Network Strategy: Accelerate Role TransitionsHow Top Talent Uses Networks and Where Rising Stars Get TrappedOrganizational Dynamics
People who do well on three network dimensions are much more likely to be successful than those who pay little or no heed to their network. And, rising stars falter or get derailed entirely by not attending to their network. Learn the network traps that can snare high performers and steps to greater success.
Network Strategy: Promote Rapid InnovationHow to Catalyze Innovation in Your OrganizationMIT Sloan Management Review
Many innovation programs fail to meet expectations, in part because they separate the innovation process from the informal networks needed to adapt and support an innovation. Executives can fuel the emergence of new ideas by creating collaborative contexts where innovation is likely to emerge.
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Network Strategy: Elevate Personal Performance and Well-beingHow ‘Who You Know’ Affects What You DecideMIT Sloan Management Review
Informal decision networks—both within teams and throughout organizations—can systematically bias the way decisions are framed and carried out. Network analysis allows leaders to see people are overloaded and where they are missing critical information and contributions.
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Network Strategy: Promote Rapid Innovation, Propel Organizational Agility and AlignmentA Practical Guide to Social NetworksHarvard Business Review
Leaders can’t assume that more connectivity is always better or hope that collaboration will spontaneously occur in the right places at the right times. With a strategic view of collaboration, they can determine which network will deliver the best results and make investments that nurture the right degree of connectivity.
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Network Strategy: Promote Rapid Innovation, Propel Organizational Agility and AlignmentThe Collaborative Organization: How to Make Employee Networks Really WorkSloan Management Review
The traditional methods for driving operational excellence in global organizations are not enough. The most effective organizations make smart use of employee networks to reduce costs, improve efficiency and spur innovation.
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Network Strategy: Propel Organizational Agility and AlignmentManaging Change Through Networks and Values: How a Relational View of Culture Can Facilitate Large-Scale ChangeCalifornia Management Review
Resistance to change usually emanates from the two sources, an organization’s culture and its informal structure, which are difficult to see. Leaders can implement better change initiatives by combining an awareness of where people or groups sit in a network with a deeper appreciation of their cultural values and practice.
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