Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2024

Many leaders would argue that there should be only one strategy for a company, and that strategy provides all the guidance and direction necessary for departments to create implementation plans. However, most high-level strategies have hundreds of ways they can be translated into action.

Strategy 107

Strategy Strategy Company Competition 107

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

For more on this subject, delve into our article on success factors for executive team offsites. Planning and Preparation For leading executive team offsites for business strategy, meticulous planning and preparation are essential. This not only enhances teamwork but also helps to merge different viewpoints into cohesive strategies.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Greater Flexibility and Adaptability : Collaborative teams are better equipped to respond to changes and pivot strategies when necessary. Embracing team collaboration strategies is essential for managers and leaders aiming to navigate the complexities of today’s business environment effectively.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Strategy Strategy Software Review 100

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.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

For a deeper dive into how you can lead your team to strategic success, explore leading executive team offsites for business strategy. For guidance on designing a successful offsite, refer to our article on designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning. Step Description Define Objectives Set clear, S.M.A.R.T

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Exercises 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2024

In this article, the authors offer four steps leaders can take to ensure that they’re on the right path for growth. But how can leaders do this? More specifically: Where and how do leaders deploy these two approaches, and how do these approaches change over time?

Strategy 138

Strategy Strategy Change Innovation 138

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This article introduces four pivotal strategies to help businesses achieve a transcendent purpose, ensuring a cohesive blend of profitability and genuine societal impact.

Strategy 125

Strategy Strategy Company 125

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article explores the concept of creative recruitment marketing efforts and its potential to address labor shortages by effectively reaching untapped talent pools, diversifying the talent pipeline, and aligning company values with purpose-driven candidates.

Creativity 129

Creativity Strategy Strategy Marketing 129

Flying Fish Lab

APRIL 11, 2024

Achieving organisational success requires careful consideration of various factors, and a well-defined business strategy can be powerful in this pursuit. However, business strategy alone is insufficient, it should come hand-in-hand with brand strategy to propel organisations to greater success.

Strategy 52

Strategy Strategy Competition Analysis 52

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. If you’re looking at your organization and wondering where to start to foster a more innovative workplace culture, here are forty articles to go deeper into the topic.

Strategy 151

Strategy Strategy Culture Strategic Thinking 151

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

The root problem is the disconnect between strategy and innovation. The author offers five steps to help embed strategy into the innovation process. In too many companies, an innovation team is allowed to pursue its own agenda and imagine itself to be a separate island from the rest of the company.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Innovation Innovation Processes 130

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

For a deeper dive into recognizing these signs, explore our article on signs of a toxic work environment. Strategies for Improving Morale Improving workplace morale is crucial in transforming toxic workplace cultures into high-performing teams and organizations. Promote the use of vacation time without stigma.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Collaboration 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in this process has opened up new avenues for innovation and efficiency, leading to the development of AI-driven design thinking strategies. As a result, AI-driven design thinking strategies are emerging as a critical factor in developing innovative solutions that resonate deeply with users.

Design Thinking 113

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Strategy 113

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research. Specifically, both B2C and B2B companies who view branding and advertising as a top two growth strategy are twice as likely to see revenue growth of 5% or more than those that don’t (67% to 33%).

Marketing 140

Marketing Strategy Strategy Competition 140

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Too often, organizations bring in outside firms to develop their growth strategies — resulting in a smart plan without the motivation, skills, and resources to get it done.

Strategy 120

Strategy Strategy Resources Collaboration 120

InnovationManagement

OCTOBER 1, 2022

This structure will determine the rate and efficacy of overall innovation and is commonly known as an innovation strategy. This article will define innovation strategy, discuss how to create one, [.]. The post What Is Innovation Strategy? appeared first on InnovationManagement.

Strategy 93

Strategy Strategy Innovation How To 93

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s crucial, in particular, the authors argue, to adopt three key strategies: leveraging digital platforms and networks, utilizing open talent and freelancers as a secret weapon, and harnessing the power of AI to augment your capabilities.

Strategy 134

Strategy Strategy Project Artificial Inteligence 134

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. For the unindoctrinated, “lean” is the term coined in a 1988 MIT Sloan Management Review article by John Krafcik, who recently retired as CEO of Google’s Waymo division. The faster you go, the more energy you save.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team LEAN 130

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2024

Companies that integrate the cost of capital into their strategy and planning reap real benefits. While many executives and investors were thrown by last year’s interest rate increases, the cost of capital needn’t be a threat. When something is cheap, people waste it.

Strategy 109

Strategy Strategy Management Industry 109

Leapfrogging

MAY 3, 2020

The OGSM model (Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures) can help teams get on the same page and moving in the right direction. OGSM is an acronym that stands for Objectives, Goals, Strategies, and Measures. Strategies. For example: Use articles to engage customers in learning about new technologies, including our products.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Examples Agile 130

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The OGSM model (Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures) can help teams get on the same page and moving in the right direction. OGSM is an acronym that stands for Objectives, Goals, Strategies, and Measures. Strategies. For example: Use articles to engage customers in learning about new technologies, including our products.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Examples Agile 130

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2023

This article provides a process for segmenting prospective customers in this fashion and creating a sales strategy. When companies are creating profiles of possible target customers, there is a dimension they often overlook: the urgency of the need for the offering.

Strategy 82

Strategy Strategy Company Marketing 82

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many managers view strategy as a complex subject, but at its essence it boils down to three questions: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? What is a credible path to get there? To successfully use these questions to chart a course, people must be brutally honest with themselves about where they are now.

Strategy 124

Strategy Strategy Course Management 124

Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 20, 2024

2021 marked the re-birth of my original Blogging Innovation blog as a new blog called Human-Centered Change and Innovation. Many of you may know that Blogging Innovation grew into the world’s most popular global innovation community before being re-branded as InnovationExcellence.com and being ultimately sold to DisruptorLeague.com.

Innovation 104

Innovation Change Artificial Inteligence Study 104

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

The problem with an AI-first strategy lies not within the “AI” but with the notion that it should come “first” aspect. An AI-first approach can be myopic, potentially leading us to overlook the true purpose of technology: to serve and enhance human endeavors.

Strategy 103

Strategy Strategy Technology Artificial Inteligence 103

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2024

This article explores four common challenges that trip up efforts and offers strategies for overcoming them. While the concepts of disruptive innovation are well established, startups and incumbents alike continue to struggle with becoming disruptors.

Disruption 121

Disruption Innovation Strategy Strategy 121

Idea to Value

APRIL 12, 2022

For example, Scott Anthony (interviewed on the podcast here ), summarised his views in a 2012 HBR article about which companies might benefit from moving first: If you are what Professor Steven Spear calls a “high-velocity organization” that is always learning and improving, there are real benefits to moving first.

Strategy 257

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Innovation 257

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This puts a premium on strategy over proprietary technology. The explosion of AI startups in dozens of sectors masks something many of them share: They are increasingly built on top of standardized technology from a few AI giants like OpenAI, Google, and Meta.

Technology 114

Technology Strategy Strategy Tools 114

Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 6, 2020

To celebrate we’ve pulled together the Top 100 Innovation Articles of 2019 from our archive of nearly 7,500 innovation-related articles from more than 400 contributing authors. Click the.

Innovation 92

Innovation Tools Marketing Entrepreneurship 92

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Here’s the downloadable Strategy Uncertainty Map I developed as part of my work with Praxie.com. A Strategy Uncertainty Map is a visual representation of your top opportunities, which can include products, services, projects, or business strategies. Also, be sure to keep the Strategy Uncertainty Map alive.

Disruption 130

Disruption Strategy Strategy Trends 130

Cascade Strategy

MAY 4, 2021

I previously wrote an article about why so many strategies fail. I want to share with you my personal top 6 picks for the best business strategy examples of all time. Here though, I want to focus on the flip-side of that coin. Enjoy and more importantly, add your own examples in the comments below!

Examples 98

Examples Strategy Strategy 98

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2024

All organizations need a business growth strategy where people feel they’re prioritized. This article offers five questions to ask yourself as you’re setting your own growth strategy. Research shows that a focus on human sustainability drives stronger business results.

Company 118

Company Trends Report Strategy 118

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

In this article, the author explains how to spot the classic signs of undiscussables — meetings marked by quick consensus, a lack of productive debate, or uneven participation — and offers strategies on how to uncover those unexpressed thoughts and feelings to help your team work more productively.

How To 130

How To Meeting Strategy Strategy 130

Idea to Value

JANUARY 6, 2017

So here I have highlighted a small selection of what I believe are some of the best articles, videos and thought pieces on innovation from some of my colleagues from 2016 on their own websites. Greg’s articles always seem to resonate with his readers, which is why they have some of the highest sharing rates of all innovation articles.

Innovation 175

Innovation Case Study Video Tips 175

ITONICS

MARCH 21, 2024

In this article, we show that finding the right innovation weight is beneficial. We’ll take you through strategies to drive innovation efficiency by reducing overhead, ambiguous decision processes, and too-tight or too-fat resource allocation.

Strategy 36

Strategy Strategy Resources Innovation 36

Innovation Excellence

JUNE 1, 2023

Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

Change 69

Change Innovation Project Competition 69

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Companies continue to struggle to design and implement a post-Covid return-to-office strategy that works for employees. To find the most workable alternative, they should focus on four factors: the needs of the work, the needs of the people, how work gets done, and the new managerial muscle required to manage a hybrid workforce.

Strategy 105

Strategy Strategy Change Design 105