Chad - Like the title of your book, [Re]Create the Organization You Really Want, I see a key benefit is making the organization that you want to work in, and everyone else wants to work in too. WIIFM John - That's the "what's in it really for me," or WIiFM part, right? It's your opportunity to create the organization you want to work inside …
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Trial and Error
CHAD - I know you’ve listened to the podcast some, you know I love innovation quotes, so I asked you to bring one too. What’s the quote you have for us? JOHN - So I had to bring a different one this time, and I thought the one that fit what we were talking about the best was one that I think is attributable to Peter Skillman at IDEO. But I …
Change Formula
Dissatisfaction with Status Quo x Compelling Vision x First Steps x Believability > Resistance to Change The success rate for those who attempt a large-scale organizational transformation to achieve sustainable excellence is not encouraging. For example, suppose you compare the number of applications for the National-level Malcolm Baldrige …
Systems Thinking: Challenges and Potential – Interview
This video is an excerpt from the Business 901 Podcast that I did with host Joe Dager in 2016. In this video, we discuss some of the challenges associated with systems thinking, along with some thoughts on the potential of Big Data. We begin this discussion with some background on the issues with education and systems thinking. Then we briefly …
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Personal Transformation Often Required – Interview
In this Business 901 podcast segment, we discuss the need for all 14 steps in the Path to Sustainable Excellence, the need for personal change, and setting the example. Here are a few additional thoughts and comments on the three main points in the video. 14 Steps - Do you have to do them all? In this segment of the Business901 podcast, Joe …
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Learning & Innovation: Combining Science & Creativity – Interview
This article is the third video excerpt from my interview with the Business 901 podcast and Joe Dager. In this segment, we cover key issues related to organizational learning and innovation. Ideally, organizational learning and innovation are complementary activities, each adding to the overall process of improvement. The ultimate purpose of …
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Overcoming the Inertia of Status Quo – Interview
Organizations tend to remain static unless there is a force greater than the inertia of the status quo. There are two basic types of force that can be applied to an organization. The first type is the “pushing” force from the dissatisfaction with the status quo. The second type is the “pulling” force of a vision of a better future. Not only must …
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Organization Design Community, Framework, and Sustaining the Gains! – Interview
I recently had the honor of being a guest on the Business 901 podcast with Joe Dager. Joe and I discussed various topics related to organization design and leading the journey to sustainable excellence. As we recorded the podcast, Joe also captured the video. The video above is an excerpt from that interview. This first video discusses the …
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The Everyday Innovator Interview #2 with John Latham
I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Chad McAllister, the host of The Everyday Innovator podcast, author of Turning Ideas into Market-Winning Products, and founder of Product Innovation Educators. Chad is a Top 40 Product Management Influencer and a Top 10 Innovation Blogger. In this interview, we explored a variety of topics related to …
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The Challenge
Leaders today face increasing demands from a variety of stakeholders. The challenge is to figure out a way to create value for all the key stakeholders without taking from one to serve another. Pressures from stakeholders combined with increasing competition and advances in technology provide many dilemmas but many opportunities for the …
