One of the topics that seems to be coming up in virtually every senior executive conversation I have these days is "how should we be organizing our innovation _____________ [function, people, activities, etc.]" Executives are on the hunt for best practices, but there is no one size that fits all.
And I'm not talking about front-line employees or middle managers that are required to be a part of constant update meetings — these are executives in conversations with other executives.
We organize Executive Sessions intensive conversations among leading practitioners and scholars in a specific field that span several years, punctuated by research, practical experimentation, and collaborative publications.
And while not everyone will be willing to share difficult news with an executive, these conversations can generate useful information while demonstrating investment in your employee relationships.
Though still early, "we're extremely happy with adoption rates," said one Facebook executive (in conversation with one of us).
According to the executives, several conversations between members of the Davis group and other suitors have already taken place.
Following exchanges about Conrad Black, the Telegraph's outgoing owner who is battling allegations of pocketing unauthorised executive payments, conversation reverted to the German theme.
Broadly speaking, the executives described conversations about reducing CBS's news-gathering capacity while keeping its frontline personalities, like Katie Couric, the CBS Evening News anchor, and paying a fee to CNN to buy the cable network's news feeds.
The board reached a tipping point after bank executives held conversations over the last two weeks with the office of New York's attorney general, said the people briefed on the matter.
And last Friday, July 8, we brought you famous "tiger mom" and law professor Amy Chua and her close friend Anne Ackerley, an investment management executive, in conversation about their relationship.
