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7 of 9 Projects From October Move Forward

Last October we wrapped up a five-month innovation/leadership development program for 50 participants at one of our financial services clients and we have just received the three-month status report on the projects.

Seven of the nine projects pitched to senior management at the closing session are now moving forward. These include an outsourcing solution in Brazil that has already garnered significant interest there and in other regions, a cross-border service for benefits payments (this came from one of the most geographically diverse teams representing Argentina, Italy, Dubai and the US…

9 of 10 Projects From July Move Forward

We just received an update on the projects delivered for a financial services innovation program that ran from April through July of this year. Already it is looking like one of our most successful programs. Nine out of the ten projects are moving forward in some form. Highlights include a $1-billion mandate for an offering in China, an innovative interest rate cap product for foreign currency credit card purchases that rolled out earlier this month, and the approval of $4 million in technology spending for three separate projects.

Innovation Program Wraps Up

One of my global financial services clients wrapped up its third annual VP development program focused on innovation at the end of July and I am thrilled with the results on a number of levels.

First,  the project teams met the challenge of seeking a problem to solve, delivering a proof of concept, and convincing senior execs to allocate resources. As an example, a global team of derivatives sales people and traders, focused on leveraging the consumer business as a channel for institutional products. In three months they were able to…

Innovation Program Launched for Transaction Services Client

This month Mohr Collaborative helped one of our major financial services clients launch a five-month innovation-focused development program for 48 high-potential VPs from across the globe. We ran a series of workshops in which the teams generated opportunities and vetted them with peers and internal experts. The teams are now hard at work doing client research. The nine teams will reconvene in October to pitch their solutions to senior management.

Innovation Program Launched for Global Markets Client

In April Mohr Collaborative launched a three-month innovation-focused development program for 51 high-potential VPs from across the Global Markets businesses of one of our major financial services clients. The ten teams will reconvene in July to pitch their solutions to senior management.

Preparing One’s Mind to See

Art Hutchinson has just had his essay “Preparing One’s Mind to See” published in the book Threats in the Age of Obama, edited by Michael Tanji. The collection offers a view of some of the more pressing threats the Obama administration will have to deal with. Art’s essay takes off from some of his recent posts on his blog, Mapping Strategy.

Corporate University Week

Glen Mohr will co-present an Interactive Session entitled “Continuous Innovation for People Development: A Systematic, Sustainable, and Meaningful Learning Process” at the Corporate University Week conference in Orlando, November 18-19.

8 of 11 Projects from Spring 2008 Program Move Forward

Senior management of one of our financial services clients has completed its review of the 11 business plans delivered by global teams of Vice Presidents in our program concluded last July. They have recommended that 8 of the projects move forward to implementation. A few are already well on their way. Two of the remaining three projects have been put on hold pending stabilization of market conditions.

“One Patient, One Record”: Stories About Transitioning to Electronic Medical Records

With Salvatore Rasa and Barbara Kivowitz, Glen Mohr produced a video for a major health care system in Pennsylvania telling the story of their ongoing transition to an electronic medical records system. The video focuses on challenges to implementation, benefits to patients and providers and the need to extend the implementation, especially to inpatient care.

Latest Innovation Projects Promise $727 Million in Revenue Over 3 Years

On Friday Mohr Collaborative wrapped up its second VP Development Program of 2008 for one of our major clients. Convening for the first time since June, nine teams pitched their projects, representing hundreds of hours of work, to ten members of the executive management team. In aggregate the projects represent $727 million in potential revenue over the next three years.