This week, I started in Vegas with huge SAP TechEd conference, then moved on to Houston for the much more intimate APQC Process Conference, attended by 150 of so quality practitioners who are focused on process. I arrived too late for the first day’s sessions, but caught up with […]
The Source of Organizational Dysfunction, Revealed!
Large organizations seem to have a certain persistent dysfunction, at least the ones that I’ve worked in or with. They are places where decisions aren’t made until there has been intensive calculation of the internal political considerations; where going to meetings is equated with getting things done; and where, […]
8 Strategies to Successfully Change Your Company Culture
Photo by istockphoto.com The current pace of change in business is unprecedented, and many leaders are looking to refine — or even overhaul — their cultures to better position their organizations for success. Change is never easy, but changing corporate culture needs to be approached thoughtfully and with resolve. […]
Social Media Policies: Empower, Don’t Restrict
In our second article looking at the cultural challenges which social media poses to an organisation , we’re looking at guidelines, policies and empowerment: how to allow your employees to interact authentically in the online world. What’s the problem? social media policy There’s a fundamental tension between the way […]
5 Tough Realities Of Building A Culture Of Innovation
The most innovative companies don’t simply generate a steady stream of good ideas: they benefit from a “culture of innovation” that solicits, captures, prioritizes, and executes new approaches to virtually every facet of operations, from product creation to process improvements. While there are many different ways to create such […]
How companies can use social networks to learn who knows what
Meetings around the watercooler or over lunch are as traditional as the workplace suit and tie. But today, companies are looking for more innovative ways to bring employees together. Connecting people with different kinds of knowledge fosters new services and ideas, says Paul Leonardi, a professor of communication at […]
Smart Collaboration: The Growth of the Collaborative Enterprise
smart collaboration Estimated Reading time: 6 minutes Note from the Editor : Ignasi Alcalde has given us permission to use this article that was published in his blog , in which he talks about how collaboration has converted into a key aspect in organizations. What consequences does collaboration have […]
Social Business Demands Working Out Loud
What should a social business look like? A little over a year into my company’s journey into social business, I’ve come up with some ideas that revolve around two complementary themes: — Working Out Loud : Coined by Bryce Williams in 2010 and amplified in a number of blog […]
Geoffrey Moore: culture, collaboration, clouds and chasms
We all know about Geoffrey Moore’s famous Chasm across which all technology movements must cross . (And if you don’t know about it, time to get up to speed!) I caught up with Moore last week in anticipation of his forthcoming […]
Which Kind of Collaboration Is Right for You?
Magazine The Idea in Brief As potential innovation partners and ways to collaborate with them proliferate, it’s tough deciding how best to leverage outsiders’ power. To select the right type of collaboration options for your business, Pisano and Verganti recommend understanding the four basic collaboration modes. These modes differ […]