How Middle Managers Make Innovation Possible A conversation with Rita McGrath, a top expert on strategy and innovation What inspired you to look at the plight of middle managers? I was looking at companies that were struggling to innovate, and I wanted to understand why. What I found is that a lot of the … Continued
Networking parties hold so much promise. A mixer hosted by a large firm, a professional association or a business district is an opportunity to gain social capital, which has come to be seen as a critical factor in success. Many people devote significant money and time to these events with the simple goal of making … Continued
How Different Countries Hold Leaders Accountable In 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 flew into the side of Mount Takamagahara in Japan. Five hundred and twenty people died. It was the worst single-aircraft disaster in history. Soon after the accident, the company’s president, Yasumoto Takagi, appeared on television, apologized, bowed and resigned. Afterward, he traveled the … Continued
BRITE Speaker Dwayne Spradlin discusses how the culture is essential to making innovation work. In talking with one of his clients about the barriers to open innovation within an organization, Dwayne Spradlin, CEO and President of InnoCentive, received a wonderfully insightful quote: “Culture eats strategy for lunch.” As Spradlin told BusinessWeek, the right culture is essential to making … Continued
Startups are known for having low-paying jobs. They are also known for offering employees attractive non-monetary perks, such as flexible office hours and stock options, to compensate for their inability to offer higher wages. But new research suggests that who gets hired and how much they get paid at the outset of a new company really matters. … Continued
It happens to all of us. We take on far too much, by choice and by necessity, and then we want to do all of it well. Our workplaces are perpetually in flux, with employees constantly needing to adapt to new managers, processes, technologies, and more, often with little training and mentoring. Our family members … Continued
Work is hard. Perhaps you know the feeling of too many requests from too many people and not enough hours in the day. To push back against the never-ending tide of work and preserve a place for our own interests and obligations, we’re told to strive for work-life balance. And although well-intentioned, this ideal doesn’t … Continued
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