Values to Align Between Work and Personal Life The "Values to Align Between Work and Personal Life" figure shows values that best reflect personal, versus work, choices. For the senior leadership in Innovation Organizations it is best to ensure that the top five personal and work values align. If they do not, an [...]
This "List of Values Used at Work" figure shows definitions and explanations for each of the values in the "Values Management Inventory by Stage" figure of the previous post. List of Values Used at Work
Another important organizational design element is to match individuals’ values with the needs of an organization. One of the best tools for doing this is a Values Management Inventory available from Values Technology. By using such an assessment, each individual in the organization can be understood in terms of their phase of development [...]
Comparative Aspects of Commitment Behaviors The “Comparative Aspects of Commitment Behaviors” fgure shows in more detail ten aspects that highlight different commitment behaviors. Yet another way to summarize this is the following: Contractor A contractor (1) demonstrates focus on personal needs for being professional, (2) makes personal sacrifices for personal development, (3) expects [...]
Behavior Based Organization Chart Another way to view organizations that is beneficial is through a behavioral organizational chart. This concept was promoted by IdeaConnections and is valuable for understanding long-term personnel dynamics in an Innovation Organization. The “Behavior Based Organization Chart” figure shows four classes of commitment behavior. The behaviors range from light [...]
One of the challenges in building an Innovation Organization is hiring and partnering with prolific inventors. Many authors have published descriptions and tools for doing so, but one of the best is the Inventor Profile developed by John Huber. His work is based on evaluating over 20,000 inventors. Evaluation criteria covered items related [...]
Another extremely valuable tool for innovation organizations to use is the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory. KAI measures style of problem solving and creativity. This tool provides insight into how people solve problems and interact whilst decision-making. Using this insight, Innovation Management leaders can improve the dynamics and cohesion of their teams. The tool shows [...]
Excerpting from that MBTI® manual, “the purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and useful in people's lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and [...]
There a large number of assessment tools they can be used to evaluate human performance and interests. Many innovation organizations have experimented with their use. Although all the instruments generate interesting results only a few have provided insight to senior management on how to best apply the human resources they are responsible for. [...]
Companies tend to go through the cyclical belief by consultants that 'de-layering' and increasing 'span-of-control' will lead to both lower cost and improved output. Innovation organizations often find themselves working this issue, being pressed to increase the number of direct reports for each manager to 'improve communication and decision making'. In 2017 the [...]
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