Creativity and Innovation Directors, Consultants and Managers Creativity and Innovation is essential for competitive advantage, yet the role of Creativity and Innovation Manager is often not viewed as essential. Organizations without such a role will simply not perform as competitively as their rivals.
Lateral Thinking, Logical Thinking, Applied Creativity Certain processes enhance creative output and others enhance innovative output. Defining creativity as problem identification and idea generation and innovation as idea selection, development and commercialisation, this article will tackle stages two and three using the three-stage process of lateral thinking, logical thinking and applied creativity.
Success at Work : People Skills : Dealing with New Ideas Re-organizing, re-engineering, re-training, down-sizing, outsourcing, changing-changing-changing. Organizations today think they need to be constantly changing or they will perish. Corporate leaders ...
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Senior Management and Directional Change AlphaMeasure defines senior management as the team of individuals at the highest level who have the day-to-day responsibilities of operating the organization. This competency covers topics such as strategic leadership, corporate vision, and corporate direction. The following short story illustrates how undertaking a drastic directional change within a company requires planning, engagement, and honest evaluation by the top levels of management, those who are ultimately responsible for implementation of the changes.
Management to the Vision-Contribution and the Role of Compliance Management is often considered to be a two dimensional task-based deliverable. Technical management has long been viewed this way, with the delivery of the technology as the priority and the people as the methodology of delivery.
Innovation Management – forced into it! Whilst there is a lot of lip service given to innovation, the reality is that it often results from competitors making significant gains - competitors who themselves have had to be innovative to challenge existing market leaders. Good examples are i) New Coke, forced into action when it lost market share to Pepsi and ii) IBM forced to change as a result of Microsoft.
Must Project Managers Be Technically Savvy? "Must Project Managers be technically savvy?" This topic always seems to cause quite a stir. While some believe that all you need to manage a project is a PMP certification, others are convinced that you can't successfully manage a software development project unless you truly understand the intricacies of the product. Read this article to learn about my (strong) opinion on the subject.
Eight Key Steps to Building B2B Major Account Client Alliances Learn about the Alliance Relationship Model and discover eight precise steps to set and maintain the tempo of a major account relationship. With proper direction and investment, it can signficantly increase your company's revenue.
When Code Freeze Turns To Code Slush Time To Market (TTM) is a vital concept that every executive understands. Releasing a product to market before your competition gives you a significant first-mover advantage. As such, project managers are extremely pressured to shorten their project schedules. But does accelerating code freeze optimize TTM?
Innovation Management – the power of decision makers One of the most important aspects of creativity and innovation is access to decision makers. One of the fastest killers of creativity and innovation is the inability of innovators to get products off the ground - and when people see that their ideas are not being implemented, they are resistant to engaging in the problem and expending the energy required to come up with good ideas and push them along.
Motivating Employees - Ten Ways to Start You Off Motivation is a 'culture, rather than an activity - it's a slow-burn which enables you to achieve extraordinary things in yout business or organisation...
Character: Is It Necessary In Leadership? (Part One) Summary: One element of leadership that many leaders ignore or neglect is character. Is it a necessary ingredient in leadership? The author answers the question with the challenging observation that character can actually drive leadership results.
Character: Is It Necessary In Leadership? (Part Two) Summary: One element of leadership that many leaders ignore or neglect is character. Is it a necessary ingredient in leadership? The author answers the question with the challenging observation that character can actually drive leadership results.
Driving of Work Trucks Each time you or one of your work crews cruises down the road, people see the vehicle. It is logo'ed and that advertising is there to be noticed. If you cut some one off, believe me they will know who did it. They'll tell their friends and you'll be sorry. If you see a lady trying to pull out into bumper-to-bumper traffic, let her cut in. If you see a mom in her minivan with kids at a traffic signal, be courteous.
Innovation Management – how will we make the go or kill decisions? Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. But how are GO or KILL decisions made?
Innovation Management – how does the user benefit? Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. But how does the user benefit?
Innovation Management and Brainstorming Management – why people hate to brainstorm! Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. There are a number of reasons why people hate brainstorming sessions. Further, there are a number of reasons why proper brainstorming management yields superior results.
To Fry Or Not To Fry? Is frying food really as bad for you as you were lead to believe? Well, maybe. But it sure is good!
Expert Qualities in Sales In sales, the more we come off as an expert on the products we sell, the more our customers will see us as an expert.
The Ins and Outs of Business Interruption Insurance So you've got business interruption insurance and your normal flow of business has been, well, interrupted.
Can you file a claim? Can you expect to be compensa...
Price to Earnings Ratio - P/E After finding the price of a particular stock, usually the next number everyone looks at is the P/E ratio.
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Phishing Spam email now has a new and more frightening variant, it's called phishing and it has been made by criminals and hackers who aim at getting unwitting consumers...
Alkalize Your Way to Better Health Today we're shifting our focus from wealth to health. First of all, I am not an expert. If you have a health condition, you should go see your doctor. What I...
Christmas Gifts For Dog Lovers Buying a Christmas gift for a dog often means buying toys or a toy. But care is needed; not all toys are safe for all digs. here are a few tips for buying dog ...
My Special Blueberry Muffins This is my special blueberry muffin recipe that I created over 30 years ago and I like it so much that I have never stopped using it, it has a magnificent flavo...
What is a Homeowner Loan? A Homeowner Loan is a way of using the equity tied up in your property to raise money.
Listening Your Way to Greatness What you listen for in your conversations with others determines what you will get out of them. All too often, we listen to others in a casual or unfocused way....
Flower Pictures - A Mild Obsession #2 So a gorgeous yellow daisy mesmerises me, swaying elegantly in the light afternoon breeze, bathed in the warm light. Mmmm...emotions gently bubble to the surfac...
Survival Tips For Small Businesses Do you own a Small Busines and are struggling to make a buck? Stop wasting you time and money and learn from the pros. Don't make the same mistakes most small b...
Your Wedding Rings Your wedding band should express your personality and style. A wedding band can be traditional, such as a simple gold band, or as extravagant as your budget wi...
How to Spot Weeds and Deal with Them One man's weed is another's wild flower. In this article we examine how to deal with weeds to keep your lawn looking perfect.
Keyword Research And Overture Be careful when you do keyword research,, or you might optimize based on bad information. Watch for these four problems.
Sympathy Flowers Sending a floral tribute is a very appropriate way of expressing sympathy to a family who has experienced the loss of a loved one.
Golf Strength Training Slows The Aging Process Golf strength training is critical in slowing down the effects of aging. Issues like rapidly declining strength, flexibility, and endurance. The number of gol...
