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HOW TO GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS-AS-USUAL TRAP

One of the main constraints that managers and executives face is time and related to that priority. The day-to-day business and its challenges, small fires and other problems are consuming all their energy and time. They are ...READ»

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HOW TO GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS-AS-USUAL TRAP

One of the main constraints that managers and executives face is time and related to that priority. The day-to-day business and its challenges, small fires and other problems are consuming all their energy and time. They are ...READ»

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REFRESH YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERS

  Most organizations do have a fix set of partners. They cover many ...READ»

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CHANGING? YOU FIRST……….!

 It is an open door to talk about all the change that is necessary and all the change programs that are work in process.   However, there is also plenty of evidence (McKinsey, IBM) that the majority of the changes ...READ»

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WHAT KIND OF INNOVATOR ARE YOU?

  In the book ‘Old Masters and Young Geniuses’ by David Galenson there are two types of innovators researched. His analysis of the life cycles of creativity has considered painters, sculptors, poets, novelists and ...READ»

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HOW TO CLOSE THE CORPORATE GAP? BRIDGE BUILDERS NEEDED!

It looks like the gap, the divide is getting bigger instead of getting smaller. Which gap? Well, between on one hand the Corporate leaders and managers who are not open to change, who continue to do business as they have done for ...READ»

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HIRING FOR AWESOMENESS OR FOR AVERAGENESS

  Most recruiting companies list in their job requirements exactly what experience the candidate should bring. They prefer to hire someone who has done exactly the same job in another company, but in the same ...READ»

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MARKET SAVVINESS IS CRUCIAL FOR A LEARNING ORGANIZATION

  On one hand it is clear that changes are speeding up, in business, technology, the market, legislation, demographics and so on. It is a challenge to keep up to date with all these new developments. On the other hand ...READ»

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LISTENING: THE FORGOTTEN BUSINESS SKILL

More and more we are busy, very busy. As a consequence we read and write quickly and superficially, because it seems that we are always in a hurry. When we have meetings with other people, we are also in a rush. We have ...READ»

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HOW TO ORGANIZE AN INTERNAL INNOVATION TEAM?

  More and more organizations are becoming convinced that innovation is no longer a nuisance, but that it is the only way out of the misery.   Once you have taken the decision the next step is to think about ...READ»

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HOW TO ORGANIZE AN INTERNAL INNOVATION TEAM?

  More and more organizations are becoming convinced that innovation is no longer a nuisance, but that it is the only way out of the misery.   Once you have taken the decision the next step is to think about ...READ»

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(UN)PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IMPACTS YOUR BRAND

  Last week my Internet connection was not working, so I called the helpdesk of my ISP (internet service provider).  This ISP has a brand image of providing high quality services and they are #1 in customer ...READ»

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(UN)PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IMPACTS YOUR BRAND

  Last week my Internet connection was not working, so I called the helpdesk of my ISP (internet service provider).  This ISP has a brand image of providing high quality services and they are #1 in customer ...READ»

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INNOVATION AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING ARE INSEPARABLE

The enormous amount of change requires an almost equal speed in learning. Changes are in so many areas like new technologies, new government guidelines, global markets or social media/networking. Also it is crucial to not only ...READ»

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HOW STIMULATE IDEAS

  In earlier posts I did mention the importance of using your own employees as a valuable source of new ideas. They can for instance come up with ideas for new offerings based upon changed customer needs, and also ideas ...READ»

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE AND/OR INNOVATE

  It was Anthony Robbins who said that people would only change through pleasure or through pain. Pain is the strongest trigger of these two. This is the case at the personal as well as on the organizational ...READ»

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IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE AND/OR INNOVATE

  It was Anthony Robbins who said that people would only change through pleasure or through pain. Pain is the strongest trigger of these two. This is the case at the personal as well as on the organizational ...READ»

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A CREATIVE WAY TO ENGAGE YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES: “INCROWDSOURCING”

  More and more organizations are looking outside for solutions to some of the challenges that they are facing. That is an excellent way of getting in touch with experts, who are  the frontrunners in ...READ»

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WHAT CAN AMAZON AND ZAPPOS LEARN FROM EACH OTHER?

 There is already a lot written about what will happen to the culture of Zappos. Will it remain separate, will it be integrated or will it be the ‘norm’ also for Amazon? I don’t know what will ...READ»

WHAT MAKES A GREAT LEADER? THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL PROFICIENCY.

It's a question that has been tackled by thousands. In fact, there are literally tens of thousands of leadership studies, theories, frameworks, models, and recommended best practices. But where are the clear, simple answers we ...READ»

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GM to Buy Back All Pontiac Azteks for Cash!

Last chance for GM to be as cool as AppleREAD»

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14 ways to employee engagement and involvement

There are numerous studies which have shown the positive impact on the results of employee engagement and involvement.   But what is employee engagement? It is the extent to which people identify with, ...READ»

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To ROI or not to ROI

The current structure and way of managing our companies is basically the same as when the first companies started in the beginning of the 1900’s. Ford and mining companies are really good examples. The focus was on ...READ»

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NEED FOR NEW ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES

Recently I attended the VINT symposium.Among the great speakers were Umair Haque and Don Tapscott. It was interesting that all speakers agreed on the fact that we now experience different sort of crises at the same time.They ...READ»

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RADICAL INNOVATION NEEDS ICONOCLASTS

 I just finished reading Iconoclast from Gegory Burns. It is about how the brain sabotages creative thinking for most ordinary people. An iconoclast is a person who does something that others say can’t be done. It is clear ...READ»

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