Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Identifying Toxic Workplace Culture Recognizing a toxic workplace culture is the first step in transforming an unhealthy work environment into a thriving one. Signs and Symptoms of a Toxic Work Environment A toxic workplace culture can manifest through various signs and symptoms that can be detrimental to both employees and the organization.

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Culture Underperforming Technical Team Policies Collaboration 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Signs of Toxic Work Environments A healthy workplace is the bedrock of productivity and employee satisfaction. If you’re noticing negative patterns within your organization, it may be time to assess for signs of a toxic work environment. Understanding why employees are leaving is critical to improving workplace morale.

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Culture Training Resources Survey 100

Destination Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

We are told that we should plan our lives, make to-do lists, work diligently, organize our schedules and arrange things in sound and sensible ways. experiencing it impromptu) makes it feel less free-flowing and more work-like. experiencing it impromptu) makes it feel less free-flowing and more work-like. Plan the unplanned.

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Meeting Creativity Trends Study 351

Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 16, 2022

In a previous blog post, I wrote about the differences between working "in" the business for strategy and innovation versus working "on" the business for strategy and innovation. As described above, in the business is doing day to day work - going to meetings, completing emails, assigning projects and so on.

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Data Strategy Strategy Roadmap 157

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2024

The author, who wrote a book on mental health and work last year, explores several key ways organizations haven’t gone far enough in implementing a culture of well-being. Companies are investing in — and talking about — mental health more often these days. But employees aren’t reporting a corresponding rise in well-being.

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Strategy Strategy Report Culture 117

Rmukesh Gupta

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Premise: Currently there is a big debate going on around the world with respect to where do we work from. There is a camp of people who think they are more productive and save time, money and attention by working remotely.

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Culture Company Innovation Leadership 105

Idea to Value

AUGUST 15, 2022

Since the pandemic began, many companies had to allow their people to work remotely for the first time. For example, CEO David Solomon of investment bank Goldman Sachs (known to make their staff work 95+ hours per week ) wants staff back in the office 5 days a week. How does hybrid work affect job performance?

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Study Groups Engagement Video 235

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2024

While gig work has offered workers benefits like flexibility, it has also come at the expense of lower pay, limited protections, surveillance, and limited privacy. Tactics such as petitions and boycotts have been used to effect change for workers in the traditional economy, but these have proven far less effective in the gig economy.

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Company Change 109

Idea to Value

OCTOBER 6, 2022

I remember this quote from my childhood, and it is meant to show that people who work the hardest are likely to be the ones who are best able to complete additional hard tasks. Unfortunately, being an overachiever in a work setting has been shown to have some seriously negative consequences. Hard work vs Strategic Work.

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Resources Study Culture Learning 252

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

My value proposition is to work together to create something that shapes innovation for a meaningful change. Alignment and objectives within this post In this post, I will outline the eight focal points and explain how working with them will align individuals, teams, and companies to generate a dynamic innovation landscape.

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Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 173

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Unpacking Toxic Work Environments Understanding the dynamics of toxic work environments is the first step towards transformation. Signs and Symptoms of a Toxic Work Environment A toxic work environment can manifest in various ways, and being able to identify the signs is key to initiating change.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Culture Policies Collaboration 100

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 1, 2022

The Executive Innovation Work Mat as a compelling business case. After a series of conversations around the Executive Innovation work mat, Jeffrey Phillips and I decided there was a need to add one more to the series, one that makes the business case for the work mat, one that is more from the leaders perspective.

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Design Leadership Innovation Engagement 319

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Curiosity is not just a medium by which we achieve professional success, it’s also imperative to unlocking purpose and meaning at work. Curiosity about ourselves, our work, and our colleagues is the key to unlocking the significance behind our work.

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Learning Creativity 139

Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 29, 2021

With the Covid pandemic showing few signs of abating many teams are now working part from home and part in the office. Spend time agreeing with each person what outcomes you want from their work. Some employees might be working from home because of childcare issues. This can be challenging for any manager. Set Clear Objectives.

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Tips Management Brainstorming Meeting 227

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2024

Most workers used to have fixed roles within a hierarchical organization, but today the nature of work today is becoming fluid and dynamic. Project-based work and freelancing are increasingly common, and many roles are now defined by outcomes rather than hours spent at a desk.

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Strategy Strategy Project Artificial Inteligence 134

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

In 2023, organizations continued to face significant challenges, from inflation to geopolitical turmoil to controversy over DEI and return-to-work policies — and 2024 promises more disruption. Employers who successfully navigate these will retain top talent and secure a competitive advantage for themselves.

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Trends Policies Disruption Competition 139

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2024

In an era where the boundary between work and personal life is increasingly blurred, navigating personal story sharing demands a nuanced approach. To harness the power of storytelling in the workplace, we must work toward eliminating structures that only favor some for sharing authentically.

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Culture Groups Leadership Management 127

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Companies are trying various strategies to adjust to a “new normal” in work modalities, ranging from fully in-office to fully remote to a mix of both.

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Company Study Strategy Strategy 111

Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2022

Today’s employees are working inside software more than inside the walls of an office. Two years into a global pandemic, and with remote work likely to stick around for the long term, many of those lines of communication no longer exist. You need to make your employees feel heard and seen,” Zaied said.

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Software Data Meeting Groups 246

Business and Tech

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Given that more than half of Americans either own or work for a small business , their fate is tied to the broader society. Throughout the pandemic, many people have reimagined how, where, and for how much they want to work. To this end, small business must be committed to putting diversity to work. Make it meaningful.

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Engagement Agile Report Resources 246

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2024

Because of AI’s ability to learn from vast amounts of data and maximize efficiency, companies have predicted that humans working with it will be able to free up their time and expand their creative efforts, thereby driving greater innovation.

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Creativity Management Tools Data 112

IdeaScale

MAY 4, 2021

You would think that innovation would falter when people transitioned to working online, and sometimes while working remotely people can feel disinterested or uninvolved in their workplace. When they manage to integrate the proper collaboration tools, however, they find that working from home actually sparks innovation.

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Collaboration Innovation Ideation Radical Innovation 246

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Generative AI can be a boon for knowledge work, but only if you use it in the right way. New generative AI-enabled tools are rapidly emerging to assist and transform knowledge work in industries ranging from education and finance to law and medicine.

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Generative AI Policies Tools Learning 140

Business and Tech

JUNE 21, 2023

At any size of organization, owners and leaders can deliver improved results by their work to inspire and engage others. Is a business that’s more fun to work for more likely to succeed? And, which kind of business would you rather work in? There are some who struggle with fun at work. Fun or not fun? Playing small.

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Tips LEAN Engagement Competition 244

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 14, 2020

We all are coming to grips with what this means in our working lives. We are in for immediate shifts in our working environment as we emerge from “lockdown.”. It is about the work being undertaken by Cushman & Wakefield as they have been helping 10,000 organizations in China move nearly one million people back to work.

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Technical Review Innovation System Meeting 344

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2024

Impact-driving work requires both human ingenuity and machine speed — a combination marketers can’t fully embrace without daily practice. In today’s always-on environment, AI tools can help marketers optimize and personalize their campaigns quickly and efficiently. But AI alone won’t yield meaningful campaigns.

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Marketing Tools Creativity Artificial Inteligence 126

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Many forces are converging today in unprecedented ways to reshape the nature of work. The authors refer to these three areas as the who, the what, and the why of work. Each has its own particular set of challenges.

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Change Management 132

Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Liz Ryan is the chief executive officer and founder of Human Workplace , a publishing and consulting firm whose mission is to reinvent work for people. They don’t have to work for your company. With remote work becoming the new norm, what advantages does working remotely offer both an employee and their employer?

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Technical Review Resources Management Company 130

Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

He was telling us how he works hard for 8 months a year, but from November through February, the entire island shuts to tourists and he goes to his land in the village to harvest his olives, grapes and tend to his livestock. One you have this clarity, it will help you understand if you are really working towards where you want to end up.

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Video Creativity Marketing 200

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Leaders often claim to value good working relationships, but company practices may not reflect that claim. The key to solving the problem is to recognize that it demands an organizational solution — specifically, putting into place a system that builds positive relationships.

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Strategy Strategy System Company 121