This is Part II of this week’s innochat on Twitter. Part I is here. Leadership Traits Marshall’s next question was what are the traits of leaders of those innovative enterprises that people admire? “Innovative leaders adopt a ‘beginner’s mindset — open, collaborative and deeply curious,” said Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar). They are “guided by imagination first, [...]
02.25.12 | Innovation, Management, Organisation | John P. Muldoon
Against the backdrop of the Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs and a framing post here, innovation practitioners from around the globe tackled the question of “what does it take to build an innovative enterprise?” The discussion came on this week’s innochat, which was moderated by Andrew Marshall (@drewCM) of Primed Associates. (This is Part [...]
02.24.12 | Innovation, Management, Organisation | John P. Muldoon
There are some obvious differences between men and women at work, but one difference sets the genders apart and propels more men in to leadership positions: Goal setting. This is critical for career success, according to Karen McCormick, VP of HR for Kellogg Europe. Men will say things like “my goals were…” whereas women can [...]
02.23.12 | Personal Effectiveness | John P. Muldoon
There is more to exporting that just slapping up a German, French or Chinese version of your website. What sounds like a lovely recipe to an Irish audience, for example, could turn French stomachs, said Ross O’Loughlin of Translations.com. And direct translations of marketing blurb by non-native speakers can have hilarious consequences, he said. [...]
02.18.12 | Uncategorized | John P. Muldoon
Prof. Joe Peppard
02.14.12 | Management, Organisation, Strategy, Technology | John P. Muldoon
Prof. Joe Peppard outlines the gap between Information Services and Information Technology, and the push-pull tension with business technology
02.12.12 | Innovation, Management, Organisation, Strategy, Technology | John P. Muldoon
Does a shortage of resources hurt innovation? And what can innovation practitioners do to ensure companies are ready for the upturn?
02.9.12 | Innovation, Management, Organisation | John P. Muldoon
This is Part II. Part I is here. Another example, O’Carroll told of was a businessman with 40 years’ franchising experience who has developed a franchised early education model for kids in deprived areas. Despite, or because of the recession, EI has seen a jump in the number of business proposals coming their way, O’Neill [...]
02.8.12 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
Despite a national mood of doom, where the only relief seems to be bouts of gloom, the feeling in Ireland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is positively buoyant. At a good-humoured and lively panel discussion in the MBA Association of Ireland’s Beauchamp’s Speaker Series, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists gave an upbeat assessment of Ireland’s current start-up climate. Some [...]
02.7.12 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
What’s wrong with this picture? The company that, not only invented the digital camera but also had a leading market share in digital photography, bungled the technology and is now seeking bankruptcy protection.
02.4.12 | Innovation, Management, Strategy, Technology | John P. Muldoon
