Our views of diversity in America are changing, but they aren’t keeping up with the global reality that now faces American companies. Traditionally, diversity-focused on the integration of people from racial, gender, physical ability, and religious perspectives inside of large corporations motivated by political or operational imperative, or social good. The idea was to … [Read more...] about New Fast Company Blog Post: Redefining Diversity For The New Global Workforce
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Management by Design Tip of the Month: Design for Retail
Walk into any retailer and to some extent, you walk back in time. For most, the retail work environment hasn't progressed much over the last century. Retail itself has come a long way with technology infusion in ambiance (lighting and music), sizing kiosks and RFID tags. But for those working in retail, not so many changes-except for the need for higher level technical skills, … [Read more...] about Management by Design Tip of the Month: Design for Retail
Using Scenarios to Build Better Teams
Scenario planning is designed to help organizations think strategically through the uncertainties they face. In a strategic context, scenarios are usually developed and used by senior executive teams and boards of directors. They can also be powerful tools at lower levels in the organization to help people think more strategically about the industry they work in, the workplace … [Read more...] about Using Scenarios to Build Better Teams
For Good Customer Service Use All Channels, Speak with One Voice
For Good Customer Service Use All Channels, Speak with One Voice This weekend I experienced intermittent outages from my Comcast Internet Service (now Xfinity). In a moment of IP lucidity, I was able to connect to the Comcast website and login. I was promptly informed that the Internet, phones an television were all experiencing issues in my area. They knew of the problem and … [Read more...] about For Good Customer Service Use All Channels, Speak with One Voice
The Meaning of the Facebook and Instagram Acquisition
One of my students recently asked me what I thought of Facebook's acquisition of Instagram. Frankly, after reading the headlines, I thought it was overpriced and made me worry about the impending technology investment bubble. Instagram is only worth $1 Billion in cash to a company that first, has the money to spend, and second, is trying to retain market leadership by buying … [Read more...] about The Meaning of the Facebook and Instagram Acquisition