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Archives for March 2016

When Clarity Is Most Critical in Dealing with an Orphan

March 31, 2016 By Tim Bruemmer

So you are experiencing the trials of dealing with a non-strategic orphan.  You recognize that you need to explore your options to optimize resource utilization and customer satisfaction moving forward.  You start down the list of the viable options; divest, discontinue or harvest.  Because you recognize that although the product line is non-strategic to you […]

Filed Under: Innovation, Strategy & Business Development Tagged With: Clarity, Commitment, Orphan Product, Portfolio Management

No “Blockbuster” without Clarity

March 30, 2016 By Tim Bruemmer

Why is it that the book is almost always better than the movie? Is it because the ambiguity of the text in a book versus the concrete images of a movie allows us to bring more of our imagination into shaping the message of the book? With different contexts influencing us, despite picking up the […]

Filed Under: Innovation, Leadership Tagged With: Clarity, Innovation, Leadership

The Genesis of an Orphan

March 24, 2016 By Tim Bruemmer

Orphan product lines can occur for a variety of reasons usually associated with innovation or simply change within your organization. As orphans are an inevitable result of ongoing innovation, it is essential that an innovative organization is able to recognize and handle them efficiently. If you are an organization with an orphan, you likely are struggling […]

Filed Under: Innovation, Strategy & Business Development Tagged With: Corporate Strategy, Delivering Innovation, Orphan Product, Value Creation

On a Parallel Path: Innovation Emerging as an Organizational Competency

March 23, 2016 By Bill Kline

As innovation emerges as a new organizational competency, the path it is following is similar in many ways to the one followed by the field of quality many years ago.   Back in the 70’s and 80’s, Quality Circles, Total Quality Management, and ‘Quality is Job One’ were the themes and slogans of the day […]

Filed Under: Innovation, Large Organization Innovation Tagged With: Delivering Innovation, Organizational Competency, Value Creation

Fixed and Growth Mindsets

March 16, 2016 By Cory Hixson

A few years ago I was introduced to and read thoroughly about a concept called mindset. Before my foray into the literature pertaining to mindset, I had heard many people use the term. Reflecting on its use in my past, mindset takes me back to my days of playing sports; figuring out ways to enter the […]

Filed Under: Good Reads, Mindset Tagged With: Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, Strategy, Success

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