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Engaging Employees: The Economics of Micro Ingenuity

John Bernard — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:00:20 +0000

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development

http://www.massingenuity.com/2012/04/02/engaging-employees-the-economics-of-micro-ingenuity/

Wouldn’t it be a dream if every employee could add $13,000 to the bottom line of your business each and every year? No need to dream because research shows that’s exactly what happens when an employee shifts from being disengaged to engaged. Read More…

The Idea Pit: 5 Stupid Reasons Smart Ideas Die

John Bernard — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:00:26 +0000

Posted in Change Management Leadership Coaching Leadership Development

http://www.massingenuity.com/2012/03/24/the-idea-pit-5-stupid-reasons-smart-ideas-die/

In a LinkedIn poll we conducted 80 percent of managers said that less than 10 percent of employees’ ideas ever get implemented. Sad I often ask managers this question: “Is the key thing a manager can do to engage employees is to listen to their ideas and increase the number that get implemented?” The consensus [...]

Creativity, Risk, and Innovation

Mike Henry — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:39:51 +0000

Posted in Community Involvement Leadership Development

Here’s an interesting and brief video on the connection between risk, creativity and innovation. The narrator is David Burkus, a friend and the founder of The Leader Lab (www.theleaderlab.org). Check it out.

In a NOW World, Employee Engagement is Not an Option

John Bernard — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:38 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

“This economic crisis doesn’t represent a cycle,” says Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of General Electric, about The Great Recession. “It represents a reset. It’s an emotional, raw social, economic reset. People who understand that will prosper. Those who don’t will be left behind.” We are living in the Age of Mass Customization, a term coined [...]

Leadership Style: Blinders, Beacon or Both?

Jane Perdue — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:03:22 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership

I was on my way to a meeting, driving on the freeway in blinding rain and happily singing along with the radio. Suddenly, there’s a semi-trailer on either side of my car, both churning up road mist and throwing off their own back-splash of rain. I couldn’t see a thing. No more singing as I’m [...]

WEadership Practice #4: Encourage Experimentation (and, of course, experiment yourself)

Kristin Wolff — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:10:54 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

This post is the fourth in a series that began here summarizing the findings of a one-year study of workforce leadership. Through that process, we identified six practices next-generation leaders use to be effective; a new model of leadership we call WEadership, in a nod to its collaborative nature. ______________________________ The Speed of Life For [...]

WEadership Practice #1: Adopt a Wide-Angle Point of View

Kristin Wolff — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:02:01 +0000

Posted in Community Involvement Leadership Development

This post is the second in a series that began here. We are summarizing the findings of a one-year study of workforce leadership and through that process, we have identified six practices next-generation leaders are using to be effective; a new model of leadership we call WEadership, in a nod to its collaborative nature. Practice [...]

Why do leaders need to innovate?

Will Lukang, CLDC, PMP, CSM — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:15:07 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

The success of a company lies in the ability of its leader. A great leader like Lee Iacocca can help a company on a verge of going out of business to recover its position in the market. A leader inspires people to achieve things they otherwise cannot do themselves. Great leaders create a vision and [...]

Etiquette Guide for “Idea People”

Leigh Steere — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:04:59 +0000

Posted in Self Leadership

Many “idea people” in Corporate America view their employers as inefficient and broken. These frustrated workers have ideas to fix the system but too often hold back due to real or perceived road blocks. How do you challenge broken processes or sacred cows respectfully, without stepping on toes?

Cultivating Idea Leadership—Views From an IBM Fellow

Leigh Steere — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:04:21 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

Wondering how to rekindle creativity in your workplace? Meet IBM Fellow John Cohn, Ph.D., an idea powerhouse who has been at IBM for 29 years. He shares six observations about how to keep innovators engaged and on board.