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Learning to Innovate: "One of my coaching clients shared with me recently how she was feeling insecure in her job role and lacking motivation. The company she works for is acknowledged as an entrepreneurial industry leader. Because it is currently being challenged by poor sales performance, it has hunkered down and frozen any change initiatives, learning programs or new projects until mid-2025. My client is in a substantial Research and Development function, crucial to innovation, so we aimed to explore new ways of helping the company use their existing equipment (capital investments) and resources (people and expertise) to design and deliver low-cost and sustainable innovations to the market. To create a focused, meaningful, purposeful role and a values-based motivating opportunity for my client to be proactive, that impacts the company by adding value to the bottom line by improving productivity and cost efficiency because anyone can learn to innovate." Continue reading Janet Sernack's latest guest post for Human-Centered Change & Innovation here: https://lnkd.in/gyNM7Upq #innovation #education #learning #success

I'm thrilled to share that I've been invited to join the Harvard Business Review's Advisory Council. This exclusive group of business professionals offers a unique platform to exchange views and insights with peers and the esteemed team at HBR. As Council members, we will actively contribute to research projects, enhance content quality, and influence the future trajectory of the organization. Excited to be part of shaping the future of ideas! 🌟 #HarvardBusinessReview #AdvisoryCouncil #BusinessProfessionals #ThoughtLeadership

🔑 The Secret to Becoming an Expert: Deliberate Practice 🔑 We often think experts are just “born with it,” but K. Anders Ericsson’s research shows that expertise isn’t about natural talent—it’s about deliberate practice. ✨ So, what sets deliberate practice apart? • It’s targeted: Focus on specific skills you want to improve. • It’s challenging: Step outside your comfort zone. • It’s iterative: Seek feedback, adjust, and keep refining. It’s not about the number of hours you put in—it’s about how you spend them. The most successful professionals continuously challenge themselves and push beyond their limits. 👩🏫 Want to reach expert level in your career? Start by: 1. Identifying areas for growth. 2. Embracing challenges and learning from mistakes. 3. Surrounding yourself with mentors who can guide you. Mastery is a journey, and we’re all on the path to continuous growth. The best part? You have the power to shape your own expertise. 💼✨ Looking to grow alongside like-minded women and receive guidance on your journey? Join the Her Career Membership today and access exclusive resources to support your career development. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ex6_BVhr #CareerGrowth #Expertise #DeliberatePractice #WomenInLeadership #HerCareer

FORWARD Focus Forums bridge the gap between theory and real-world application. In the forums, you will engage with FORWARD Senior Industry Fellows - active practitioners at the forefront of their fields - and gain practical, implementable insights that drive innovation and strategic growth. Our approach combines the rigour of research-backed concepts with the pragmatism of current industry experience. This ensures that discussions are not only thought-provoking but also immediately relevant to today's business challenges. Some of the themes of our Focus Forums include: - #GenerativeAI and Future Technologies - The Relationship Economy and #Trust - #SystemsThinking and Organisational #Resilience - Future-Proofing #Careers Future Forums deliver a depth of engagement that goes beyond one-off presentations. Through our carefully structured process and follow-up activities, these forums provide lasting value, sparking ongoing reflection, fostering new connections, and paving the way for deeper learning experiences. RMIT University FORWARD is a global ecosystem of world-class Industry Fellows, all seasoned experts who we assemble into fluid teams to work as strategic partners with organisations to ensure they have the right help when they need it. From Al adoption to organisational design, from executive briefings to leadership development, and across sectors from transportation to government, we speak the language of the market, using cutting-edge industry practices to work quickly and responsively to help our clients solve their future skills and workforce challenges. We are part of RMIT, a global university of design, technology and enterprise with its global reach and world-class teaching and research capabilities. For more about us and what we do, visit https://rmit-forward.org

🔍 “We want our transfer officers to become impact managers.” 🌟 In today's landscape, it's not enough to just transfer knowledge—we need to ensure that research and innovation genuinely benefits society. By equipping transfer officers with the skills to become impact managers, we empower them to navigate the complex pathways that turn research into real-world impact. SoScience's Impact Pathway training is key to this transformation, providing the tools needed to integrate and evaluate societal impact effectively. Let’s turn our innovations into lasting societal change! 🚀 For more details: https://lnkd.in/eKnVcuJz 📊✨ #ImpactManagement #ResponsibleInnovation #ResearchImpact

"I gave them so many opportunities, and they didn't seize them" "Why aren't they using the new tools?" "This only benefits you, and you are leaving value on the table" Organizations are filled with unambiguously good things. Training programs, mentorship schemes, wellbeing benefits. But they are hugely under-used. CEOs often tell me that 90% of eligible employees don't take advantage of improvements that would make them happier, more productive or richer. 🤷♀️ Who should get blamed for failed takeup? The CEO, of course! Far too many strategies get launched, programs get started or benefits get offered without any consideration for how end-users will actually take action. 🛑 This must stop. Not a single dollar of investment, nor an hour of time should go towards a new strategy or program without a takeup strategy to actually make it happen. 📑 In our new article out in Harvard Business Review today with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Senior Advisor Cass Sunstein, we propose 5 behavioral science backed strategies to generate takeup, and get people doing more good things more often. https://lnkd.in/eVtynrUD Cass Sunstein Jason Guggenheim Sana Rafiq Lukas Ferner BCG Henderson Institute BCG on People and Organization BCG on Transformation #behavioralscience #nudge #leadership #changemanagement

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Happy Friday everyone! Building on the success of our session in May, we're delighted to announce another opportunity to meet with peers and us to discuss - Turning Challenges into Change! It’s been a brutal last 12 months of challenges across economic and socio-political uncertainties, policy and legislation impacts and achieving sustainable advancement with finite capacity and complex organisational capabilities. With that in mind, we’d like to invite you to an exclusive and invite-only webinar focusing on how a strategic roadmap can help you create change within your organisation and navigate uncertain times. Attend this event to discover: * Routes to clear, agreed, actionable prioritised next steps which have been researched and evidenced to bring you the outcomes you need * Where to start and getting your teams on the same page * The best way to create a clear, aligned direction to create change * How we have helped teams and stakeholders become more aligned * What really works when it comes to reducing friction, achieving sustainable growth and rising in the rankings * The change streams and ongoing improvement strategies to build capacity and capability * The metrics that really matter and how to measure them to gain early insights and boost performance. Those who register will also be the first to receive the UK Higher Ed Strategy Essentials report. Join us on Friday, 28th June 2024 10:00 - 10:45 to gain clear direction and practical tips that will help you broach and manage these evident challenges. Will you join us? For more information and to book your place, please click the link in the comments. * A valid university email is required to join e.g. ac.uk * #education #employability #wellbeing #strategy #strategicchange #change #organisationalcapabilities #highereducation #universities #highered #innovation #datainsights #webinar

How to Steer Clear of Groupthink 1. Challenge the status quo. This requires the support of the leadership team. 2. Adopt a placeholder solution. This is my favorite as it frees team members from the burden of making a correct evaluation and allows them to contribute their expertise freely. 3. Celebrate progress towards final agreement. #globalprojectmanagement #projectmanagement #professionaldevelopment #lessonslearned #lessonslearnt #selfdevelopment #selfdevelopmentjourney #growthanddevelopment #learning #learningandgrowing #learningprogress #linkedincommunity #documentthejourney #groupthink #projectmanagement #criticalthinking #managementskills

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Exciting news about the True North Business Leaders Collaborative. A welcome opportunity to change the conversation, generate workable and effective solutions, and deliver the change that the Northern economy needs. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/ezzV-NmU   And to join more than 250 leaders already a part of the True North network, you can sign up here: https://lnkd.in/e_iYK3U3