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These companies failed because leaders did not want to hear bad news: The Ostrich Effect

Idea to Value

Have you ever worked for a manager or boss who did not want to hear bad news? In organsiations which suffer from the ostrich effect, it is not just that bad news is ignored. Two examples where leadership failed to take on board bad news are Volkswagen and Nokia. These organisations might then suffer from the Ostrich Effect.

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You need a red team, not a red pill

Jeffrey Phillips

You don't need a pill, you need a team. Red Team / Blue Team The idea of a red team (attacker or hacker) versus the blue team (defender or good guy) has become a staple of cybersecurity, but it has an older history than that. What should happen next, and rarely does, is the creation of a disinterested red team.

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Groupthink

Idea to Value

This might then also result in ongoing work in a team, or even an entire company, trying to avoid conflict and keeping the status quo. The theory was first extensively put forward by Irving Janis in 1972 , and expanded upon by him in the 1980s , based on this investigation into policy and military failures due to poor decision making.

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Can We Have One of These? A Product Innovation Platform

Paul Hobcraft

The Whitepaper called “ Product Complexity, Digital Transformation, and the Innovation Imperative- The race to reinvent how complex products are developed is here “ This made me a little jealous and a little wishing that ‘we’, across the whole of innovation management , could not have one of these platforms available today.

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Building Stronger Teams: Unveiling the Top Motivational Speakers for Team-Building

Leapfrogging

Choosing the Right Motivational Speaker When the goal is to forge a high-performing team, a motivational speaker can be a pivotal element in your strategy. The right speaker can ignite a spark within your team, instilling enthusiasm and a renewed sense of purpose. Their focused knowledge will be invaluable.

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How to Effectively Manage Change as a Team

Tullio Siragusa

How to Effectively Manage Change as a Team. To successfully manage major changes is difficult but presents both opportunities and challenges for every employee. As a leader you need to have clarity of your objectives and be prepared to tackle any eventualities for your team. both good and bad?—?and

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Top Strategies to Prioritize Features for Innovation Teams

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Innovation team members have to deal with the needs of users, finances, and marketing all at once. Additional Tips to Help Your Team Prioritize Innovation Roadmap Features. In this strategy, feature prioritization is done by understanding which problems are not being solved at present. Innovation management is a tough job.