http://blog.spreadshirt.net/scalemeup Just another Blog.spreadshirt.net weblog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:59:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 http://blog.spreadshirt.net/scalemeup/2007/03/23/building-a-secret-garden/#comment-3 Lukasz Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:04:50 +0000 http://blog.spreadshirt.net/scalemeup/2007/03/23/building-a-secret-garden/#comment-3 no B. sounds like a great idea. :) discipline is key. excellent, but nicht sicher ob nicht ein deutschsprachiges blog für den anfang nicht die bessere wahl wäre? no B. sounds like a great idea. discipline is key.
excellent, but nicht sicher ob nicht ein deutschsprachiges blog für den anfang nicht die bessere wahl wäre?

]]> http://blog.spreadshirt.net/scalemeup/2007/03/23/building-a-secret-garden/#comment-2 Jana Eggers Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:22:06 +0000 http://blog.spreadshirt.net/scalemeup/2007/03/23/building-a-secret-garden/#comment-2 Hi, Uwe, Your thoughts are exactly why I set-up the Innovation Lab at Intuit the way I did… secret gardens divide! For Innovation Lab projects, we had a senior team of folks from the lab work with a diverse group of people from the business unit. Project weren’t done by the lab then tossed over to the business unit, we were like internal consultants to helping them get a job done quickly and effectively — with a high degree of innovation. I think this set-up works well in general… senior “A players” are integrated in teams, and play a leadership role in raising the level of the team. And yes, there are issues where A players don’t like this role. I’ve managed that many times. The trick there is to find how they can, and set those goals. It might just be examples that others on the team that are good at teaching use. It might be through specific folks as conduits. But again, the person doesn’t get to be an island, just the channels are directed specifically. Wow, hope some of those thoughts help anyone else as they think through this idea. Best of luck with the blog… I’ll be watching and happy to contribute as you continue on. – Jana Hi, Uwe,
Your thoughts are exactly why I set-up the Innovation Lab at Intuit the way I did… secret gardens divide! For Innovation Lab projects, we had a senior team of folks from the lab work with a diverse group of people from the business unit. Project weren’t done by the lab then tossed over to the business unit, we were like internal consultants to helping them get a job done quickly and effectively — with a high degree of innovation.
I think this set-up works well in general… senior
“A players” are integrated in teams, and play a leadership role in raising the level of the team. And yes, there are issues where A players don’t like this role. I’ve managed that many times. The trick there is to find how they can, and set those goals. It might just be examples that others on the team that are good at teaching use. It might be through specific folks as conduits. But again, the person doesn’t get to be an island, just the channels are directed specifically.
Wow, hope some of those thoughts help anyone else as they think through this idea.
Best of luck with the blog… I’ll be watching and happy to contribute as you continue on.
– Jana

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