Walkin' The Blog: Helen Holds Up The Mirror & Raises The Bar
Posted in Walkin' The Blog on Mar 22nd, 2011
Helen Walters challenges designers to take on their challenges in this must-read post.
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Walkin' The Blog: Design Thinking for Government - Who'd a Thunk It?
Posted in Andy Epstein, Walkin' The Blog on Mar 5th, 2011
In a Washington Post series on leadership, Fred Dust from IDEO, takes center stage and discusses the value that design thinking has to offer government. This piece is excellent validation for in-house teams attempting to make the case for a more strategic role in their companies.
Walkin' The Blog: Pink Asks Why Not
Posted in Andy Epstein, Walkin' The Blog on Feb 25th, 2011
Dan Pink discusses why "the why" is so important in an organization in this post.
Walkin' The Blog: Excellent Excerpts From "Do You Matter?"
Posted in Andy Epstein, Walkin' The Blog on Feb 18th, 2011
Robert Brunner, Stewart Emory and Russ Hall get right to the heart of the design matter with these excerpts from their book, "Do You Matter? How great design will make people love your company."
Walkin' The Blog: McKinsey's Take On Teams
Posted in Andy Epstein, Walkin' The Blog on Feb 10th, 2011
This piece from McKinsey, though focused on C-level teams is relevant to in-house groups as well. Some insights are common sense but there are some unique strategies for improving how a team functions that are worth reading about.
Walkin' The Blog: Innovate Mandate
Posted in Andy Epstein, Walkin' The Blog on Feb 4th, 2011
This McKinsey post is a bit dense but makes a great case for innovation and how to integrate it into the corporate culture. And, as we all know, nobody does innovation like a designer. Here's your chance to become a strategic partner.
Walkin' The Blog: A Meeting Of The Minds...Or Not
Posted in Walkin' The Blog on Jan 24th, 2011
For better or for worse, meetings have become a way of life for us innies. Bob Sutton nails the dysfunctional meeting in this post and offers some helpful advice.
Walking The Blog: Critical Connections Are Just A "Click" Away
Posted in Andy Epstein, Walkin' The Blog on Dec 9th, 2010
This Businessweek article draws from the book, "Click" to showcase the importance of forming strong personal relationships with co-workers in a business setting. This talent is critical to any in-house designer's success.
Walkin' The Blog: Jackie offers a plan for prioritizing planning
Posted in Walkin' The Blog on Dec 7th, 2010
Jackie Schaffer, in her post on "The Creative Execs" blog, discusses excellent strategic planning strategies to help you start the new year positioned for success.
Walkin' The Blog: Bob talks about how to negate nastiness
Posted in Andy Epstein, Walkin' The Blog on Nov 30th, 2010
Bob Sutton, who was recently interviewed for the InHOWse blog, has a great piece in the New York Times that candidly discusses workplace nastiness, its costs and ways to deal with it.
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