Another survey and another set of results that reveal another blinding flash of the obvious. We don't collaborate very well and the question that needs to be asked is did you need a survey to tell you that? What we might not understand is what exactly collaboration is and what it is not. Ask yourself or your manager if you collaborate with others? The problem with this question is that it is like you wife asking your if you like her new dress. There is only one safe and secure answer to ...
Company are using a form of information market systems to rank, rate, and select ideas. Our own group is implementing something similar and everyone knows about the corporate Patent program. Where do folks come up with these new ideas? Do they just come from out of the blue in a flash of lightning? Are new ideas really one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration? Well, here are a few ideas on how to generate new ideas.
First thing is obvious is to look for a problem that ...
What would happen if your company came into possession of thousands of Violins? Some of these violins were Stradivarius while others were worth $5 and could be bought off eBay. How would or should the company distribute the violins? How would you decide if you were in charge?
Should the violins be distributed based on positional power? The chairman and his direct reports get the Stradivarius while you and I get a box with strings attached? This seems fair based on our classic org ...
