Objective Without innovation, companies die. This workshop will explore how innovation can provide the means of sustaining the company in anticipation of, and reaction to, changes in its external and internal environment. During this workshop participants will consider innovation in its many forms, and will see how different companies consider innovation from both strategic and tactical perspectives. Key…
Objective Any growth strategy relies on partnerships within the Value Chain. This EIIL Masterclass ™ workshop explores a wide range of partnerships, such as alliances, joint ventures, distributors and agents, the supply of ‘non-core’ service activities, development partnerships, supply partnerships and consortia of complementary competencies. As well as gaining an appreciation of the strategic value…
~ A forthcoming report details the findings of the year-long consortium, with further meetings planned for 2017 to expand on the work done so far ~ The EIIL’s Industry 4.0 research consortium has seen 41 functional managers from 21 companies contribute their opinions on the workshop series this year. The purpose of the group was…
In the previous part of this series, Steve Price, Executive Director of the EIIL, talked about digging deeper into the Retaining Generation C Study and the need for new leadership skills in the current workplace. In this final entry he concludes with a discussion of possible courses of action, and their consequences, for owner-operators as…
In the previous part of this series, Steve Price, Executive Director of the EIIL, discussed the retention of Generation C in the War for Talent. In this penultimate entry, he goes on to discuss the EIIL’s latest findings on retaining Generation C. To dig deeper into the Leading the Connected Generation conclusions the EIIL undertook…
~ European Chemical Employers Group conference reinforces EIIL findings on connected generation ~ The EIIL recently participated in the ECEG conference on A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe. In his keynote introduction Eric Mamer, Deputy Head of cabinet of EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, outlined some of the main changes we can…
~ And demonstrates that generations are a culture too as EIIL’s oldest faculty member gains valuable insight from younger participants ~ As the only remaining coach from the first EIIL pilot workshop programme in 2004, team-working specialist John Doerr is one of the EIIL’s oldest supporters amongst our faculty of subject matter specialists. John has…
~ Best practice sharing forum of EIIL members and industry association representatives discover common concerns for Attracting and Retaining Talent ~ EIIL corporate members from the construction, chemicals, plastics and industrial gases sectors met with six industry association representatives in Brussels late last month for an industry best practice sharing forum. The first ART in…
Making a case for increased diversity and inclusion was not the prime purpose of the recent EIIL masterclass ‘Multi-cultural negotiating and influencing’ but it was certainly a welcome by-product. The EIIL’s Leaders of Industry study in 2003 identified ‘the ability to appreciate cultural differences and to effectively negotiate and influence in these’ as one of…
How do you ensure that talent is identified and developed to sustain your company in the future? This was the question young leaders sought to answer on the recent EIIL masterclass ‘Designing the Sustainable Organisation’. For some, the findings were a surprise. ‘I think I will think about my own individual development plan more carefully’…