Fear of making a mistake can prevent companies from making crucial, timely decisions. Here’s how to combat those fears. Read Mary Drotar’s post on the MENG (Marketing Executives Networking Group) The Five Biggest Business Decision Fears of Leaders
An executive asked me a question regarding the merits of designing a Skunk Works® program for developing innovative products internally. It is not a cut-and-dried answer because there are advantages and disadvantages of the skunk works model.
It is not unusual to see a battle between marketing and engineering when it comes to product development. This conflict needs to be addressed because it translates into wasted project cost, time, resources and a culture of mistrust. This is a must read blog post, by Mary Drotar of Strategy 2 Market, published on the […]
Does decentralized decision-making mean leaders are out of a job? No, definitely not. As a leader, it is your responsibility … Read more
Mission-type orders are the basis of effective product development leadership when decentralized decision-making and adaptability is needed. Read more
Established organizations can’t be entrepreneurial, but an alternative is experimentation.
This article discusses working together as a cross-functional team.
Decentralized decision making can speed product development, as well as, improve adaptability and ability to react to market changes.
Over the last 50-plus years businesses have achieved tremendous growth and efficiency by applying the scientific method to an array of problems: efficient manufacturing, optimal pricing, capital financing and management control are just a few. This approach has yielded impressive results, except when you have people in the frame. The problem is, unlike many other […]
Over the many years of working in product development, we have encountered many obstacles with managing the appropriate number of projects with the available resources. The inability to marry the appropriate number of projects with the available resources leads to: Delays in projects being delivered to the marketplace Slow to respond to new opportunities Too […]
