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Breakthrough ideas are more about networking than inspirational strokes of genius, says UC-Davis professor Hargadon. In this book he studies the genesis of big product ideas from the light bulb to biotech and finds that “technology brokering” – the combination of pieces of ideas drawn from different markets and industries – drives the innovation process that generates many breakthroughs.

Content: Book | Author: Andrew Hargadon | Subjects: Innovation, Management

“What separates winning organizations from the also-rans? I have spent 25 years studying both winners and losers from the inside out for an answer. Not surprisingly, winning organizations share certain financial attributes.”

Content: Article | Author: Noel M. Tichy | Source: Leader to Leader | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Either Do Something Very Beautiful or Very Useful
– former mission on the walls of Bell Labs (pre-divestiture)

Content: Quotation | Source: CGE&Y Center for Business Innovation (CBI) | Subjects: Business Rules, Vision

The evolution of management theory and practice can best be seen in the context of key thinkers who have both recorded and encouraged change. Theories have influenced practice and practice has created its own theories. Focusing on the lives and writings of significant management thinkers reveals the interconnection of theory and practice as well as which factors have influenced the development of management internationally. The … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Malcolm Warner | Subjects: Management, People

This online resource is a library of information, products and services to assist practising project managers, technical managers and team leaders. In an increasingly competitive business environment, using short windows of time effectively is becoming a critical success factor. Re-using proven project methodologies and tools is one path to efficient time management. This site consists of three main sections. In Community, visitors are introduced to … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Emprend Inc. | Subject: Project Management

Jim Collins is interviewed about his book “From Good to Great”

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Across the Board (ATB) | Subject: Management

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Wired | Subject: Management | Industry: Semiconductor

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To get from where your business is to where it wants to go, you have to pay attention to the missing steps or “strategy gap.”

Content: Article | Authors: Brian Hartlen, Dave King, Dennis Ganster, Michael Coveney | Source: Darwin Magazine | Subjects: Management, Strategy

The greatest sources of satisfaction in the workplace are internal and emotional. A look at the work of the Gallup Organization’s Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman and their Q12.

Content: Article | Author: Tony Schwartz | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Why companies have been slow to adopt the valuation technique.

Content: Article | Author: Edward Teach | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Finance, Management

Corporate alliances have made a number of companies much more profitable-and made business a lot more complicated.

Content: Article | Author: Howard Muson | Source: Across the Board (ATB) | Subjects: Management, Strategy

Companies should audit their information assets. There’s hidden treasure there.

Editor’s Note: the opening will make it clear that this piece was written during the dot-com boom but the seven dimensions to think about your information assets are worthwhile.

Content: Article | Author: John Sviokla | Source: Context Magazine | Subjects: Knowledge Management, Management

Noel Tichy is currently professor of organizational behavior and human resource management and director of the Global Leadership Program at the University of Michigan business school. Between 1985 and 1987, Dr. Tichy served as the GE’s manager of management education at its Leadership Development Center in Crotonville, N.Y.

Content: Thought Leader | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Management | Industry: Education / Training

How do you know if you’re working for the right company? Here are ten markers that all point to the same thing: a great workplace for finance managers.

Editor’s Note: though written about finance managers, most markers identified apply not just to the finance world

Content: Article | Author: Lisa Yoon | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Human Resources, Management

Journalist Batstone says “…a corporation has the potential to act with soul when it puts its resources at the service of the people it employs and the public it serves.” Toward that end, he proposes and describes a grab bag of corporate values: alignment of leadership and stakeholders, transparency, local and global citizenship, customer and employee care, environmental responsibility, and commitment to human equality and … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: David Batstone | Subjects: Management, Social Responsibility (ESG)

Micromarket modeling fills an analytical void that plagues managers of growing service networks. Using relatively simple and available tools, this approach can provide previously inaccessible insights into the development of winning strategies for service businesses. It can help senior managers to make strategic decisions, such as whether new businesses should be created, and to devise tailored, market-specific strategies. And it can help managers work closer … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Cody Phipps, Hoyoung Pak, Tom Spathis | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Management, Operations

Wacker is the coauthor of three groundbreaking books that give marketers the tools and language to work on creating a bright future for their organizations: The 500-Year Delta: What Happens After What Happens Next; The Visionary’s Handbook: Nine Paradoxes That Will Shape the Future of Your Business; and The Deviant’s Advantage: How Fringe Ideas Shape Mass Markets.

Content: Thought Leader | Source: MarketingProfs | Subject: Management

Still far from mainstream, activity-based budgeting augments, rather than replacing, existing budgeting processes.

Content: Article | Author: Tad Leahy | Source: Business Finance Magazine | Subjects: Finance, Management

The failure to proactively develop competence in dealing with conflict is a form of mismanagement! Conversely, knowing how to develop effective working agreements is a fundamental competence for managing anything.

Editor’s Note: I didn’t think this article was really well written and recommend you skim/skip most of the first half. However, the 10 Element Agreement Template and the 7 Steps of the Resolution Process are … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Stewart Levine | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Management