Comments on: Google’s 80/20 Formula – It can work for you!

By: Peter McNicholl

Peter McNicholl — Thu, 12 May 2011 10:40:10 +0000

What is the ownership rights of the employee that comes up with a successful idea, which gets developed and launched within the 80/20 system at Google.

Is the ownership 50/50 between them and Google? 80/20? 100% Google?

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By: admin

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:57:50 +0000

Not entirely sure I understand your question. But clearly ITO must be “real,” supported by management and a believable and executable part of the organization’s culture. The further up the culture chain it is established (as in the vision, mission and values), the greater the chance it will be real and sustainable. For example, we recently worked with a client in redefining their VMV and instituting systems and policies to support them within the organization. One Value statement was specifically focused on entrepreneurship and taking ownership for ongoing innovation. A training program is being launched along with the VMV, and will support this and other core values. Clearly this kind of commitment and follow-through increases the odds that such an initiative will succeed.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:44:05 +0000

Would you have any insight into how the ITO is addressed in a company’s vision and strategy? There’s a lot of generic terms that gloss over this concept, “innovate”, “leadership”, “dynamic”, “empower”, etc. However, I feel like a program such as ITO could be captured more concretely and specifically. Is it?

By: George

George — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:41:38 +0000

Great article. I just met a lead executive in engineering at Google who was part of an innovation panel I sat on in Chicago last week.

He would definitely say he practiced the 80/20 Rule at Google.

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By: admin

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:02:43 +0000

An interesting question, and timely. We are working with a client right now on re-crafting their Vision, Mission and Values statements; and this very question came up during a recent SmartStorm on the topic. No doubt the cliches of business jargon do an inadequate job of communicating the real meaning of the words in regards to how they apply to a specific organization. With that in mind, I’m not sure there is any one-size-fits-all answer to your question, since the meaning of all the terms you list varies among organizations and business situations. Our insight would be the same we shared with our client – we need to dig deeper to determine just what “innovation” means to YOU and your company, and then craft language that clearly reflects that meaning. A powerful Vision, Mission and Values statement can be a real guiding force for a company and its employees, but only if it is meaningful and relevant. Best of luck!

By: test

test — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:03:58 +0000

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