Thursday, April 12, 2007

a pain in the bureaucratic neck

If you worked on a team that provided services related primarily to strategy and innovation- but you couldn't use the term strategy- what would you call it?

I hate corporate politics...

8 Comments:

Blogger T-rent said...

Business re/alignment and development? business organization and product development consulting? Redefining and integration of corporate-wide business plans?

4/12/2007 4:02 PM  
Blogger Denver said...

...A complete waste of time...

Just kidding.

The first word that came to mind is development, but it's not exactly business development. T-Rents sounds like B-School jargon. Yuck. What kind of development? IG2 Idea Generation Group. I remember when you posted your excitement about the position, then left us all hanging as to the nature of work you do.

You're the Chief Imagineer.

4/12/2007 7:59 PM  
Blogger BG said...

long term innovation
future based innovation
tactical innovation
stategery?

4/12/2007 10:50 PM  
Blogger Holly said...

Thanks guys.

We also can't use 'consulting' and in Dubai at least (maybe this is everywhere?) Business Development basically means sales.

We're thinking maybe Organizational Developement- which encompasses everything, but it can be a little vague. Or making up some random name- like 'Imagineers' ;)

As far as what I do: My primary role is on the employee reward and recognition program/employee participation- but I also do a lot around innovation.

Thanks for your input guys!

4/13/2007 7:00 AM  
Blogger Denver said...

As far as that, you may want to check out Tom Peters. He's written a number of books, such as the In Search of Excellence. I was reading it yesterday (I bought at the library for $.25), and there is a chapter on the nature of motivation.

www.tompeters.com

Yes, use the imagineers! That would be cool and fun, although, completely ridiculous. ;-)

4/13/2007 9:44 AM  
Blogger Holly said...

I think Disney might have something to say about that...

4/13/2007 11:42 AM  
Blogger Denver said...

Did you hear the news? Disney just moved their Corporate Headquarters to Dubai.

4/16/2007 2:30 PM  
Blogger Kevin said...

I like makers of people doing stuff better-er

5/19/2007 6:41 PM  

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