The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

A new paper from INSEAD documents a trial undertaken to test a new training program for entrepreneurs that aims to help improve their competencies in areas such as networking, human capital management and business model innovation. Skills for scaling. This paper suggests in some ways, it most definitely can.

Entrepreneur 79

Entrepreneur Human Capital Skills Social Capital 79

HR Digest

JULY 28, 2021

It is a tough time as they bank on social capital and how to maintain cohesion without the benefit of informal coffee, lunch or smoke breaks. The need to reskill and enable individuals to learn marketable new skills during their lifetime will be a critical challenge – and for poorer nations, a sweeping challenge.

McKinsey 134

McKinsey Aggregate Demand Industry Crisis 134

Coaching Tip

APRIL 2, 2011

Gladwell writes, "My great-great-great-grandmother was bought [by William Ford] at Alligator Pond [a slave market on the south coast of Jamaica]. The most important resource for economic advancement is human and social capital --the knowledge, skills, and habits that make people productive.

Committee 99

Committee Social Capital Politics Succession 99

Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I remember the feeling as I looked out at the audience of several hundred sorority members, and they were paying close attention to my guidance about how to build social capital online… and what could land them in a reputation crisis. Photo Credit: Markus Winkler.

Reputation 132

Reputation Brand How To Media 132

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

As I described in my last post , your prospective customers and buyers increasingly learn about you from their peers — including your current customers — while tending more and more to ignore traditional sales and marketing communications from corporate. This is an area of tremendous creativity.

Social Capital 13

Social Capital Review Software Marketing 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The global financial crisis that continues to send shock waves across the world unfortunately represents the ugly face of capitalism today. ITC decided to measure its own performance in terms of its contribution to creating economic, environmental, and social capital through innovations that would be embedded in its business strategy.

Long-term 20

Long-term Business Model Human Capital Innovation 20

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Employees provide human capital, customers provide revenue and social capital, governments provide critical infrastructure (not just "pipes and schools" but most fundamentally the rule of law) and legitimacy, and shareholders provide financial capital.

CEO 15

CEO Short-term Long-term Objective 15

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 6, 2011

Author/speaker Jason Seiden just posted a “best of the web&# collection of articles on leadership that includes the post I recently wrote about the CEO of Starbucks. posted at Team Building & Leadership Blog: Create-Learning. posted at Reclaiming Leadership. at Great Leadership. developing social capital.

Article 199

Article Leadership Ingham McCarthy 199

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, once observed that “Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing people.” And brand stewardship can no longer be under the exclusive purview of marketing departments and brand managers. Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative.

Brand 9

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

The result has been so much more than a marketing ploy – it has changed the care being delivered. I thought of how most organizations attract patients using the “star” system – they market the superstar cardiologist or neurosurgeon, for example. Health Innovation Leadership' They came because we’re the Mayo Clinic.

Health Care 15

Health Care Examples Mayo Management 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

The result has been so much more than a marketing ploy – it has changed the care being delivered. I thought of how most organizations attract patients using the “star” system – they market the superstar cardiologist or neurosurgeon, for example. Health Innovation Leadership' They came because we’re the Mayo Clinic.

Health Care 15

Health Care Examples Mayo Management 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The free-flowing exchange, in which employees, partners, and collaborators gain social capital through their creative input, has helped propel growth. He asked his management team to join him in a six-month prototype of the company’s open “Leadership Community.” Further Reading.

Creativity 8

Creativity Storytelling Open-book Social Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

And being the last to learn about key decisions can set your team back, and bring your leadership into question. This will ensure that the marketing perspective is represented and will keep my team in the loop of upcoming priorities so we can plan accordingly and meet critical deadlines. ” Stay neutral.

How To 8

How To Social Capital Maturity Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

That's because customers are your most credible and persuasive marketing and sales resources — much more knowledgeable about buyers' needs, and much less expensive than the resources you're probably currently using to grow your business. They're helping customers build social capital. They're improving customers' lives.

Goal 9

Goal Webinar Social Capital Bottom-up 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Some studies suggest that radical innovation (which does sound sexy) confers sustainable competitive advantages, but others show that “mild” innovation – think iPhone 5 rather than the original iPhone – is generally more effective, not least because it reduces market uncertainty.

Innovation 8

Innovation Succession Creativity Competitive Advantage 8

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The best leaders build the ‘social capital’ of their organizations,” says Dr. Wayne Baker, author of " Achieving Success Through Social Capital" (Jossey-Bass, 2000). Find out more about social capital by clicking here. Leadership in a Gladiator Culture. John Agno: Ask the Coach . Related articles.

Social Capital 77

Social Capital Cialdini Competitive Advantage Human Capital 77

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Performing market assessments. Managing tight deadlines, revenue targets, market demands, prioritization conflicts, and resource constraints all at once is not for the faint of heart. So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role? Running design sprints. Feature prioritization and roadmap planning.

Products 8

Products Productivity Core Competence Management 8

Mills Scofield

APRIL 29, 2019

They think they’re innovative because they make something in green instead of just red, but they stick with their industries, markets, customers, and (usually dying) business models. One of my clients is doing this with their “Blue Lobster Leadership” program (seriously, that’s the name!). It starts from the top. Are you one?

Innovation 140

Innovation Stage-Gate Blanchard Social Capital 140

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. Innovation today is as much about how you deliver value as it is about what it is you offer to the market. The other domain is leadership. Leadership used to be all about purpose, vision, mission, motivation and communication.

Innovation 114

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 114

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. Innovation today is as much about how you deliver value as it is about what it is you offer to the market. The other domain is leadership. Leadership used to be all about purpose, vision, mission, motivation and communication.

Innovation 113

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 113

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

1] He also worked hard to build his social capital with other talented inventors, but also with wealthy families and financiers like J. Human capital: who you are as a leader of innovation . Social capital: who you know with key expertise and resources. Morgan, the Vanderbilts, and the Rockefellers.

Innovation 83

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 83

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years. The lack of control meant that the leadership team had little say in how the Contect brand was being managed at a local level. But it would take a lot of social capital. Now Vera was getting worked up.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Mills Scofield

APRIL 29, 2019

They think they’re innovative because they make something in green instead of just red, but they stick with their industries, markets, customers, and (usually dying) business models. One of my clients is doing this with their “Blue Lobster Leadership” program (seriously, that’s the name!). It starts from the top. Are you one?

Innovation 91

Innovation Stage-Gate Blanchard Social Capital 91

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

But effective cooperation, particularly in a setting as complex as health care, requires more than a resolve to play well together; it requires leadership to explicitly recognize the need to build social capital across the organization, and implement a strategy accomplish it. Ultimately, the key to success is authenticity.

Social Capital 10

Social Capital Health Care Cooper Storytelling 10