Innovation
How Have I Failed Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
We should expect to encounter many failures along the way of transformative changes. How many ways can failure work for you? Read about introducing the concept of "failing is a good thing" into your meetings to lead your organization.
Read MoreTemp Workers: Key to Knowledge Retention, Innovation
How can you integrate and retain the experience and knowledge of talented temporary employees? Check out 6 ways to optimize contract employee performance in the Yoh white paper, to create an environment where temporary and permanent employees work together.
Read MoreBoost Performance By Doing Good
How can you motivate your top talent to spur growth and renewal? Research by Sylvia Ann Hewitt, economist and member of the World Economic Forum Council, suggest - Altruism. Read examples of how corporate programs make good business and give back to their communities!
Read MoreNew! Improved! But, Do You Know Who Cares?
Too often innovations are useful to the company but not the customers or clients they aim to serve. In organizational change, the evaluation step is called a Stakeholder Impact Analysis. Read why and how this activity is an important step for the groups and people affected by the innovation or change.
Read MoreA Lesson from the NBA: Test the Product & Consult the Players
What can we learn from NBA and the failure of a synthetic basketbll that was tauted as a union of revolutionary design and breakthrough material? Read why you need to test the product introduced and consult your users for reviews to reduce blockages to success!
Read MoreUnderstanding Wikis
How can wikis play an innovative role as a social software in your organization? Read this white paper from Ziff Davis to allow you to make informed decisions!
Read MoreFor the record, Wikipedia has some roots in Chicago
Wikipedia - founded in 2001, interactive encyclopedia, voluntarily authored in 250 languages, over 5 million articles, among the 15 most trafficked Web sites in the world, generates no revenue, relies on donations. Check out Brad Spirrison's article that traces wiki to Chicago.
Read MoreNPR: Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting
National Public Radio [NPR] presents LinkedIn as a social networking technology for recruiting and the retained executive search trade. Read the story on how to use LinkedIn as the primary means to finding opportunities.
Read MoreThe High Cost of Turnover
Just how much does turnover cost a company? According to Families and Work Institute experts, it cost about 75% of a non-managerial worker's annual salary and at least 150% of a manager's annual salary to get replacements! Are you taking care of your employees?
Read MoreTap Into Your Creativity: Set an Idea Quota
Leaders are expected to be creative but few receive training to help them learn or unleash their creativity. Try this technique, by Michael Michalko, on setting an idea quota!
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