Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

To get the outcomes the executives are expecting from innovation, they’d need to build an agile organization where innovation happens at scale. As so many organizations are embarking on this journey towards becoming more innovative and agile, there’s unfortunately a lot of fake agile and innovation theater out there.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

To survive and thrive, it’s critical that you recognize the signs of disruption and understand the necessity of adapting to these changes. For insights on staying ahead of the curve, consider exploring creating business strategy in a world of AI-driven rapid change.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Introduction to Strategic Thinking in Business The Importance of Strategy in a Disruptive World In today’s business environment, disruption is the new norm. A well-crafted strategy can serve as a compass, guiding your organization through the complexities of a disruptive world and towards sustained success.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Shaping Innovation for a Meaningful Change Following on from my initial post, “ Our Need is to Shape Innovation Dynamically, ” this post outlines the eight value-adding points that I can help build out and deliver alongside you in different delivery modules to fit your circumstances and budgets.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Leaders today know that they need to be agile — to change direction quickly in the face of changing or uncertain conditions. But a byproduct of agility is churn: The confusion and demotivation that comes from many such pivots. This can cause inefficiency that bogs down innovative projects and strategies.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 16, 2021

Agile Transformation is where behaviors evolve, and decisions improve to reach success. The Agile Transformation journey is one of triumphs and obstacles. Understanding agility is the first key to making it happen. Many companies see the need for agility and are tailoring their methodology. What Is Agility?

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

One of the most frustrating statements I come across is that “we had a good strategy, but just couldn’t execute it.” So how was that a good strategy? This raises an important question: What makes a strategy good? The concept of strategy gets thrown around so much and so incompetently, few stop to define the term.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Importance of Team Collaboration in Today’s Workplace In the contemporary workplace, characterized by rapid technological advancements and a shift towards more agile and remote working conditions, fostering team collaboration has become indispensable. Below are pivotal strategies for nurturing team collaboration.

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Planview

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Effectively selling Agile to executives is more than just getting the go-ahead for an Agile transformation. Because Agile includes a culture shift and a mindset change, as well as funding, you need executives to truly buy in to the approach. To buy in to Agile, leaders need to understand what’s in it for them.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Unpacking Organizational Culture Defining Organizational Culture Organizational culture embodies the collective values, beliefs, and principles of organizational members and is a product of such factors as history, product, market, technology, strategy, type of employees, management style, and national culture.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Power of Resilience in Leadership: Building Mental Toughness for Challenging Times In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, global interconnectedness, and unforeseen challenges, the ability to adapt and persevere through adversity has become a hallmark of effective leadership.

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CMOE

MAY 19, 2022

You can’t have strategy without leadership. Strategy formulation requires a clearly defined vision, long-term goals, useful tools, and a plan to win. But without the guidance of an insightful leader who can drive the process, it is difficult to make any strategy a reality. Why Does Strategic Leadership Matter?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Moreover, through CVC, corporations can tap into the startup ecosystem , leveraging agility and innovative mindsets. Competitive Advantage Gaining a leading edge in the market by leveraging startup agility and creativity. Business Model Innovation Adopting novel approaches to business operations and customer engagement.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 22, 2024

Being explicit about ecosystems in the context of organizational strategies provides several distinct advantages compared to traditional approaches. Agile Organizational Structure: Why it Matters: A rigid structure can hinder adaptability. An agile structure allows for quick adjustments to changing conditions.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Everything about our current landscape is changing, from how we communicate to the avenues we have for connectivity. HR and business leaders need a strategy to nurture the skills that will open the door to Industry 4.0. Starts with Leadership 4.0. Leadership 4.0 Innovative onboarding strategies. Industry 4.0

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Planview

JANUARY 30, 2024

As organizations rush to capitalize on AI strategies, many of them meet the same challenge they’ve met before – strategic drift. Wayfaring strategies aren’t uncommon. In fact, studies show that strategy implementation failure rates can reach as high as 60% to 90%. What’s old is new again. Let’s get started.

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ImagineNation

MARCH 3, 2024

This means that we are living in an age of overwhelm and the world of unknowns, which requires leaders to boldly and courageously, step up, shift their myopic, reactive, cost, and short-term focus, and start to develop their leadership consciousness, to think and act differently.

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Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 25, 2021

In a world where exponential change and digital disruptions abound, you simply cannot rest on your laurels and merely rely on what you’ve already built. Because of the rapidly accelerating rate of change, your business is only ever as strong as its next innovation. An Anticipatory mindset is the answer.

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CMOE

JULY 29, 2021

Being a great leader requires the ability to adapt to change. Unfortunately, not enough leaders are equipped with the right training or knowledge to effectively lead their team members through change; almost two-thirds of employers noted that a lack of change-management expertise was a problem during their recent initiatives.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I encourage you to get it and embrace these strategies, whether you’re running a startup or in a big company. Inertia is the resistance to any change in the current state of motion. Strategic Speed is defined as the optimal speed for swift strategy deployment and decision-making. It’s a virtuous cycle.

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Planview

APRIL 26, 2022

One thing has become clear for organizations in this pandemic era – change is hard, and if you don’t have a transformation plan, you’re more likely to fall victim to one of these common Agile transformation challenges. At the start of 2020, the need for Agile transformation was already knocking on the door of most major organizations.

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ImagineNation

MAY 30, 2023

Most of us are aware that both the organisational leadership and cultural paradigms have shifted , due to the accelerating demands of the current global VUCA/BANI operating environment. What is a paradox? Why is it important to navigate a paradox?

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Idea Drop

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Agile project management involves dividing tasks into short phases of work, or ‘sprints’, with continuous reassessment and adaptation of plans. Stemming from the word agile, meaning to move quickly and easily, it is no surprise that such a methodology goes hand in hand with innovation.

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Cris Beswick

MARCH 14, 2024

In today’s business landscape, characterised by rapid technological change, evolving customer expectations, and non-traditional competitors, building the organisation-wide capability to innovate continuously is more vital than ever. Maintaining agility requires deconstructing rigid hierarchies and cascading empowerment.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Instead, a more holistic approach to leadership intelligence is required—one that includes Experiential Intelligence (XQ). The Importance of Innovation in Executive Leadership Innovation is the lifeblood of any successful organization.

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Daniel Burrus

APRIL 12, 2017

As is the case with so many traditional ideas and principles, the strategies that worked yesterday may only be holding you back today and tomorrow. To jump ahead with both confidence and lower risk, you will need more than agility. What was number one on the list of attributes central to effective global market leadership?

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Planview

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It’s common to encounter blind spots when you’re navigating an Agile transformation. They can show up as Agile practices that are meant to improve business agility but are applied so extremely that they end up making organizations less agile. Hyper Focusing on Agile Teams. But it’s not always easy to identify them.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, the ability to build a strong case, stay informed, and think critically is the key to unlocking success and driving innovation. In this environment, success isn’t just about being prepared for change; it’s about actively shaping it. My 1st offer point in delivery.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

As you plan your next conference or leadership program, understanding the value of these speakers is crucial. They discuss the challenges of implementing innovation in business and the role leadership plays in driving change. Implementing cross-functional teams to bring diverse perspectives to the table.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

We see seven keys to creating an innovative workplace culture where individuals are able to meaningfully contribute to the organization’s innovation strategy. It’s vital to point your innovation strategy in a direction. That doesn’t mean leadership should spell out everything. 4 Encourages Change. 6 Stays Agile.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. Offer strategies for effective prototyping and testing. When it comes to innovation leadership, keynote speakers can: Show how leaders can set a precedent for innovation within their teams.

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Daniel Burrus

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

But it is likely that you act quickly and decisively to address the changing factors and conditions after they’ve occurred. This is called agility, and we often utilize agility to change directions and head the competition off at the pass. Was agility the driving force behind Uber’s dominance in ridesharing?

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ImagineNation

JANUARY 4, 2023

We stated that innovation-led growth is absolutely critical and that people need to be enabled and equipped to adapt, connect and collaborate in new ways to kickstart change in agile, constructive, equitable, and sustainable ways to innovate in uncertain times. Six strategies to kickstart change and innovate in uncertain times.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you just diving into innovations, this sort of strategic conversation can change the goalposts, alter the perspective, and can give the innovation a more focused framing to build propositions around. The need for a real alignment of strategy and innovation. Really do try and establish some key principles.

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Planview

MAY 16, 2022

To me, this includes being connected as people around a common purpose; those people being connected to a shared strategic vision; and that vision being connected to the market and context it is in (which, of course, changes over time). Prioritizing Connection Within Our Leadership Team.

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ImagineNation

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was privileged to attend one of the first Theory U; Presencing Leadership for Profound Innovation and Change Workshops presented by the Sloane School of Management, in Boston in 2008. Intentional change and learning.

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