Human Resources executives now have access to digital tools that have empowered cancer specialists to make breakthroughs. These same tools have also helped marketing organizations find new customers, attract them to the company’s brand, and build relationships with them. These…
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Haphazard innovation fails. Six steps for superior innovation results!
Some 170 of the world’s largest companies (as measured by revenue), have a declining return on investment for their innovation projects, according to research. Why? Many companies under pressure to show that they can disrupt a market (or starve off…
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Learn the traits of highly innovative companies
New research is underway which will provide extraordinary insights for you on how companies become innovative. InnovationOne, LLC and The Conference Board have launched the 2019 Global State of Innovation Survey. You can be a part of it. Our 2017 Global State of…
Five steps to attract women to your jobs
The rise in female participation in the workforce — double the increase in male participation — is helping employers fill job vacancies in the tight US labor market. The percentage of prime-age women who are in the labor force climbed…
How to make giving negative feedback a positive experience!
An IT manager spoke with me recently about how he hates doing annual performance appraisals and providing performance feedback, especially when it is negative feedback. “So many employees are really not self-aware and open to the feedback,” he said. No…
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Participate in the 2019 Global State of Innovation Survey
I am excited to invite members of management to participate in new and exciting research being conducted to identify what drives innovation in organizations and the tools, measures, and talent strategies necessary to be a highly innovative company. InnovationOne, LLC…
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Announcing Global State of Innovation Survey 2019
As a managing partner of InnovationOne I am pleased to announce that in the coming days, InnovationOne® and The Conference Board will be launching the Global State of Innovation Survey as part of InnovationOne’s ongoing research and The Conference Board’s…
It is time to recruit America’s forgotten workforces.
Are you struggling to find job candidates for entry-level job openings? It is time to consider America’s forgotten workers— the formally incarcerated and those with disabilities, including autism. A recent and insightful article in The Wall Street Journal illustrates the…
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Companies are innovating with health care to cut costs and improve recruiting and retention
Something is afoot in health care. Large companies such as General Motors are abandoning health care insurance and are directly contracting with large health care providers to reduce costs while keeping quality standards. Smaller employers are using innovative health care…
How Silicon Valley Works…Ecosystems Breaking Traditions for Transformations
Many business leaders don’t get Silicon Valley. They know the reputation, the high-tech giants, the casual dress, the innovation that fails and succeeds in SV and the unicorns. But the common theme among the SV innovation labs, venture capitalists, and…
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