Innovation continues to be a hot topic with CEOs. According to Mike Maddox, founder and CEO of Maddock Douglas, 84 percent of CEOs believe they need to improve innovation within their companies. We have found that creating an organizational culture…
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Does hiring for “cultural fit” really work?
Lately, I have received many questions regarding whether hiring for “cultural fit” works. Or, is hiring for “fit” the lazy way to hire? Even worse, does it lead to discrimination in hiring decisions? Hiring for “cultural fit” began in the…
The worst kept secret in talent management
What’s the worst kept secret in talent management? It’s the fact that annual performance evaluations with ratings are subjective, demotivating, destroy collaboration and innovation, and are time consuming. Ultimately, they do little to motivate, align and improve the performance and…
Strategy is Leadership! Strategy is Innovation! The advice of 10 experts on innovation.
In a world of constant change, technology breakthroughs, and globalization, company strategies need constant redefinition. This is the advice of Vijay Govindarajan, known as “VG” and the author of The Three Box Solution, speaking to the audience of the Front…
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Incomplete science has shrunk learning organizations. Time for a comeback.
If you listen to some of the pundits or review the marketing materials of technology platforms that offer instant on-line learning, you could come to the conclusion that there is no need for organizational learning. I couldn’t disagree more. In…
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Here’s How to Make Open Innovation Work!
The term “open innovation” was coined by University of California, Berkeley, professor Henry Chesbrough when he authored a book with the same title. According to Professor Chesbrough, “Open innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to…
Can You Fix a Broken Business Culture?
Or is it nearly impossible? Instead, should you just focus on fixing your business, and the rest will follow? These are the questions raised by a recent Harvard Business Review article by Harvard Professor Louis E. Kirstein and research associate…
Four Proven Recruiting Strategies for High Flying Labor Markets!
Various industries, including: high tech, trucking, accounting, and STEM, are reporting difficult times with recruiting. There just isn’t enough good talent available! The good news is the U.S. labor force has historical low participation rates. The U.S. Department of Labor…
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What Happens When Companies Nix Performance Ratings?
For a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, the NeuroLeadership Institute published its analysis of what happened when 33 large companies removed their performance ratings.[i] Here are their findings: The frequency of manager-employee conversations increases dramatically. I totally get…
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Be Strategic About Changes to Performance Management!
It’s a stampeding herd! Companies large and small are significantly changing or eliminating their performance management systems. In one conservative estimate from the Conference Executive Board, approximately six percent of Fortune 500 organizations have replaced traditional performance appraisals. Bersin by…
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