Thanks to input from well-known employers in India, Europe and the US we are discussing plans for a new ‘Innovation Academy’, in collaboration with MLab. This will equip HR and business leaders to solve business challenges by challenging the beliefs and assumptions underpinning six fundamental activities: 1. Strategic Planning 2. Agile Work Design 3. Real-time [...]

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Micro-blogging tools like Yammer are being used to reduce email overload, share knowledge and accelerate learning. Still sceptical? Here are 40 case studies and three benefits. Even more significant are feedback tools like Rypple. To find out more, log in to read McKinsey’s analysis

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The past 15 years has seen an explosion of technology to automate work processes including communication (VOIP, telepresence) and management (e.g. online appraisal). The result has been an increase in speed and a decrease in costs. But “garbage in, garbage out” still applies. Technology itself will not provide the next productivity leap. For that, we [...]

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In the West we appraise, pay and develop people in a highly individualistic way. This isn’t just culturally narrow, it’s ineffective. Fortunately some boards recognise the potential to build effective top teams. Following the success of our Virtual Roundtable (VRT) with David Clutterbuck, next month Ci is convening a VRT discussion on team coaching, drawing [...]

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Boeing has completed the first-ever Workplace Innovation Lab, accelerating business improvement by harnessing the energy of the ‘Digital Generation’ together with the wisdom of experienced managers. The Lab was a catalyst for “huge potential savings” by  raising awareness of new ways of working and identifying new ways of using social media tools to solve business [...]

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