rings true more so now than ever, as the world grapples with COVID-19, the worst human health crisis in 100 years. The strategies to enhance the effectiveness and readiness […]

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The Post-pandemic Organization: Does COVID-19 Level the Playing Field?

Contributed by David Tang on April 21, 2020 in Information Technology, Operations & Supply Chain, Strategy, Marketing, & Sales

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In the post 9-11 world, we saw organizations focus on Business Continuity. In the post-pandemic world, organizations will supplement Business Continuity with an emphasis on Business Resilience. This distinction may seem subtle, but it’s actually substantial. After 9-11, organizations recognized the threat of unforeseen disasters and engaged in BC/DR efforts. BC seeks to answer the question: in the […]

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What Disruptive Innovation Really Is

Contributed by Lucell Larawan on January 12, 2016 in Strategy, Marketing, & Sales

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Editor’s Note: Dr. Lucell Larawan is a seasoned business mentor and entrepreneur, as well as Flevy author. On Flevy, he recently published a framework, Sculpting Quality and Performance Excellence. * * * * This is now a strategic management buzz: disruptive innovation. But what does the buzz really mean? Here is an expert opinion: Disruptive innovation […]

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