The Corporate University can be designed to not only support its parent organization in achieving its strategic goals by developing and educating its workforce, but also by becoming an external profit center that can have a financial impact on an organization's bottom-line. Before planning a Corporate University a parent organization should conduct a full assessment. One of the most important goals is to ensure that the Corporate University has support from the organizations senior leadership. A variety of well-known organizations have established and sustained successful corporate...

Innovation is the key to growth and competitiveness for the 21st century organization. The benefit of innovation for both the organization at the corporate level and the economy at the national and global level is undeniable. Innovation involves adopting an idea, process, technology, product or business model that is either new or new to its proposed application. The outcome of innovation is a "breakthrough" change in results, products or processes. Innovation benefits from a supportive senior management environment which allows for intelligent risk taking and helps an organization identify...

The current state of people exiting religious institutions in America are increasing at alarming rates. Change and Innovation may be the key to congregational sustainability and growth. A willingness to challenge the status quo and to retain and grow congregational membership with new and diverse worship methodologies is becoming the norm for survival for many congregations. The continual danger confronting religious institutions is irrelevancy. Congregations are going through a renaissance of change in offering various types of worship experiences and options for their various member and...