Measuring Innovation Performance

Innovation measurement should go beyond ... the count of research projects at each stage-gate and the NPV of the portfolio ... to culture metrics that sense the breadth and depth of the spirit of innovation. ...

... "Quantitative metrics in this area may be more activity-oriented, i.e., how many people are participating in innovation efforts and what percent of employees have been trained in creative or strategic thinking disciplines ... " ...

Via Blogging Innovation: Innovation Metrics Strategy

Embrace and Enable Continuous Change

The following article discusses an approach to position an enterprise for successful change. Change is a constant part of what we do, in the project management space, and the pace of business change will only continue to accelerate in the future. This reminded me of the kaizen methods of continuous improvement, that are the foundation for the Toyota production system and company culture. A fabric or mechanism for continuous change, even small changes, builds an organizational competence that can scale. ...

... "In order to take advantage of the improvements or avoid the disruptions, a mechanism needs to be built into the fabric of the company to make change part of everyday work life. When this mechanism is built into the company, the introduction and acceptance of change becomes a lot smoother. " ...

Via TechRepublic: Built-in change processes

Teams Self-Organize

A Goose Learns to Lead: Meet Gregory

I just returned from a mind-altering three-day thought leadership summit in Connecticut, hosted by Judith Glaser, author of Creating We and The DNA of Leadership (both of which are landmark books for leading change and ensuring alignment in your organization or team).

At the summit, which we collectively titled The First International Creating We Summit, we engaged in deep conversation and shared the most groundbreaking tools for facilitating real change. Present were the leading thinkers from a variety of disciplines, including organizational development, neuroscience, psychology, and more. The mutual benefits and shared learnings were so great that we realized we need to keep working together on an ongoing basis.

Rest assured, more will come from this, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, we got to preview a new video from Judith Glaser, called The Leadership Secrets of Gregory Goose. Don't let the title, or the simplicity, fool you. This animated short packs a wallop in its short 6 1/2 minutes, and is bound to generate discussion among leadership teams who watch it. The purpose of the video is to help leaders understand how sharing power releases the leadership instincts in others.

Here's a brief snippet, along with information for ordering it (the package comes with a facilitators guide and power point presentation, so you can conduct your own workshop with the video). If you order it, tell them PMThink sent you.

The Leadership Secrets of Gregory Goose by Judith E. Glaser :: Benchmark Communications, Inc.