HR Digest

JULY 27, 2023

These generational differences can create challenges in the workplace, but they can also be a source of strength and innovation when properly understood and managed. Baby Boomers are also known for their loyalty to their employers and tend to stay with the same company for long periods.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 31, 2022

Bedding in innovation. The latest example of digital governance in the country is the Digital Testbed Framework , which allows innovators from around the world to test out their ideas from within the digital government setting. ” Encouraging change. ” Growing interest.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2023

.” Fighting spirit For instance, consider Apple’s situation in 2001 just before launching the iPod, when the company was facing difficult times. However, Apple’s commitment to innovation and its collective underdog identity revolutionized the way people interact with technology.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This nationally-representative sample provided insight into subjects’ family background, education, political attitudes at age 42, voting habits during the general elections of 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2010, as well as their attitude towards trade unions at age 16. Within this sample, a mere 3.0% (3.3%

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 22, 2023

The researchers examined the performance of around 5,000 CEOs who had been appointed between 2001 and 2020. The findings counter previous research that suggested that Black CEOs worsen company performance, which the researchers believe was based on flawed data. ” The study found that firms with Black CEOs managed to achieve 3.1%

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

From blue ocean strategy to Michael Porter’s five forces, Vijay Govindarajan’s reverse innovation to Richard D’Aveni’s hypercompetition, great thinkers and their ideas directly effect how companies are run and how business people think about and practice business. Think of Peter Drucker who topped the first Thinkers50 ranking in 2001.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 31, 2022

The researchers analyzed 1,275 CEO appointments between 2001 and 2014, and found that neither the length nor breadth of the new CEOs’ experience had any bearing on the performance in their new firm. Research from the University of Zurich suggests that a major reason for this could be a misalignment between the firm and the new hire.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 24, 2023

companies engage in financial misrepresentations while under surveillance. Under the microscope The scandal resulted in around 20% of all publicly traded companies being scrutinized due to their previous association with the accounting firm. According to the researchers, in a typical year, around 3% of U.S.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As an example, the researchers cite the rollout of broadband internet across Norway between 2001 and 2007, which didn’t produce any productivity gains according to official figures. By using the new method, however, the rollout increased productivity among Norwegian companies by 3.5%.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2014

This was the time to bring paint in 50 gallon drums, roll out a canvas the size of Texas, and put brushes in the hands of innovative designers. If you remember the eras of 1987 or 2001-2002 or 2007-2008 your experience might be similar.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 13, 2011

After two decades of the application of even the most modern and innovative business principles, the problem remains. Only 27% of a typical company’s employees have access to its strategic plan. [3]. Norton, Harvard Business School Press, The Strategy-Focused Organization, 2001). [2] Cited Sources: [1] (R. Kaplan and D.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The notion of the on-demand workforce was first brought to popular attention by Dan Pink in 2001 when he published Free Agent Nation, in which he predicted a future dominated by independent workers. “The right talent, in the right place, at the right time, is the equation for success in today’s world,” the authors say.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Corporate governance entered the spotlight in 2001 with the Enron scandal and the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, which fundamentally changed the makeup and responsibility of boards. . “You’re using words like data, finding common themes and then aggregating what the interviews have in common.”

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2011

Forbes recently published our list of the world's most innovative companies in which we ranked companies based upon their innovation premium. But why do some companies have a high innovation premium while others do not? CEOs of average companies, in comparison, scored at about the 68th percentile.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As for me and my companies, we will remain dedicated to providing the physical security measures necessary to save lives in the future. 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. I Think Not.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Companies have wasted millions of dollars and countless hours of employees’ time agonizing over the wording of statements that are inscribed on plaques and hung on walls. ” Sometimes companies get creative and toss in something about “community” or “suppliers.” The corporate credo.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Set clear goals independent of what your competition is doing When it comes to the ability to consistently surprise, delight, and transform customers into loyal advocates, there are few companies that succeed at this as well as Zappos and Apple. Consider, for example, the release of the first iPod by Apple back in October 2001.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Within a matter of hours following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, aircraft carriers, Aegis destroyers, and cruisers were in position to protect America’s shores. As the Navy improved sailor retention and developed greater alignment with Admiral Clark’s vision, it became faster and more responsive. why is everyone smiling?

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The first of these is when the stock market reacts badly to the appointment, while the second is if the previous CEO remains at the company as the chair of the board. When CEOs ingratiated themselves with their predecessors, it significantly reduced the negative impact of that former boss remaining at the company as the board chair.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

When it’s time to hire for critical positions within your company, consider the training and certification in military systems offered to service men and women. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for this most recent group of transitioning service members is 5.8 percent while the overall unemployment rate is 4.9

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Agility Pharmaceuticals Self-aware Crisis Management 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 2, 2014

For businesses that want to continually innovate and grow, engaged employees who work with passion and feel a profound connection to their company are required. The study showed a 27 percent performance increase when an incentive was offered for persistence toward a company goal.

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Motivation Incentives Chief Executive Officer Absenteeism 51

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Toyota hired Deming to train hundreds of the company’s managers, eventually capitalizing on his expertise to develop the famous Toyota Production System — the primary source of today’s “lean” thinking. They keep customers happier.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2011

As Steve Jobs steps down as Apple's CEO — and Tim Cook takes over — many folks are wondering whether Apple can keep its innovation engine humming. During Jobs' absence from 1986-1998, Apple's innovation premium dropped by 30% as the company quit innovating and its investors lost confidence. Can he do it?

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

I’ve recommended anniversary celebrations to client companies before. In 1978, I was advising Uniroyal Tire Company. My research revealed that their company had in fact founded LLB, which younger generations of management did not know. Change is innovative. Exxon (Humble Oil & Refining Company), 100th.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

What’s more critical to producing a breakthrough innovation – finding creative people or finding creative ideas? Bernard Arnault, for instance, the executive chairman of luxury goods maker LVMH, was clearly in the same frame of mind when we caught up with him in a 2001 HBR interview. This astonished Catmull.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

This may sound as though we’ve got our facts backward, but your company can significantly increase its knowledge output by cutting R&D spending. The company’s R&D expenditures dropped by about $1.5 Over time, many of the best tech companies cycle between exploration and exploitation. Take Cisco, for example.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

A staggering 88% of companies listed in the 1955 Fortune 500 are nowhere to be found in the same list today. If we want our companies to last, we must excel at the “ Three Box Solution.” If we want our companies to last, we must excel at the “ Three Box Solution.” Now it’s less than 15 years.

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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?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2012

Today, the new Chief Customer Officer role — a position that I believe most smart companies will create in the upcoming decade — is well-suited to the skills of a CI leader. Turning Customer Intelligence Into Innovation. Become "tempered radicals." They are the future CCOs. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

During Jeff Immelt’s tenure as CEO of General Electric, from 2001 until 2017, the company’s stock price fell by over 30%, a decline of roughly $150 billion in shareholder value. So, during GE’s long and steep decline, where was the company’s board of directors? HBR Staff/YASUYOSHI CHIBA/Getty Images.

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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. Admiral Clark’s description of who sailors are as members of the U.S. why is everyone smiling?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2018

A winning pitch starts with a winning logline — a valuable lesson for innovators in any field. The most valuable innovations offer novel solutions to challenging problems. In 2001 it was that the original iPod allowed you to carry “1,000 songs in your pocket.” At 77 characters, the Google pitch makes the grade.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Therefore, we think that companies can and should take the lead in training workers to fill the middle-skills gap. We have identified three models that companies can employ. Boston-based SkillWorks , founded in 2001, has placed more than half of the 500 displaced workers it has trained in new jobs. Identify a network integrator.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

But if the purpose of the company is its long-term survival, then one could make the argument that he was a failure as CEO, as he optimized short-term gains by squandering long-term opportunities. The problem was that Ballmer organized the company around execution of its current strengths, the Windows and Office businesses.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

In 2001, Peter Drucker wrote in The Economist that "businesspeople stand on the threshold of the knowledge society. In this society, a company's competitive advantage will come from an historically underdeveloped asset: the ability to capture and apply insights from diverse fields.". It's a compelling argument.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

He radically transformed the company from a classic conglomerate that did everything to one that focused on its core industrial businesses. Andreessen’s article helped accelerate the company’s digital transformation. Innovation at GE was on a roll. Are lean innovation and the startup way a failure in large companies?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

More large companies means the gains are distributed more broadly than would be the case with just a few—but that domestic competition can be ferocious. 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.

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