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BC Today, Sept. 5: Calming back-to-school nerves; how AI can fit into a school's curriculum
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The Plugged-In Manager: Get in Touch with You People, Technology, and Organization to Thrive
by Terri L. Griffith
Jossey-Bass
978-0470903551
We live and work in a time of rapid change. Innovative technologiesfrom the latest social media platforms to high-tech automated warehousesreinvent the way we do business every day. At the same time, globalization and new nonlinear career paths continually transform our workforce, with teams constantly diversifying. Managers and organizations know they must adapt, but simple awareness of these sweeping changes is not enough. How can you go beyond merely understanding this new world to see unique new opportunities and, more importantly, beat the competition to tomorrow's greatest ideas?
The answer lies in being "plugged in"not just to new technology, but also to processes and people, and, most crucially, to the way these strategic elements fit together. Today's hypercompetitive economy demands seamless integration between the particular skills and knowledge of a team, the range of any busi- ness's technological tools, and the structure of the organization. After years of studying respected, successful companies, Professor Terri L. Griffith reveals how top performers "plug in" to achieve impressive results.
The cornerstone of Griffith's work is an easy-to-understand framework for plugging in, explained through three core practices:
STOP-LOOK-LISTEN: What do your data say? What do you already know that will help you with this project?
MIXING: How do you balance your available resources?
SHARING: How can you achieve better results by integrating your choices with other team members?
To show how the most plugged-in organizations develop sophisticated, industry-leading strategies from these basic practices, Griffith goes behind the scenes for interviews and case studies at leading companies such as Zappos, Intuit, Microsoft, Nucor, Socialtext, and many more.
With Griffith's deep understanding of today's business climate and her practical model for maximizing the potential of any organization's resources, The Plugged-In Manager is an essential tool for success in our fast-paced, interconnected world.
The Plugged-In Manager: Get in Touch with You People, Technology, and Organization to Thrive
by Terri L. Griffith
Jossey-Bass
978-0470903551
We live and work in a time of rapid change. Innovative technologiesfrom the latest social media platforms to high-tech automated warehousesreinvent the way we do business every day. At the same time, globalization and new nonlinear career paths continually transform our workforce, with teams constantly diversifying. Managers and organizations know they must adapt, but simple awareness of these sweeping changes is not enough. How can you go beyond merely understanding this new world to see unique new opportunities and, more importantly, beat the competition to tomorrow's greatest ideas?
The answer lies in being "plugged in"not just to new technology, but also to processes and people, and, most crucially, to the way these strategic elements fit together. Today's hypercompetitive economy demands seamless integration between the particular skills and knowledge of a team, the range of any busi- ness's technological tools, and the structure of the organization. After years of studying respected, successful companies, Professor Terri L. Griffith reveals how top performers "plug in" to achieve impressive results.
The cornerstone of Griffith's work is an easy-to-understand framework for plugging in, explained through three core practices:
STOP-LOOK-LISTEN: What do your data say? What do you already know that will help you with this project?
MIXING: How do you balance your available resources?
SHARING: How can you achieve better results by integrating your choices with other team members?
To show how the most plugged-in organizations develop sophisticated, industry-leading strategies from these basic practices, Griffith goes behind the scenes for interviews and case studies at leading companies such as Zappos, Intuit, Microsoft, Nucor, Socialtext, and many more.
With Griffith's deep understanding of today's business climate and her practical model for maximizing the potential of any organization's resources, The Plugged-In Manager is an essential tool for success in our fast-paced, interconnected world.
Biography
Dr. Terri Griffith holds the Keith Beedie Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. She helps people and organizations accelerate performance and prepare for the futures of work. Through her speaking, writing, teaching, and research, she brings evidence-based leadership and innovation to organizations spanning high tech, education, and global agribusiness. Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, she has met with company leadership, alumni groups, and the media offering techniques to reinvent work practices in the short and long term. She inspires and coaches groups on how to negotiate change and uniquely mix existing and new capabilities. Griffith spent two decades in the Silicon Valley and in 2012 was honoured as a Woman of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Her undergraduate degree is from UC Berkeley; her MS and PhD are from Carnegie Mellon. Griffith’s award-winning book, The Plugged-In Manager: Get in Tune with Your People, Technology, and Organization to Thrive, offers clear examples and frameworks for succeeding now and in the future -- not just leadership, not just technology, but a powerful combination that leverages all your resources.
For over 25 years, Griffith has offered programs and projects for companies and associations, including Oracle, IBM, Cisco, ESADE, Sonera, SIM APC, and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. She serves on the advisory boards of GeoPogo, and Intelenz and is Vice President of ISSIP -- The International Society of Service Innovation Professionals.