By: Adam J. Bock The accelerating pace of technological change, and the availability of inexpensive technological tools (such as big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning) have opened markets and industries to new competitors. Customers …
Innovation
Driving Innovation in India
What organizations can learn from Indian family businesses and entrepreneurs. By: Mike Mitchell On a recent trip to India, Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development Executive Director Jon Kaupla and I …
What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There
The importance of Organizational Agility By: Jeff Chan The pace and complexity of change is challenging, and is threatening the viability and future of many businesses. Many businesses cannot make change at a fast enough …
Innovation Requires Unique Leadership Skills for Real Success
By: Mike Mitchell While good leadership is important in any endeavor, leading an innovation group is different from leading other areas of an organization. The right leadership of an innovation group can make the difference …
What Business Leaders Need to Know about IT
By: Steve Weber Before I became an executive leadership consultant and full-time board member, I was the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for two Fortune 500 organizations, and a CIO mentor/adviser for nearly 40 Gartner CIO …
‘Keep it simple’ Method is Key to Successfully Innovating
By: Mike Mitchell In an effort to be innovative, organizations will often pursue a complicated idea rather than a simple one. Complication can be a way to achieve uniqueness and make a new idea stand …
Costs of Innovation Must be Weighed Against Standing Still
By: Mike Mitchell When faced with the decision of whether or not to invest in an innovative idea, managers often measure the cost of the incremental investment. That is, the cost of investing in the …
Agile Estimation – Feature and Story Sizing Scales
By: Shawn Belling Agile practitioners bring differing points of view on their sizing scales for feature and story point estimating. It is important for scrum masters, product owners, and teams not to outsmart themselves when …
3 Reasons Technology Changes Fail
By: Jeff Chan Imagine you’ve “gone live” with a new technology initiative. Success! You’re well on your way to meeting ambitious new performance goals. But wait, the issues the new technology was intended to change …