One of the lessons I learned a long time ago is that when you need to choose or decide a course of action – like identifying a lecturer for a particular course or deciding what sort of marketing tactic to employ in a given situation – it is always beneficial to have a checklist of available possibilities. For lecturers, having a list of all the lecturers who have contacted you in the past really helps with quick selection. Similarly, a master list of all the possible marketing tactics readily available for reference is helpful in thinking through the options. So it is with problem solving. You never know when you may need to solve a problem so having a list of key problem solving strategies can make the job easier. Here is a list of key problem solving strategies you can use…
Author: Asad Zaidi (Page 10 of 34)
Based on a web article entitled “The Future of Management is Teal”.
The way organizations are structured and run today is essentially outdated. Disillusionment and lack of engagement are commonplace and most people regard their work as filling in time and unexciting. Managers try different incentives from training to monetary rewards to company retreats without getting any lasting, positive outcome. So is a new kind of organization the answer?
Irrespective of your age, experience or profession, teaching yourself something new – self learning in other words – is a matter of taking responsibility for learning in your own hands. No one else really cares if you learn or not (with the possible exception of your parents) so it’s time to understand the four cardinal rules of self learning and applying these in everything from learning a new language to getting fit to learning a new sport…
This is an extract from an article with the same title in the Harvard Business Review authored by Adam Waytz and Malia Mason.
Neuroscience which is the science of how the brain works has been around for a long time but it has taught us surprisingly little about how the mind works. The few things it has taught though have been articulated very well. This article is about those few things. These are the default, reward, affect, and control core neural networks. The role of these networks and their implications for people managers are now starting to be understood.
Not all innovative ideas convert to success. In fact, the vast majority of innovative ideas do not succeed. So when converting an idea into reality, are there some key processes within the innovation program that can help to secure higher success rates? Turns out that innovation is indeed a series of processes that can be thought of as the 7 stages of innovation.
Most of us feel worried, fearful or downright stupid when doing something that extends us beyond our comfort zone. It’s not skill that holds us back. We are up against ourselves. The biggest barrier to self development is emotional. If we can get over the initial trauma of feeling incompetent and awkward, we can unlock the doors to a new and more successful reality…
Lean management began as an effort at Toyota to reduce time for a manufacturing process and thus reduce in-process inventory. This became known as just-in-time inventory management. The result was less warehouse space, fewer forklifts, less workshop space, etc. Once the flow of work can be free of interruption and unnecessary repeat work, waste is eliminated. Lean is therefore the elimination of waste. But, more importantly, lean is continuous improvement in all work processes…
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