The Barriers
Barriers
Successful innovation is always problem-focused. And the most powerful solutions emerge when problems are clearly defined.
Even the most experienced management innovators bump into roadblocks that frustrate their progress. The way forward is to identify these barriers, break them down into solvable chunks, and focus on the high-value areas.
Here you can browse through the problems others are encountering — whether they're political squabbles, capability gaps, or resource constraints — and propose solutions. And, of course, you can bring your own barriers to the conversation. You might find that others have wrestled with the same issues and come out on top.
Identify a Barrier
Having trouble making change happen? Let others see what you're up against and they may help you get past it.
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A dynamic collection of the tough challenges the MIX community is facing
I've always admired CEOs who forgo multimillion dollar salary payments, like Jobs at Apple, but if you drill into the pay-scales at the top companies, you can see that executive compensation has,... Read more
By Aaron Anderson of San Francisco State University, Executive MBA Program on April 28, 2011
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Agility requires us to rev up the frequency of our communication, collaboration and coordination as a team. As the world continues to rev up, we must rev up with it, to handle the dynamic... Read more
By Mike Richardson of Sherpa Alliance & Vistage International on November 2, 2010
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The process for resource allocation in too many organizations is highly centralized, creating a monopsony for new ideas within an organization, and favoring investment in projects that represent... Read more
By Gary Hamel of London Business School on October 18, 2010
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All too often, legacy programs get richly funded year after year, while new initiatives with potentially much higher returns go begging for funding. Read more
By Gary Hamel of London Business School on April 6, 2011
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Human resources departments are a major barrier to getting the right people on the bus, motivating people, helping people grow into their natural talents, and getting things done. Read more
By John D Chovan of Grant Medical Center / OhioHealth on December 2, 2010
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Essentially, because the MBA industry has been teaching leadership and proclaiming to provide satisfactory leadership education and training for a great long while doesn't mean that what we do is... Read more
By Aaron Anderson of San Francisco State University, Executive MBA Program on October 26, 2010
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While so many of us acknowledge how critical ongoing feedback is to engaging and developing top contributors, very few actually do something about it. What's up? Read more
By Jesse Goldman of Rypple on September 21, 2010
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If you came across the Foxconn suicide news recently, then you might have speculated about the working conditions in China. But make no mistake, China is not the only country that faces problems... Read more
By Pujan Roka on June 5, 2010
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Often managers talk about resources when they mean people. And managers allocate resources to projects and tasks instead of people. This leads to a waste of talent and to decreased performance... Read more
By Frank Schwab of http://www.imacor.eu on May 15, 2010
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When Managers talk of people they actually mean the Knowledge and experience they carry in their heads. However, since access is only through the ‘emotional interface’, the Knowledge interest is... Read more
By Nayantara Prasad on August 24, 2010
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