Friday, January 30, 2015
As you can imagine, I spend a fair amount of time keeping up with changes and challenges faced by industry and business in the fields of change management and innovation. So I’m constantly on the lookout for information and news that may impact behaviour and best practice across organisations.
Here’s a pick of what I’ve been attracted to this week:
Change Management
Growing a team of leaders who embrace change is very important to the success of the facilities manager who can’t be everywhere. … Latest News. Managing/Embracing Change at Your Facility by Example. January 26, 2015 …
Speakers generally agreed that what’s needed most to enable more effective, relevant marketing is change management. Many companies … AdExchanger Research News – information and analysis from the Research team.
The seminar featured presentation of MCC², an international training programme covering the basics of change management in the exhibition business and the meetings industry. Messe Marketing … Receive news from EFEA …
Targeted Medical Pharma Inc. (OTCQB: TRGM) today announced several major changes that streamline operations and signify a commitment to revenue growth cost containment and profitability. The Company … submit a press release send this to a friend. Go back to … “The new management structure will make Targeted Medical a leaner more efficient company adding a lot more value for our customers and shareholders” said recently appointed CEO Kim Giffoni.
Innovation News
This evening Microsoft’s Xbox Division Head Phil Spencer revealed a few more details on the Windows 10 event Microsoft is going to host on January 21st. …Read More.
Government competition to boost innovation in the heat industry, drive down energy bills and cut carbon emissions in the UK.
Others may consider Lego a toy but Shubham, precocious even by Silicon Valley’s standards, considers it a tool for technological innovation. ….. 2015 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights …
The 2014 Australian Innovation System Report [PDF, 6MB] from the Office of the Chief Economist has identified Australia as a relatively mediocre innovator compared to other OECD countries. This lack of innovation leaves us …
The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) launched its Innovation Nation – 1000 Ideas for a Better Australia campaign this week, calling it the first youth-led conversation about innovation and entrepreneurship in Australia.
Where My Words Have Travelled
I publish around the place from time to time. Here’s the latest:
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are the subject of a lot debate in the blogosphere. Will they be a disruptive technology for universities? Will they take over the trainer’s job in corporate organizations?
From a higher education perspective, it’s easy to see the selling point for students
In 1987 Paul O’Neill became the CEO of Alcoa. Taking over the helm of a company usually means making grand statements about finances, about cutting costs, and change the investment priorities. But what O’Neill did at his first investor press conference was a little different.
To improve productivity in organizations you need only get leaders out in the field
The controversial Koch brothers wrote a book called the Science of Success (2007). I don’t recommend you read it as it’s one of those books that successful people write where they think they were successful because of these management techniques, whereas it’s more likely that because they were successful they could try out these management techniques (fads of the day?).
According to the ASTD’s 2013 State of the Industry Report, U.S. organizations spent $164.2 billion on employee learning and development in 2012. The report does a good job of categorizing and classifying expenditure. But what about ROI? How can managers structure training to ensure a positive ROI?
How often have you rolled out a new IT project that failed to deliver the desired benefits? Most projects fail to deliver benefits because of poor change management. Little to no attention is paid to the people side.
From the Vault
Though it’s disappointing, it’s a fact of life that a company’s high level executives are often highly disconnected from the sale force. We’ve all seen those television programs where the boss secretly steps back onto the shop floor and finds so much he didn’t know – some good, some bad. It isn’t made up for dramatic effect: it really is like this.
The concept of Business Process can become very complex due to excessive use of confusing buzzwords and acronyms. A customer-centric process model enables modern executives to focus on the principles of business process management without taking their eye off the needs of the client and what makes a happy customer.