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These companies failed because leaders did not want to hear bad news: The Ostrich Effect

Idea to Value

We had a target to hit, and I was responsible for producing the reporting for the rest of the leadership team (of which he was one), but as time went on it became clearer and clearer that it would be impossible to hit the target, which would have an impact on the overall team budget. Volkswagen.

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Can creativity training really improve your creativity?

Idea to Value

A 2015 study of 180 participants over 9 weeks showed that creativity training not only significantly improved the participant’s view of their own creativity, it resulted in those participants producing more creative output A 2016 study showed one 1.5 See my services here for more information. We therefore never attempted to publish it.

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How Employee Engagement Builds High-Performing Teams: 5 Insights

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It’s about how enthusiastic a person feels toward the work and the objectives the team and organization are trying to meet. An employee’s level of engagement influences their dedication to the team and organization. Do the employees care about the work? Employee engagement is the connection that a worker feels to the job.

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2021 IdeaScale Innovation Management Award Winners

IdeaScale

One of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, Graybar offers wholesale electrical, communication, and data networking products and has always thrived on people-first innovation. To that end, the company launched the NEXT Innovation Program, a name chosen from employee feedback. Best Engagement Strategy: TriHealth.

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Goodhart’s Law: When a target becomes its own enemy

Idea to Value

This refers to the process whereby it is clear what the targets for success are, and an individual, group or company does just enough to qualify for meeting those specific criteria. This can also be the reason why company performance begins to suffer over time, as more bureaucratic processes are introduced to manage employee performance.

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How Has Innovation Created a Private Space Race?

IdeaScale

Applied research is about taking the abstract theories and ideas of scientific work and turning them into practical products and devices. At the same time, governments were trying to learn how to wage a “cold” war, a fight more about diplomacy and ideology than physical combat. Learn how great teams create great ideas.

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Meet Patrick Culhane, Brunner’s New VP of Brand Strategy and All-around Brand Enthusiast 

Brunner

Every company should be able to say clearly who they are, what they do, and how their products or services help customers. Culhane, a native of the United Kingdom, has been with the agency since 2015. How do your background and experience ladder up to this new role leading Brunner’s Brand Strategy team?