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. Indeed, they argue that little has really changed since Pink made his prediction all those years ago.

Agility 97

Agility Business Model Survey Policies 97

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The researchers believe, however, that both of these can be overcome if the new CEO engages in what the researchers refer to as ‘social influence behaviors’ The team assessed the transcripts of calls the CEOs had with securities analysts, and a clear trend emerged. ” Social influence.

CEO 52

CEO Succession Audience Influence 52

Coaching Tip

JUNE 14, 2011

The market's last seven-week stretch of losses began in May 2001, as the dot-com bubble deflated," reports The Associated Press. unemployment benefit applications had been trending down/flattening. As of June 10, the Dow has suffered the "longest losing streak since the fall of 2002. But wait a minute. At the time: U.S.

Marketing 99

Marketing Real Estate eBook Report 99

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Sometimes these words morph as people try to keep up with the latest trends in corporate-speak. Before the energy conglomerate’s collapse in 2001, I had the opportunity to review Enron’s values. Enron is a great example. I was shown a wonderful video on Enron’s ethics and integrity.

Ethics 137

Ethics Pharmaceuticals PR Execution 137

Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

These estates were set to owe no taxes because tax law passed by the Bush Administration in 2001 and 2003 gradually increased the estate tax exemption over ten years while lowering the estate tax rate, and allowed for the estate tax to disappear completely in 2010. billion estate.

Press Release 202

Press Release Discount PR Magazine 202

Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

In 1998, I advised the Disney corporation and reminded them that Walt Disney’s 100th birthday in 2001 would offer great marketing and positioning opportunities. Discern the differences between trends and fads. My research revealed that their company had in fact founded LLB, which younger generations of management did not know.

Case Study 50

Case Study Open-book Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing 50

HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spanish flu).

Short-term 59

Short-term Committee Incentives Long-term 59

HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spanish flu).

Short-term 52

Short-term Committee Incentives Long-term 52

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. It is taking even longer for real wages to recover–they are still below their pre-recession trend.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Merchandising GDP Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

A similar trend can be found in other OECD countries. in 2001 to 16% in 2015. Between 1983 and 2014, the number of managers, supervisors and support staff in the U.S. workforce grew by 90%, while employment in other occupations grew by less than 40%.

Bureaucracy 10

Bureaucracy Organization Health Care Drucker 10

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 11, 2022

Pay transparency has been a growing trend in recent years, with companies like Starbucks and Whole Foods both engaging in the practice. Since 2001 this process of snooping was made that bit easy by moving the records online. A second study from Berkeley used the Norwegian example to explore just how pay transparency makes us feel.

Policies 97

Policies Learning-by-Doing Analysis Comparison 97

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

The declines in manufacturing jobs during the downturns of 2001 and 2007, which totaled over 5.8 The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses. First of all, it turns out that the productivity explanation for sector trends is incomplete. million, were the largest in U.S. manufacturing output. Insight Center.

Technology 8

Technology Offshoring Marketing Health Care 8

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. Between 2001 and 2014, for instance, Mexico’s rank slipped from 35 to 53; Bangladesh’s from 65 to 130; and Nigeria’s from 94 to 147.

Marketing 8

Marketing Benchmarking Globalization Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Continuous Development is a growing trend in the software industry. aleksandarvelasevic/Getty Images. While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution.

Agility 8

Agility Development Organization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The employment shift from occupations that require mid-level skills toward those at the high and low ends is one of the most important trends in the U.S. Until recently, economists thought of this trend as a gradual phenomenon that didn’t depend much on the ups and downs of the economy. labor market over the past 30 years.

Skills 8

Skills Sample Technology Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

This changed after Peter Dolan (Dartmouth, 1980) took the helm in 2001. Despite the general trend across schools toward becoming more finance-oriented, there could have been considerable variation in what’s taught. HBS education still had a strong negative effect on diversification only after Jensen’s arrival.

Influence 13

Influence Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The model is designed to enable fast response to fashion trends, which allows Zara to ensure that its store shelves are always stocked with the trendiest clothes. Zara was founded in 1975 and its parent company, the Inditex group went public in 2001. We have long been fans of the Zara business model.

Business Model 9

Business Model Innovation First-mover Advantage Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel in Apple Stores and disrupting the music business with the iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; to the App Store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights.

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Trends like robotics and AI have unpredictable consequence, and timelines, so it’s hard to predict when and if your industry will take a hit. But as I discovered in 2001, when I was laid off from my newspaper job abruptly, with only a week’s severance pay, it’s good to have options. Hedge against uncertainty.

Execution 8

Execution Hedge Career Industry 8

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

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

To reverse these ominous trends we need to dial back our achieve-aholic tendencies to pursue wealth, power, and fame, and spend more time and energy connecting with others in supportive relationships. When our lives crowd out time connecting with others, we dysfunction.

Stress 150

Stress Mentor Competitive Advantage Long-term 150

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

When it comes to e-commerce across the globe, I''ve noticed a very interesting trend. eBay, for example, rapidly built leading positions in its core marketplace business from acquisitions in Germany ( Alando in 1999 ), much of continental Europe ( iBazar in 2001 ), South Korea ( Internet Auction Co., Once a copycat succeeds, U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization First-mover Advantage Retail Business Model 8

Mike Cardus

JULY 4, 2023

Some data-driven insights will understand customer preferences, identify market trends, and optimize internal processes. Use Data and Analytics : Ask for and use the power of data and analytics to be a piece of decision-making. Psychological Bulletin, 112(3), 369–376. doi:10.1037/0033–2909.112.3.369 Hargrove, R. Jossey-Bass. Stacey, R.

Open-book 78

Open-book Shaw Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 78

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In 2001, Smucker's acquired Jif and Crisco from P&G, which no longer saw them as a strategic fit. But Smucker's might be the company most emblematic of this troubling trend. Then in 2008, it acquired P&G's Folgers brand and made it the foundation of a new coffee division. Consumers in this economy are looking for both.

Brand 13

Brand Strategic Fit Retail McKinsey 13

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. How many people are dedicated to it?

Agility 8

Agility Process Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

And after that, when China and India’s spectacular growth in the first decade of the new millennium proved Rohwer right in spades, he wasn’t around to say I told you so because he’d died (in a sailing accident) in 2001. Am I utterly confident in that prediction after four days in Shanghai and just 10 total in China? (I

Globalization 9

Globalization GDP Long-term Politics 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Penney’s recent announcement that it is resurrecting its print catalog reflects a trend of retailers returning to the print medium as an important sales and marketing tool. According to the DMA, in 2012 mailings dropped to its lowest level since it began collecting annual data in 2001.

Retail 8

Retail Brand Fashion Apparel 8

Ask Atma

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Consider this statement of values from the original authors of the agile manifesto (Beedle, et al; 2001): I. The product owner is commonly someone with a solid understanding of users, the market place, the competition, and of future trends for the product, service, or type of system being developed.

Agility 71

Agility Project Software Short-term 71

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2013

During the great bull market of 1981 to 2001, all of these factors played a role. But the longer-term trend since the 1960s has been of a significant decline in the percentage of total income going to workers , one that has accelerated over the past decade — during which stocks have sputtered but bond investors have done quite well.

Bond 8

Bond Finance Hedge Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Difficulty in distribution is not unique to Asia and reflects a global trend. The three main grocery retail chains in Peru grew from 57 stores in 2001 to 155 stores in 2010. The consumer sector has already begun its high-growth phase as over 36 new shopping centers have been built in Peru over the last 10 years.

Marketing 8

Marketing GDP Automotive Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Look at profit margin trends. When those profit margins start to trend down, it often signals an emerging weakness in the core business. For example, in the mobile phone industry, Motorola's margins started to sag around 1994, Nokia's in 2001, and Research in Motion's in 2009.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA How To Crisis Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

And as you can see in the chart below, the long-term trend in the percentage of workers who are self-employed actually appears to be downward: But isn’t this the age of Free Agent Nation , as Dan Pink declared back in 1997 ? They also sent me a spreadsheet with the numbers for every occupational category going back to 2001.

MBO 9

MBO Survey Human Resources Long-term 9

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 29, 2014

The study explores net growth in private-sector business establishments from 2001 to 2012, ranking the best and worst states for new establishments post-recession and shedding light on national trends. produced between 115,000 to 210,000 net new private-sector establishments each year from 2001 to 2007.

Real Estate 97

Real Estate Health Care Insurance Construction 97

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2015

grew from 20 million in 2001 to 32 million in 2014. This trend is expanding explosively. According to Economic Modeling Specialists International , the number of freelance workers in the U.S. Freelance work now comprises almost 18 percent of all jobs.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Diversity Hotels Drucker 8

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. For the same reason that gang members get face tattoos: to prove that they’re in it for the long haul. million each for a 30-second spot.

Advertising 8

Advertising Price Cost Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2016

. “The company charged wholesalers on average about $97 for a bottle of the 10-milligram pills, the smallest dosage, while the maximum strength, 80 milligrams, ran more than $630, according to 2001 sales data the company disclosed in litigation with the state of West Virginia.

Incentives 8

Incentives Pharmaceuticals Crisis P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2018

But one trend that hasn’t received nearly enough attention is the steady rise of occupational licensing: more and more jobs are requiring workers to be licensed to enter the profession. Census data ) and 2001 to 2012 (taken from American Community Survey data ). Bhavesh1988/Getty Images. has changed in many ways.

Licensing 8

Licensing Insurance Quality Health Care 8