The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 18, 2022

Paid sick leave may seem like something that is purely a drain on company finances, but research from Bayes Business School reveals that not only does it boost employee productivity but also the overall profitability of the organization.

Productivity 136

Productivity Products Finance Morale 136

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2023

Weak management Bloom’s World Management Survey was established in 2004 to measure management practices across hundreds of medium-sized firms in the likes of the U.K., It’s less common for poor management to be targeted to explain lackluster productivity, but research from Stanford’s Nick Bloom suggests that is a mistake.

Productivity 113

Productivity Products Management Participative 113

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

And a majority of leaders themselves — the ones who set the tone for organizations and model behavior for everyone else — think work-life balance is “at best an elusive ideal and at worst a complete myth.” In 2004, Hickox was a certified public accountant in Texas and at a crossroads in her career.

Banking 15

Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Large organizations are so complicated and diffuse that frequently even the people working there are unclear about what is required to make something of consequence happen. These were all true of Charlie, a champion I met in 2004 just as the tech world was beginning to show signs of life after the dot com implosion.

Motivation 8

Motivation CIO Competitive Advantage Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Managers in these organizations translate corporate objectives into a few straightforward guidelines that help employees make on-the-spot decisions and adapt to constantly shifting environments, while keeping the big picture in mind. Its new management team took over an organization that was bureaucratic, overstaffed, and bleeding cash.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Some argue that profits are stagnant because of short-termism—that decades of focusing on current profits over long-run innovativeness has resulted, now, in companies that are hollowed out. One trend that has contributed to short-termism and lower innovativeness is the increased prevalence of outside CEOs.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8