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.

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

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 15, 2020

Members get a range of tech-related classes, and support in putting their skills to good use in the labor market. Classes range from using social media to processing payments for their new website. Many open businesses aimed at the older market, with the shorter horizon acting as a key motivator behind their efforts.

Entrepreneur 75

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Library Proposal 75

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 19

Long-term Business Model Human Capital Innovation 19

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

I am now convinced, though, that the entrepreneurial driver behind talent churn in African labor markets actually yields significant net benefits for African economies. This is to say, while many workers may not save enough in cash, they build confidence and contacts that in the generally informal economy can be as good as cash.

Entrepreneur 20

Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain Globalization 20

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

They received generous expat remuneration packages and the tremendous opportunity to create their own social capital by meeting entrepreneurs and venture capitalists and being exposed to the frontier of ideas and technologies. The company no longer has any operations at all in Silicon Valley.

Innovation 12

Innovation Social Capital CRM Tacit Knowledge 12

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. A brand can’t just be a promise; it must be a promise delivered.

Brand 9

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

In our opinion, which of the two is the more successful depends on the context in which the business operates. The forces of lawmaking, jurisprudence and, yes, ethics bring about sufficient transparency, market efficiency and fair business behavior for the conglomerate not to be worth its salt. Take a tobacco company in the U.S.

Social Capital 9

Social Capital Chemicals Industry Cost 9

Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

This 'law of love' is identified in many different ways--for example, in Wayne Baker's business bestseller, " Achieving Success Through Social Capital " (Jossey-Bass), this law of love in the workplace is described as the "law of reciprocity.". The law of reciprocity is not what can best be described as "transactional reciprocity.".

System 147

System Succession Social Capital Cialdini 147

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Send the host of the meeting an email, saying you wanted to check in about the meeting in question (let’s call it the Operations Update meeting). “Dear Annika, do you have 15 minutes to chat about the Operations Update? ” Stay neutral. Focus on the process rather than the personalities.

How To 8

How To Social Capital Maturity Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

A sound economy, a booming stock market, and huge business tax cuts, the story goes, have convinced CEOs of companies flush with cash to distribute some of it to front-line employees. Just as noteworthy, John Lewis operates as a full-fledged democracy that distributes power up and down the ranks. Our focus is on social capital.”

Definition 8

Definition Company Succession Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

I’ve paid attention to how the best of them operate — how they nurture creativity all around them — and I’ve noticed three things: They build core enthusiast communities inside and outside of their organizations. .” Some eventually cross over to become full-time employees. Further Reading.

Creativity 8

Creativity Storytelling Open-book Social Capital 8

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.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

Innovation today is as much about how you deliver value as it is about what it is you offer to the market. Today’s innovators know that services, business models, collaboration, relationships, networks, knowledge, and social capital are the keys to the future. The other domain is leadership.

Innovation 114

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 114

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

Innovation today is as much about how you deliver value as it is about what it is you offer to the market. Today’s innovators know that services, business models, collaboration, relationships, networks, knowledge, and social capital are the keys to the future. The other domain is leadership.

Innovation 113

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 113

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

And although senior managers’ remuneration was tied to Contect’s overall sales and operating profits, the head office had relatively little control over the 30,000 projects the company had underway at any given time. But it would take a lot of social capital. Now Vera was getting worked up.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2012

Traditional marketing — including advertising, public relations, branding and corporate communications — is dead. Many people in traditional marketing roles and organizations may not realize they're operating within a dead paradigm. Here are its critical pieces: Restore community marketing. But they are.

Marketing 22

Marketing Social Capital Media Influence 22

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

At the same time, we will localize production in big end-use markets like Saudi Arabia. Both in terms of operations and organization, this is certainly responsive to a more protectionist environment. But it is not clear what it does to help address the rage building at home in the U.S. Perhaps U.S. Distributional Issues.

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8