Imagine a near perfect “creativity machine…” …this machine can take any challenge (input) you give it and creatively produce any number of useful ideas (outputs). And what if I were to offer it to you today for FREE! … You can almost hear that little voice saying: “But wait, there’s more!…” All jokes aside, I’ll […]
Imagine your perfect house… Is it a modern, open-concept home in a bustling city? Or a quaint, rustic home in the countryside? Just as architectural tastes or styles differ between people, so do their creative styles. What is a “creative style?” In the 1970’s, a researcher named Michael Kirton identified two distinct, opposite ways people […]
How do you know when your performance improvement (operational excellence) efforts are paying off? When even your competitors notice and cannot help but acknowledge your great results publicly! This just happened in the cut-throat world of US airlines. In an article entitled American Airlines to Delta Air Lines: Hats Off To You For Operational Excellence, […]
Why Knowing Your Biggest Opportunity (or Challenge) is the First Step to Valuable Performance Improvement It never ceases to amaze me how few business owners and senior executives can answer this one simple question: “What is your biggest opportunity (or challenge)?” Fully half of those I ask just stare at me and say: “Wow! That’s […]
See on Scoop.it – Synergetic Management: Business Innovation & Improvement Bees using scavenged plastic to build hives Synergetic Management‘s insight: LOL! While so many people are so worried about “going organic”, Mother Nature is simply adapting to the world around her! Now, organic is great (for some things — I admit to being skeptical on […]
See on Scoop.it – Synergetic Management: Business Innovation & Improvement In his 1937 book, ‘Think and Grow Rich,’ author Napoleon Hill identified 13 steps to success, one of which was the power of the mastermind. Synergetic Management‘s insight: Conclusion: Parts of this research are very promising, but the overall goal is ill-considered because it […]
See on Scoop.it – Synergetic Management: Business Innovation & Improvement What can a manager do to optimize team creativity? And what do they do commonly that squelches it? Daniel Goleman spoke with Harvard’s Teresa Amabile for his… Synergetic Management‘s insight: Underestimate the importance of WINS at your peril This has TWO big implications: 1) […]
See on Scoop.it – Synergetic Management: Business Innovation & Improvement A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York’s tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery — and jobs. Synergetic Management‘s insight: THIS is a great example of the amazing things Creativity brings […]
See on Scoop.it – Synergetic Management: Business Innovation & Improvement Six behaviors that stymie managers and companies. Synergetic Management‘s insight: MY CONCLUSION: Data is vital to performance improvement, but it must be the RIGHT data for the RIGHT metrics used the RIGHT way. Anything else is useless at best and destructive at worst. My […]
See on Scoop.it – Synergetic Management: Business Innovation & Improvement To brainstorm ideas, try working backwards by taking a conceptual solution and finding a problem it can solve Synergetic Management‘s insight: MY CONCLUSIONS: 1) As per the title, you CAN start ANYWHERE in the process – let your need drive you. Ex: if you […]
