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Hacks

To tackle big, thorny challenges, you need big, unconventional ideas.

That’s what you’ll find here: boundary-pushing proposals for changing the way organizations work and leaders lead — from setting strategy to allocating resources to designing work to rewarding and compensating individuals.

Check out the disruptive ideas and radical fixes posted by your fellow MIXers below — and join them in stirring the pot by proposing your own. A hack can be as seemingly basic as a better way to run meetings or as high-stakes as a complete overhaul of the compensation system — as long as it turns the tables on management-as-usual and offers up a pathway to progress on one of the moonshots.

The MIX Lab / Hacks

A dynamic collection of real-world case studies from the MIX community

Who wants to join me in a cup of C.O.F.F.E.E.
Hack by Robert Paris on October 13, 2011
Similar to Matt Matt Shlosberg's comments on companies following industry best practices i.e., "I copy because I am unable to innovate", the same holds true for industry benchmarks.
Hack by Patrick McCann on June 3, 2010
To some people, the term ‘talent management’ may mean putting the right person into the right job.  However, that is only the initial phase.  Talent management is about how we manage those p
Hack by Nigel Brown on October 4, 2011
This database is not a “one size fits all” for every organisation.  Itwill not be a “quick fix” answer to solving team dynamics.  This hackwas written with a workforce that already has the n
Hack by Raina Ameer on May 26, 2011
More often than not, Leaders are developed "Inside" an organization.
Hack by rahul kumar on October 10, 2011
ITRIZ is currently used for solving technological problems. I´ve used it solve management problems, since management is a "technology" used to manage social systems it has worked well.
Hack by Carlos García on May 4, 2010
Once upon a time I was a member of (what I'll call) a commercialised start-up. We had spun out of a university faculty research project, & did an amazing job.
Hack by Jonty Monopoli on September 16, 2010
 My previous paper also published on LinkedIn, “Measure What Matters Most”,  I presented 3 keys to optimize the effectiveness of the measures we use in planning and in reviewing.
Hack by Dr. Willy A. Sussland on September 17, 2018
The language we use in describing innovative ideas is very important.  So, although MIX wishes to redefine leadership, its efforts are still, albeit unwittingly, seeped in the traditional ideolog
Hack by Joe Raelin on July 23, 2010
The organisational mantra of up-or-out is, in fact, out. Organiations need to develop a new way of recognising performance, and increase the skill-to-position match.
Hack by Group 14 on November 6, 2011
For several years, innovation is a trending topic at companies, universities, countries and cities around the world.
Hack by Paul van der Hoeven on April 5, 2018
The Red Cell is an idea borrowed from the military world and adapted for use in the business environment. It provides a competitive advantage due to two primary deliverables.
Hack by IMD Team 7 on November 2, 2011
I would love to study the effects of implementing an unlimited vacation days policy in different professional environments, from small businesses to mega corporations.  There are many differ
Hack by Khalid Ashour on December 11, 2010
Create a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Credit Exchange like carbon Credit Exchange to motivate corporates to take on CSR initiatives which will give them CSR credits that can be converted to m

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