August 15, 2018 — Comments are off for this post.
How Ford is remaking itself as a tech-savvy transportation company:
“Mr. Hackett’s goal is to better position the company to tackle these challenges in part by engineering a culture shift, pushing executives to be less regimented and more open-minded. He has introduced new methodologies from his previous job, including a process called #designthinking that attempts to solve problems by getting into the mind of the consumer.
‘Corporations tend to reward action over thinking, but the truth is…you’ll find the companies that didn’t do the deep thinking and acted quickly have to redo things.’
..executives have set up a series of #strategyrooms, many in offices that once belonged to the company’s corporate officers.
Rather than sit through PowerPoint presentations, executives meet surrounded by walls packed with charts, diagrams and other materials outlining the strategy for various models and business units. The goal is to allow everyone to view different parts of a plan, from manufacturing to marketing, in one place and make decisions quickly.
‘There is a set of what you need to know about your business always on the wall, it shouldn’t be buried in your laptop somewhere that you have to go search for.’”
WSJ - Ford’s New CEO Has a Cerebral Style—and to Many, It’s Baffling
“Why? is ubiquitous in the vocabulary of young children, who have an insatiable need to understand the world around them. They aren’t afraid to ask questions, and they don’t worry about whether others believe they should already know the answers. But as children grow older, self-consciousness creeps in, along with the desire to appear confident and demonstrate expertise. By the time we’re adults, we often suppress our #curiosity.
..In most organizations, leaders and employees alike receive the implicit message that asking questions is an unwanted challenge to authority. They are trained to focus on their work without looking closely at the process or their overall goals. But maintaining a sense of wonder is crucial to #creativity and innovation. The most effective leaders look for ways to nurture their employees’ curiosity to fuel learning and discovery.”
HBR - Why Curiosity Matters