Last week SmartBrief on Leadership called attention to an article on Business-Strategy-Innovation.com which discussed how some big companies scale their innovation by seeding "independent spinoffs to develop high-risk, high-reward projects." With their huge employee rosters and advantage in terms of working capital and infrastructure, it makes sense that large companies that believe they can see [...]
Deloitte has a fascinating new article addressing the merits and drawbacks of both short- and long-term organizational strategies. Weighing each approach equally, I haven’t seen a business leadership article quite like it. But while the tables at the top of the piece that address points and counterpoints of short- and long-term approaches are unbiased, Deloitte [...]
Last week WorldBlu announced its fourth annual list of the Most Democratic Workplaces for 2010. Among the 44 honorees are three from Winning Workplaces’ own network of honored small organizations: Chroma Technology Corp. – 2010 Top Small Company Workplaces Finalist Menlo Innovations – 2010 TSCW Finalist; 2008, 2007 Top Small Workplaces Finalist New Belgium Brewing [...]
Want to outperform the stock market in good times and insulate your business from fallout during the bad times? A new study from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business says innovation is the key. What’s more, as Newswise writes in summarizing the research, "The superior performance comes without excessive risk." Learn more [...]
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