12 Posts found for Author: Matthew E. May

Why the best innovation strategies are rooted in the art of subtraction.

Content: Article | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Innovation

Elegance requires that you subtract. Leaders should ask themselves two questions: One: What would the people in my organization like me to reduce or stop doing? Two: What would my competitors hate for me to reduce or stop doing? This is challenging, of course, because adding is a human inclination.

Content: Quotation | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Leadership, Management

For decades we’ve been told to “follow your passion” to “find the career meant for you.” “Do what you love and the money will follow.” Such clichés have become a staple of commencement speeches, such as Steve Jobs’ famed 2005 address at Stanford in which he said: “There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

But what if the evidence showed that this advice will … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Do you have what it takes to become the next Howard Schultz or Mark Zuckerberg? A new book may not only help you answer that question, but also surprise you with new-found self-awareness.

Content: Article | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subject: Entrepreneurship

The age-old tool known as “5S,” born as a disciplined practice inherent to the lean manufacturing process known as the Toyota Production System, is the term given to five Japanese words that, taken together, provide a comprehensive pathway to simplicity in the workplace.

The five principles have been translated into five English words, all starting with S as well (to make them easier to remember). Dan … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Dan Markovitz, Matthew E. May | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subject: Productivity / Work Tips

or over a decade, Marcus Buckingham has been on a quest to help you hone in on your key strengths in an effort to boost your performance in whatever realm you function. It started with an assessment tool called Strengthsfinder, developed while Buckingham was at Gallup. It continued with bestselling books First, Break All The Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, followed by a string … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

There are two things you can do to mitigate the element of surprise when it comes to your business model being disrupted, in addition to keeping a constant vigil on the external social, economic and market forces out of your control that can potentially disrupt your business.

First, you can assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to your current business model. Go through each of … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subjects: Management, Strategy

It took 9 years of research and practice 4,000-plus writing hours, 28,456 Post-it notes, 77 forum discussions, 287 Skype calls, 1360 comments, and 137,757 online views for over 470 contributors from nearly 50 countries to arrive at these nine elements of any business model and arrange them into the visual “Business Model Canvas”

Content: Article | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subjects: Management, Strategy

Matthew E. May introduces a passage on the critical role of a learning focus in innovation from The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge, by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble.

Content: Article | Authors: Chris Trimble, Matthew E. May, Vijay Govindarajan | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Innovation, Organizational Behavior

Ideacide is a great way to kill creativity. There are many ways to perform it.

Content: Article | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subjects: Innovation, Organizational Behavior

This ChangeThis manifesto brings our attention to the ‘Seven Sins of Solutions’, the traditional ways of thinking that prevent us from divining the most accurate-and elegant-of solutions to any problem solving situation.

Content: Article | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: ChangeThis | Subjects: Innovation, Personal Development

One million ideas a year. A culture of innovation. An intrinsic belief that good enough never is. Matthew May’s manifesto shows you how Toyota’s principles and practices will help you engage your creative spirit and bring elegant solutions to your work and life.

Content: Article | Author: Matthew E. May | Source: ChangeThis | Subject: Innovation