The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This situation can be compounded by the lack of high-quality and affordable healthcare. The area had lost 60% of its forest cover due to illegal logging between 1985 and 2001, and the intervention not only provided healthcare but also training in sustainable agriculture. Curbing deforestation.

Health Care 88

Health Care Discount Project Globalization 88

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

To me, that made no sense for the client, but all the sense to the vendors who mass-produced their expertise to increase profit over quality. in 2001, I worked for a boutique strategy consulting firm out of Princeton, NJ that developed and delivered high-cost elaborate strategic plans. How does that define one’s culture?

Leadership 351

Leadership Survey Strategic Planning CEO 351

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

He knows it will have a positive effect on the length and quality of lives of millions of Americans. In 2001, Bertolini’s son was diagnosed with incurable lymphoma. Although his vision will be difficult to achieve, his resolve and thoughtfulness is evident. He knows fixing healthcare is important. Servant Leadership Defined.

CEO 150

CEO Servant Leader Greenleaf Leadership 150

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.

Agility 95

Agility Business Model Survey Policies 95

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 23, 2012

Their key findings: In 2001, when this study was first performed, the net social value of the performance excellence program had been found to be 207:1. Scott (University of North Carolina, and Dartmouth College, respectively) used their economic tools to measure the net social value of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.

Cost 89

Cost Education Commitment Tools 89

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Every company wants “integrity,” “respect for people,” “quality,” “customer satisfaction,” “innovation,” and “return for shareholders.” Before the energy conglomerate’s collapse in 2001, I had the opportunity to review Enron’s values.

Ethics 137

Ethics Pharmaceuticals PR Execution 137

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 5, 2011

In January 2010, the iPad demonstrated the broad appeal of a new kind of color LCD tablet with better image quality, wider viewing angles, and, near to Amazon’s heart, Apple’s own selection of e-books. Amazon was late to understand the speed of that transition; Apple, which launched the iPod in 2001 and iTunes two years later, wasn’t.

Leadership 84

Leadership Price Content Media 84

Coaching Tip

JUNE 2, 2011

Since the mid-1970s, GM, Ford and Chrysler started to be led by financially-oriented management rather than "car guys" who worked to "harvest" corporate assets and squeeze out maximum profits as product quality declined. In the mid-1970s, the GM bean counters combined the styling and design departments to reduce costs.

Automotive 95

Automotive Supply Chain Industry Engineering 95

Strategy Driven

MARCH 10, 2014

Many companies try to maximize profit by cutting costs, or worse, cutting quality, or way worse, cutting service offerings. Good to Great was published in 2001 way before social media dominated the scene. .’ Most companies and their people are not. Most businesses are not. And you see them every day, going out of business.

Collins 52

Collins Customer Loyalty Reputation Competitive Advantage 52

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The following functional areas exist within XYZ Widget: Finance, HR/Admin, Sales, Customer Service, Planning & Procurement, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Control. The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership-Powered Company , Authors: Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, James Noel; Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Case Study 228

Case Study Training Development Leadership 228

Miles Anthony Smith

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It's the centerpiece of numerous video games, like the 2001 hit " Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura ," from Troika Games. Made from high-quality materials and with a beautiful brown leather strap this watch has got it all and would make a great gift. This is only scratching the surface of steampunk, however. It's everywhere.

Fashion 54

Fashion Price Sports Resistance 54

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2017

The next recession, which came in 2001, was short and mild (GDP barely fell), but it took four years for the job market to heal, prompting the Federal Reserve to administer the economy a long course of low interest rates. Restaurants and supermarkets are clear examples of the association between quality and labor intensity. In the U.S.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Merchandising GDP Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2016

Startup activity can signal a city’s economic potential, but it’s actually the quality of the startups, not the quantity, that matters. Guzman and Stern’s quality measure seeks to separate the former from the latter. “A doubling of entrepreneurial quality predicts an increase of 6.8% Insight Center.

GDP 8

GDP IPO Venture Capitalist Gordon 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2018

Proponents of occupational licensing claim that licensing enhances the quality of services delivered to the public. And by serving as a signal to the public that the practitioner has met a minimum quality standard, or by building the human capital of the practitioner, licensing may increase demand for the newly licensed service.

Licensing 8

Licensing Insurance Quality Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In fact, eliminating racial disparities in health care is vital to pushing the entire health care system toward improving quality while containing costs — so-called value-based care. Set measurable goals for improving quality of care, and ensure that goals are achieved equitably for all racial and ethnic groups.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Quality Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

In December, 2001, just prior to filing for bankruptcy, Enron Corporation had approximately $2 billion in cash and no debt coming due. In a keynote speech , he said Enron went bankrupt because of "decisions" made in October 2001. Despite its infamous financial chicanery, it still appeared to be a viable, profitable firm.

Price 8

Price Credit Rating Finance Chief Financial Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

publicly listed companies from 2001 to 2015, looking at patterns of investment, growth, earnings quality, and earnings management. The trouble with short-term thinking is that in many cases, it doesn’t reward shareholders in the long term. The McKinsey Global Institute examined the performance of 615 large- and mid-cap U.S.

CEO 8

CEO Short-term Long-term McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. As Inessa Lurye, former head of product at Maxwell Health, points out “Continuous delivery is one of the more contemporary engineering practices that attracts high quality engineers.” aleksandarvelasevic/Getty Images.

Agility 8

Agility Development Organization Software 8

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. It is not for their beauty, their power, or their influence, but simply for the quality of their human relationships and their ability to look after those around them.”

Stress 150

Stress Mentor Competitive Advantage Long-term 150

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

But in 2001, the nation’s policymakers were able to boost entrepreneurship, according to a recent paper. They wondered whether some of the change could have had to do with the state of the economy, or whether the quality of the new businesses was lower as a result. Critics are quick to blame both on its generous welfare state.

Insurance 8

Insurance Entrepreneur Policies Industry 8

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

After graduating from Princeton in 2001, Donovan Campbell wanted to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. Our region consistently far exceeded all annual quality and workload goals and led the other two Navy Medicine regions in nearly all key performance indicators.

Leadership 133

Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 133

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2012

In a 2001 World Bank report, Voices of the Poor , those living in poverty identified better housing as a pressing priority. Even before the earthquake, indoor air quality was a prominent health concern in Haiti. And as for clean drinking water, we have an endless supply of it at our fingertips.

Globalization 12

Globalization Banking Construction Report 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

” In 2001 Schillinger landed a position in France at the vaccine maker. She moved to Boston in 2015 to focus on quality innovation. . “I will not fall into complacency. No matter what, I will continue to hone myself.” “I would define myself as a person under construction,” she said to me.

Career 13

Career Short-term Human Resources Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The classic formulation of this idea comes from Michael Spence’s PhD thesis , published in 1973, which helped win him a Nobel prize, in 2001. Signaling can produce perverse incentives that can cause those without the hidden quality to try to fake it. million each for a 30-second spot.

Advertising 8

Advertising Price Cost Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Since 2001 LVMH has studied its life cycle carbon footprint, focusing on both the obvious energy hogs — its stores and distribution — and brand-specific issues, such as packaging in spirits and personal care. The quality of the crops, and the care of the growers, are key to the success of the business. ”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2016

It sells burgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes—standard fast-food fare, although the taste and quality have a well-deserved reputation for excellence. It has 26 locations in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, all within an 80-mile radius of its home base in Kingsport, Tennessee. You and Your Team.

Loyalty 8

Loyalty Customer Loyalty Training Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Deeper qualities, some of which can’t be measured, are critical to success. We have offered well over 100 MDC sessions since Jeff took the helm in 2001, and he has participated in all but one. We have made our flagship site in Crotonville, New York, the epicenter of our culture — a go-to place to get a feel for what we are all about.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Human Resources Benchmarking Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

Since 2001, IBM has used jams to get 300,000 employees and others around the world to explore and solve problems. Its tool and engineering cycle time dropped 50% from 2004 to 2009, costs went down and it produces higher-quality products. Power ranks Ford the highest in initial quality among non-luxury automotive brands.

Process 15

Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CPI for "wireless telephone services" has declined every year since 2001; the same basket of wireless services in January 2011 cost consumers 12 percent less than what it cost in January 2001, and 40 percent less than what it cost in January 1998.

Wireless 12

Wireless Price Marketing Survey 12

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 17, 2013

For example, in 2001, IBM set up a permanent transformation organization designed to anticipate and respond to the increasingly unpredictable changes in its markets. The goal was to make IBM more agile and able to predict — even prescribe — where IBM's markets would go.

Agility 8

Agility Process Long-term Short-term 8

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. The Drawbacks: A Complex Incentive Structure and the Quality Question. my money built X number of schools).

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Mentor Microfinance NGO 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

” The company values were enacted in its thriftiness, attention to detail, quality, and cost consciousness. Findings about the clear link between CEOs and organizational outcomes are unclear or mixed ( Cannella, Park & Lee, 2008 ; Hambrick, Humphrey & Gupta, 2015 ; Pitcher & Smith, 2001 ).

Succession 8

Succession Humphrey Business Model Real Estate 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 20, 2009

In 2001, Jeffery W. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. Having recently experienced an “upside the head” change myself, I am given to thinking about aspects of change that I perhaps did not give so much consideration to in the past. Thats nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true.

Performance Review 43

Performance Review Blog Learning-by-Doing Contingency Plans 43

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

The camera was as big as a toaster, took 20 seconds to take an image, had low quality, and required complicated connections to a television to view, but it clearly had massive disruptive potential. After all, the first prototype of a digital camera was created in 1975 by Steve Sasson, an engineer working for … Kodak. Insight Center.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

According to the DMA, in 2012 mailings dropped to its lowest level since it began collecting annual data in 2001. ” Retailers have also discovered that catalogs can be used for high quality content marketing. The recent resurgence in the popularity of catalogs raises questions about their value and long-term viability.

Retail 8

Retail Brand Fashion Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2013

Hyman , who served as the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 1996 through 2001. The infectious quality of fear and anxiety is part of our species''s warning system for shared dangers; but when anxiety becomes chronic, it is no longer adaptive. Diane Coutu, a longtime HBR editor, interviewed Dr. Steven E.

Stress 8

Stress Uncertainty Long-term Strategy 8