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Get rid of these folks. Today By G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Vitón We (your authors) teach our children to work hard and never, ever give up. We teach them to be grateful, to be full of wonder, to expect good things to happen, and to search for literal and figurative treasure on every beach, in every room, and in every person. But some day, when the treasure hunt is over, we’ll also teach them to fire people. Why? After working with the most inventive people in the world for two decades, we’ve discovered the value of a certain item in the leadership toolbox: the pink slip. Show of hands: How many of you out there in Innovationland have gotten the “what took you so long?” question from your staff when you finally said goodbye to a teammate who was seemingly always part of problems instead of solutions? We imagine a whole bunch of hands. (Yep, ours went up, too.) These people—and we going to talk about three specific types in a minute—passive-aggressively block innovation from happening and will suck the energy out of any organization. When confronted with any of the following three...<div><a href="http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/90966/Three-Types-of-People-to-Fire-Immediately/">[Read more]</div> New Products, Services, and Business Models News, Rumors, Gossip, & Trends Innovation Discussion Innovation Community Ideas Future Trends Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:24:56 GMT Maddock and Viton http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/90966/Three-Types-of-People-to-Fire-Immediately/#discussion?src=category_rss http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/90966/Three-Types-of-People-to-Fire-Immediately/?src=category_rss Innovation: Size Matters http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/86814/Innovation-Size-Matters/?src=category_rss <img align="right" hspace="10" src="http://community.maddockdouglas.com/imagelib/contentitem/86814/501a4d8d579923f2--3f60ec3e-13281c0676b--618908181920.jpg">The best leaders know how to make the most with what they've got. By G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Vitón Ooooh, that is a big idea—a really, really BIG idea. The other guys have ideas, but theirs are soooo small. You better watch out or you may hurt someone with that big thing. And I can see you’re very excited about it too! We know what you are thinking. An article written by guys, who are overly amused by sophomoric humor, making a lame attempt to get your attention and some cheap laughs—right? Well, kinda. We admit to not taking ourselves too seriously, but before you rush to judgment, let us make a simple point that leaders too often miss when it comes to innovation: It is easy to make a big idea small and nearly impossible to make a small idea big. We’ll explain. By making a big idea small, we mean coming up with a complicated game-changing concept and explaining it in a way that people get instantly. For example, in 2009, Hyundai introduced an “Assurance” program that allowed you to return your new car if you got laid off. The result was that while most of...<div><a href="http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/86814/Innovation-Size-Matters/">[Read more]</div> News, Rumors, Gossip, & Trends Innovation Discussion Culture of Innovation Innovation Community Ideas Future Trends Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:15:09 GMT Maddock and Viton http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/86814/Innovation-Size-Matters/#discussion?src=category_rss http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/86814/Innovation-Size-Matters/?src=category_rss The Timely Death of B2B http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/85416/The-Timely-Death-of-B2B/?src=category_rss <img align="right" hspace="10" src="http://community.maddockdouglas.com/imagelib/contentitem/85416/501a4d8d579923f2--36a11736-131fb861558-75b8-285762392.jpg">Start by thinking about the wants and needs of consumers, not those of the businesses that deliver products to them By G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Vitón "Let’s face it, business-to-business is dead." What made these words so stunning was that they came from the president and chief operating officer of a $2 billion operating company that runs a legendary list of profitable businesses, all of them in B2B. (That’s short for "business to business.") We had just started a conversation about innovation and his declaration came unprompted. For us it was quite a moment. It also served as a blazing confirmation of a significant realization too long in coming: In order to successfully invent relevant new products, services, or business models, all companies must first think of themselves as consumer-products companies—no matter whom they sell to. A few years ago, we stopped responding to requests for proposal (RFPs) to bid on new projects. The reason wasn’t that we never won them. (We won more than our fair share.) It was that they were frustratingly wrong. The RFPs outlined a list of requirements in an innovation "partner," followed by a list of objectives for the project. Too often the...<div><a href="http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/85416/The-Timely-Death-of-B2B/">[Read more]</div> New Products, Services, and Business Models News, Rumors, Gossip, & Trends Innovation Discussion Innovation Community Ideas Future Trends Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:37:13 GMT Maddock and Viton http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/85416/The-Timely-Death-of-B2B/#discussion?src=category_rss http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/85416/The-Timely-Death-of-B2B/?src=category_rss Health Insurance Would Be So Much Easier Without Customers http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/85115/Health-Insurance-Would-Be-So-Much-Easier-Without-Customers/?src=category_rss <img align="right" hspace="10" src="http://community.maddockdouglas.com/imagelib/contentitem/85115/501a4d8d579923f2-3be29237-133a3ee8f8d--5ab8-913944259.jpg">There’s a Clear Message in Sebelius’ Health Plan ‘Labeling’ Requirements On Tuesday HHS Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, announced proposed rules to provide consumers with “clear, consistent and comparable information about their health plan benefits and coverage.” This announcement—the de facto labeling requirements for health insurance providers—officially confirms the complete severance of any remaining human connection to the industry’s customer base, freeing it to focus full-time on developing ever more complicated benefit structures, reworking premium pricing models, and refining its Washington lobbying efforts. This development also marks the industry’s official admission to the exclusive club of service and product providers so backward in their pricing and marketing practices as to require government labeling standards—think pharmaceuticals, sun-block, nutritional supplements, and cigarettes. Congrats, guys. Keep up the good work. Kidding aside, the fact of government intervention here should sound a clear alarm bell among health insurance executives—you are not communicating effectively to your customers. Furthermore, given the expected growth in the small group and individual health insurance markets mandated by PPACA, now is the time to fix that in a big way. It’s a product design issue. In industrial design circles, great thinkers are recognized for their ability to marry the simplest possible form...<div><a href="http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/85115/Health-Insurance-Would-Be-So-Much-Easier-Without-Customers/">[Read more]</div> News, Rumors, Gossip, & Trends Innovation Discussion Healthcare Innovation Community Ideas Future Trends Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:38:56 GMT Health Care http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/85115/Health-Insurance-Would-Be-So-Much-Easier-Without-Customers/#discussion?src=category_rss http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/85115/Health-Insurance-Would-Be-So-Much-Easier-Without-Customers/?src=category_rss The Future of S&P Downgrades: FYI, CYA or LOL? http://community.maddockdouglas.com/blog/entry/84700/The-Future-of-S-P-Downgrades-FYI-CYA-or-LOL/?src=category_rss <img align="right" hspace="10" src="http://community.maddockdouglas.com/imagelib/contentitem/84700/501a4d8d579923f2--36a11736-131f7cf5348-4773509049214.jpg">I can’t resist this. In the last few days, S&P downgraded the pristine credit rating of two leading mutuals, two fraternals, one stock company and a country. What is next? Will planet Earth become a mere AA+, as well? I understand their position. They cannot look past the obvious facts about gross debt, unemployment and spending patterns of the U.S., and not do something. But the question is, is it an economic issue or a political one? In many ways, it doesn’t matter. Ratings are only valuable as relative to something else. And now they are all arguing about whether or not that data is correct. Data, schmata. Let them argue their butts off. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the future of the rating system is going to work very differently. There will no longer be a few experts who tell the world what your grade is. The transparency and access to information will allow the world to tell you. Yes. I am talking about the wisdom of the crowd. 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Encourage them to mark their territory before it's unveiled By G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Vitón Imagine your company just spent a million bucks on a high-priced consultant your chief executive swears by. The big day finally arrives, and with considerable fanfare the consultant executes the mother of allPowerPoint ( MSFT ) presentations. It is flush with colorful graphs and backed by reams of research. The masterful presentation is delivered with a polished British accent and outlines in eloquent prose the billions your company is leaving on the table through dozens of ideas you somehow missed. No wonder these suits get paid so much. There is great rejoicing, backs are slapped, hands are shaken, and toasts are raised. Eventually the consultant makes a graceful exit, promising to make his team available to fill in any missed details or explain, again, the more complicated points. Guess what occurs next. 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