by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 29, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to boost your productivity, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
The essence of innovation is this — Experimentation. I was fortunate in my working life to spend 10 years at Citibank and American Express (as marketing director). Both of these companies used direct marketing extensively. This was a discipline that placed a...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 24, 2012 | How to become a creative leader, How to boost your productivity, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I often get asked how to bring about an innovation revolution. There is no right or wrong way to go about this but I have seen a number of innovation initiatives that absolutely don’t work. Here’s what not to do. 1. Ask managers to take on an innovation project...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 24, 2012 | Employee Experience, How to accelerate idea generation, How to boost your productivity
One of the most common questions I am asked in my workshops is when should you call a meeting and when should you Blitz? There is no hard and fast rule but here is my rule of thumb. Ask yourself what is the purpose of the group session? If you use words such as:...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 24, 2012 | Employee Experience, How to boost your productivity, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
Improving productivity is one of the big issues on the priority list of most leaders. But exactly how do you do it? Here is one suggestion. It is a big, dramatic, single-minded senior management action. Introduce the 45-minute meeting. That’s right: every meeting from...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 23, 2012 | How to accelerate idea generation, How to boost your productivity
At work, everyone is facing the challenge of how to do more with less. This requires new ways of thinking and acting both for individuals and groups. One way that i have found to improve productivity is to keep the size of groups and teams small. I have found that for...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 23, 2012 | Employee Experience, How to accelerate idea generation, How to boost your productivity
It’ simple really. In fact, deceptively so. The best way to motivate and engage employees ‘day in and day out’ is by facilitating progress in meaningful work– even small wins. This is the conclusion of research conducted by Harvard professor Teresa Amabile and her...
