5 Posts found for Author: Lisa Bodell

Productive collaboration isn’t about exchanging cubicle farms or offices for an open-plan setting. Nor is it about adding another layer of tasks or meetings. It’s about pooling resources, forming alliances, and achieving common objectives together. It should fit naturally into employees’ workflow and streamline the process of getting projects to the finish line. If you’re striving to create a more collaborative workplace, follow these 11 … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Lisa Bodell | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Organizational Behavior

Innovation often comes from having an eclectic approach. It’s less about expertise and more about minds that can think through details while focusing on the bigger picture. It’s about having an aptitude for both the qualitative and the quantitative. It’s also about the ability to mesh a wild idea with reality, and the fortitude to bring it to market.

Content: Quotation | Author: Lisa Bodell | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Innovation

The potential for innovation in your company increases when you have employees who demonstrate unrestrained thinking and the ability to connect seemingly disparate ideas. Is it possible to identify the people with these capabilities during a first interview? Absolutely—if you know what to look for and if you’re armed with the right questions.

Content: Article | Author: Lisa Bodell | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Human Resources, Innovation, Organizational Behavior

In the ever-changing world of business, we’ve arrived at a point where process has trumped culture, where the race toward efficiency has made us complacent and unable to reach our potential. Stuck in the land of status quo, we’ve forgotten how to think. And the very structures put in place to help businesses grow are now holding them back. It’s time to Kill the Company.

What … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Lisa Bodell | Subject: Innovation

For many, implementing an innovation strategy, which requires changes within an organization, means adding layers of new processes. Lisa Bodell, author of Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution, argues that there are straightforward ways to make change without bogging down the organization. Bodell insists that whether an organization is doing exceptionally well or struggling, now is the time to address … [ Read more ]

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Lisa Bodell | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Competitive Intelligence, Management, Strategy