The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The researchers quizzed a number of board members about how their board operated, their motivations for serving, and what they believed their responsibilities to be, whether to the public, to employees of the firm, or to shareholders. “We looked at what they said and then looked for common themes,” the researchers explain.

CEO 110

CEO Survey Planning Advice 110

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Once upon a time the portfolio career was seen as pretty sexy and came to typify the “free agent nation” spoken about by Dan Pink way back in 2001. “Alternative workers, who accounted for 15.7% of employment in 2019, grew at a rate higher than the average for overall employment,” the authors say.

Career 127

Career Diversity Trends Long-term 127

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

between the ages of 16-30 years old in 2001, it found more than 90 percent of those surveyed rated “connection and community” as their greatest need. When Admiral Clark became the Chief of Naval Operations in 2000, the Navy was not meeting its first term enlisted sailor reenlistment goal.

Stress 150

Stress Mentor Long-term Competitive Advantage 150

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Mello Here's a link to a post I run each year at this time to make sure that I never forget the tragedy and heroism that took place on September 11, 2001. Join me in THANKS and in prayer for our Patriots, both domestically and abroad, who continue to fight valiently for the Freedoms we all enjoy! I Think Not.

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Blog Hotels Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 404

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

” The morning prayers of the local population could be heard echoing through the loudspeakers outside the large 25-foot concrete T-walls topped with barbed wire that surround our compound, a Forward Operating Base within an Afghan Air Force base. He and his wife, Stacy, enjoy life with their daughter and son in California.

Emotional Intelligence 150

Emotional Intelligence Participative Letter Short-term 150

Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t (2001). Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, Christensen presents a set of rules for capitalising on the phenomenon of “disruptive innovation.”. By Jim Collins.

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Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Always at the forefront of innovation, technologies pioneered by the military are often adopted by the commercial sector; companies looking for cyber knowledge or network engineering skills can find this expertise among veterans. Bill Sebra is Chief Operations Executive at Korn Ferry Futurestep. About the Author.

Agility 50

Agility Pharmaceuticals Self-aware Crisis Management 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Borrowing many of the HBR article’s key ideas and filling in specific operational practices, Sutherland created a new way of developing software; honoring the rugby imagery, he dubbed his approach “scrum.” They keep customers happier.

Agility 8

Agility Nonaka Takeuchi Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2012

With the Winter holiday shopping season, fashion apparel retailer Zara has been the focus of media attention — the New York Times recently profiled the innovative fast fashion business model pioneered by Zara, while Elizabeth Cline's book on the costs of fast fashion has climbed up the sales charts. Why wasn't it copied immediately?

Business Model 9

Business Model Innovation First-mover Advantage Apparel 9

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

In addition to the negative impact on decision-making, diminished communications from the lack of connection reduces the marketplace of ideas inside the organization, which in turn reduces innovation. Knowing that their input has been factored into a leader’s decision is motivating and it positively impacts their future participation.

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. After graduating from Princeton in 2001, Donovan Campbell wanted to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. Be proactive.

Leadership 134

Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 134

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Microsoft ended the 20 th century owning over 95% of the operating systems that ran on computers (almost all on desktops). One of the strengths of visionary CEOs is that they build an executive staff of world-class operating executives (and that they unconsciously force out the world-class innovators among their direct reports).

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2013

With increasing industry disruption, efficiency is fast becoming of secondary importance to innovation and agility. For example, in 2001, IBM set up a permanent transformation organization designed to anticipate and respond to the increasingly unpredictable changes in its markets. It's not just standardizing and streamlining.

Agility 8

Agility Process Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

They’ve missed almost every technological breakthrough of the past decade — and yet they earned $237 billion in operating income from 2001 to 2013 working off a strategy that was in place in the mid-1990s. So this view is often associated with innovation or disruption. When Innovation Is Strategy.

Sull 11

Sull Competitive Advantage Porter Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

IBM has accelerated collaboration with " innovation jams " that engage everyone in identifying opportunities. Since 2001, IBM has used jams to get 300,000 employees and others around the world to explore and solve problems. Brad Power (bradfordpower@gmail.com) is a consultant and researcher in process innovation.

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Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Ask Atma

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Using the concept of controlled chaos it is possible to increase efficiency and innovation. Consider this statement of values from the original authors of the agile manifesto (Beedle, et al; 2001): I. For this reason, it is adaptable to almost any workflow or operational situation. The result is a more effective organization.

Agility 71

Agility Project Software Short-term 71

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

More than half that reached the top quintile in terms of economic profit generation between 2001 and 2005 had been knocked off their perch a decade later, in 2010-15. While our research found that firm-level innovation is high, we also note that policy plays an important role.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation Long-term Short-term GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2012

In his research, he reports that these individuals typically have extensive sales, marketing and operational backgrounds. But Hagen has identified three attributes that these leaders must possess: 1) a passion for customer experience; 2) a strong personal brand; and 3) operational know-how. Get operational expertise, and fast.

Company 15

Company Business Intelligence CRM Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Innovation at GE was on a roll. Since then Flannery has replaced Immelt’s vice chairs responsible for innovation. So is John Rice, the head of global operations, along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. Are lean innovation and the startup way a failure in large companies? Then it wasn’t. Comstock is out.

Ries 8

Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Some argue that profits are stagnant because of short-termism—that decades of focusing on current profits over long-run innovativeness has resulted, now, in companies that are hollowed out. One trend that has contributed to short-termism and lower innovativeness is the increased prevalence of outside CEOs.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2011

In 2001, Bill Gates stood up at Comdex and introduced Microsoft's first attempt at a Tablet PC to the world. But they just couldn't get it right — the company has rarely been able to bring innovations to market without seeing someone else do it first, and this instance was no different. The wheels are just starting to fall off.

Cost 16

Cost Operations System Marketing 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

According to chairman and CEO Timothy Smucker, 67, who is now stepping down to hand the jars to his younger brother Richard, 63, "Volume gains in the fruit spreads category were supported by investments in advertising and product innovation." In 2001, Smucker's acquired Jif and Crisco from P&G, which no longer saw them as a strategic fit.

Brand 15

Brand Strategic Fit Retail McKinsey 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

Early in the 2000s it made a bold bet: buying photo sharing site Ofoto in May 2001. As the decade wore on and its core business continued to deteriorate, Kodak brought in a new leadership team, downsized its core operations, and began placing bets on even more radical ideas , such as a line of printers with low-cost ink.

Gilbert 15

Gilbert Film Incubator Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

For instance, ever since Goldman Sachs coined the term BRIC, China and India have pulled ahead of Brazil and Russia, whose growth fell below the group average between 2001 and 2013. Finally, operating conditions differ significantly within the country groups. Moreover, the differences between the countries have grown over time.

Marketing 8

Marketing Benchmarking Globalization Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Looking at LVMH’s efforts, I’ll highlight three areas where I see great impact and innovation: managing carbon and energy, building a connection with customers around brand purpose, and working closely with suppliers. The most innovative part of LVMH’s carbon strategy is the use of an internal carbon fund. ”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

In 2001, BusinessWeek published an article entitled "Sorry, Steve: Here's Why Apple Stores Won't Work." In 2001, they called Steve Jobs "The Graying Prince of a Shrinking Kingdom." Advantage instead went to the horizontal layers of chips and operating systems (cue Wintel). I don't think they understand the game Apple is playing.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Software Health Care Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Clarke painted a picture of how computers would change our way of life by the year 2001. More than 80% of our work is done by teams of consultants and staff who operate out of their home offices. For instance, we often announce an innovation budget and invite applications to pilot ideas.

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Team Organization Management Consultative 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

One way to tell the story of mothers2mothers' growth is as follows: since 2001, the organization has expanded its operations to nine countries with an approximately $20 million operating budget. This innovation has impact. Helping decision-makers and their organizations co-implement the proven innovations.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Mentor Microfinance NGO 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

And yet without Box 2, organizations don’t truly transform; they persist in limiting ways of operating. Our industry does not respect tradition—it only respects innovation.” Some innovation leaders make Box 2 symbolic bets that send powerful ripples throughout their organizations.

Company 8

Company Welch Bureaucracy Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

The declines in manufacturing jobs during the downturns of 2001 and 2007, which totaled over 5.8 The Future of Operations. Today, technology-driven productivity and innovation are still leading to growth in new information-intensive sectors. million, were the largest in U.S. manufacturing output. Insight Center.

Technology 8

Technology Offshoring Marketing Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

Kaplan’s balanced scorecard or Clayton Christensen’s disruptive innovation. For my money, “What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions” (2001), which Garvin wrote with Michael Roberto, is the best piece on organizational decision making in HBR’s archive.

Management 9

Management Balanced Scorecard NPV Article 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

companies to reverse years of enhancements and innovations in secure online transactions and data storage that power the world’s largest retail e-commerce market , valued at $238 billion. For example, Carbonite now operates several directly-owned or reseller-owned data centers deployed across Europe. That was in 2001.

Technology 8

Technology Globalization Software Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

What the naysayers are overlooking or ignoring is that one could have made a list for Steve Jobs that would look remarkably similar: Missed earnings: Apple posted a $247 million quarterly loss ( in 2001 , four years after Jobs took over — and the stock went UP in after-hours trading). Bad quality control: MobileMe, antenna-gate.

Marketing 11

Marketing Stage-Gate Advertising Price 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2013

Someday, Apple's now 11-year-long run of nearly unbroken triumph (I'm dating it to the launch of the iPod in November 2001) is going to end. This is another Christensen observation, albeit a lot less famous than the one about disruptive innovation. That is just the way of the business world. The questions, of course, are when, and how.

Strategy 9

Strategy Porter Christensen Mauborgne 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2013

It was the brainchild of Donald Clifton , the late grandfather of Positive Psychology , but is associated in the popular culture with Marcus Buckingham , Clifton''s coauthor of Now, Discover Your Strengths (2001). We''ve studied the extent of the problem with an innovative assessment tool, the Leadership Versatility Index.

Self-aware 8

Self-aware Middle Management Tools Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service. Ofek cites the example of Intel, which in 2001 introduced a 64-bit processor called Itanium, indicating that the product was markedly different than Xeon, its 32-bit predecessor. Developing the Global Leader.

Brand 8

Brand Education Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

In fact, Amazon was only operating at such a high burn rate because it could. By the fourth quarter of 2001 — that is, within about 21 months — it was turning a profit. Clayton Christensen has long complained that standard financial metrics can be enemies of innovation and growth.

Training 10

Training Bond Christensen Long-term 10