http://managementinnovationgroup.com Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:37:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Strategos director Amy Muller will give a presentation to the Boston Society of Information Management on Thursday, September 27th. Amy's talk will focus on opportunities for management innovation within the IT sector, and help CIOs and leaders of technology organizations see new potential for innovative business uses of information ... http://managementinnovationgroup.com/news/migstrategos-at-the-society-of-information-management/ MIG principal John Zapolski was interviewed for BusinessWeek staff writer Matt Vella's recent piece on IBM's entry into the office presentation and word processing software market. Symphony will offer users many of the features of Microsoft's Office software, but will be available for free download through IBM's website. ... http://managementinnovationgroup.com/news/bw-on-ibms-office-rival/ MIG principal John Zapolski will give an invited presentation alongside Strategos CEO Peter Skarzynski at the upcoming Retail Industry Leaders Association Executive Invitational. John and Peter will be in Albuquerque, NM to discuss opportunities for retailers to engage front line employees -- those closest to the customers and the action ... http://managementinnovationgroup.com/news/new-address/ In a new report titled Culture And Process Drive Better Customer Experiences, Forrester Research agrees that companies that build a successful long-term track record with innovation do so because they work constantly at improving their products, processes, and culture. Here's an excerpt: "Many companies turn to outside agencies for help designing ... http://managementinnovationgroup.com/news/forrester-recommends-mig/ Enhancing Your Strategic Influence: Understanding and Responding to Complex Business Problems A one-day seminar from the Management Innovation Group Schedule March 23, 2006 at the Information Architecture Summit in Vancouver. Scott Hirsch, Victor Lombardi, and John Zapolski of MIG will be joined by Harry Max, Independent Consultant, formerly of DreamWorks Animation Mark McCormick, Director of Design ... http://managementinnovationgroup.com/news/strategic-influence-seminar/ Highlighting "20 Entrepreneurs Under 35," Red Herring magazine profiled MIG partner Scott Hirsch. “We wanted to be a different consulting firm,” he says. “We wanted to be about collaboration, innovation, helping teams change fundamentally… and big companies be more entrepreneurial.” Read the article >> http://managementinnovationgroup.com/news/red-herring-profiles-scott-hirsch/ Please note our new address in San Francisco: Management Innovation Group 1001 Mariposa St Suite 304 San Francisco, CA 94107-2552 http://managementinnovationgroup.com/news/new-offices-in-san-francisco/ BusinessWeek quotes John Zapolski, formerly Yahoo!'s Director of Practice Development, on the company's business strategy as reflected in their product: "You can't immediately tell why Yahoo is the best at anything." Read the article >> http://managementinnovationgroup.com/news/zapolski-discusses-yahoo/