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What Role Do You Play? – Ideas + Innovations from 2040
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What Role Do You Play? – Ideas + Innovations from 2040

What Role Do You Play? Issue 72: Sept 8, 2022 Here’s a real-life scenario. Recently there has been friction and dissension within a management team. Managers are struggling to help manage a disruptive economy, guide strategy in an ambiguous marketplace, rein in a headstrong CEO that is resisting authority, and manage multiple powerplays among members who believe they have all the answers or who are afraid to reveal themselves and what they don’t know. This is not a fictional drama…

Kevin Novak
September 7, 2022
Targeted Transformation – Ideas + Innovations from 2040
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Targeted Transformation – Ideas + Innovations from 2040

Targeted Transformation Issue 68: August 11, 2022 What’s the default approach to organizational pivots and transformation? Popular opinion is that technology will lead the way and the workforce will follow. It’s a seductive, but majorly misguided notion. First and foremost, it’s the human factor that will make or break any strategic plan. And that’s the focus of our new book, The Truth about Transformation. Our playbook takes a deep focus on what you need to know, the questions you should…

Kevin Novak
August 11, 2022
2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Workforce Reset
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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Workforce Reset

Workforce Reset Issue 44: February 24, 2022 The workforce is changing in real-time in terms of how employees want to be recognized, valued, and supported – and how employers are responding. Much has been written about the headlines Gen Zs are making regarding work, but the shifts taking place are not restricted to only one generation in our six-generation workforce. In parallel to employee demands, there are some sea changes that are worth noting that are subtly reshaping how we…

Kevin Novak
February 24, 2022
Ideas + Innovations from 2040: How Market Orientation Drives Success
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Ideas + Innovations from 2040: How Market Orientation Drives Success

How Market Orientation Drives Success There has been much written about the dynamic and disruptive market forces we operate in. But there is less attention paid to how an organization and its system can only achieve its purpose and goals if the individual and group-based human factors are aligned and oriented towards a shared value proposition to the market. We call this market orientation: enterprise-wide market information (intelligence) related to the present and upcoming needs and desires of customers, disseminating…

Kevin Novak
November 18, 2021
Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Readiness for Transformation
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Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Readiness for Transformation

Readiness for Transformation We work with many clients that are passionate about transforming their business models to be more competitive in a digital marketplace, catalyzed by customer/member/client demand. However, organizations with traditional business practices are particularly challenged by bridging the theory of transformation to the actual practice of implementing it. According to Dr. Jeanette Winters senior vice president of human resources at Igloo Product Corp., “Ask any executive if they have change, transformation, reorganization on their agenda and without exception,…

Kevin Novak
September 16, 2021
Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Measuring What Matters
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Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Measuring What Matters

Measuring What Matters With the drama and disruption of the pandemic, you might think it’s time to re-evaluate your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Just look at the megatrends. Externally, customers have been affected by financial and supply chain disruption, along with revelations of new digital ways of managing day-to-day life. Many of the adaptations and changed behaviors are likely here to stay. Internally, organizations have pivoted but many remain dedicated to returning to a normal that no longer exists or…

Kevin Novak
September 2, 2021
Ideas + Innovations from 2040: How Pattern Recognition Drives High Performance
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Ideas + Innovations from 2040: How Pattern Recognition Drives High Performance

How Pattern Recognition Drives High Performance Every week since the start of our thought leadership series we have revealed the building blocks required to achieve successful organizational change and transformation. Each article reflects the value of critical thinking, data, process, strategy and operational readiness required for organizational success and achievement. This week, we explore (and emphasize) the importance of pattern recognition and its role in any organizational change, pivot, and transformation. Pattern recognition is of value even if you do…

Kevin Novak
August 5, 2021
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