The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The Global Innovation Index illustrates this, as they cite the inhibiting impact a shortage of human capital is having on the innovation potential of the nation. The country has attempted to engage with this significant, often highly educated, and well-connected population through its Compatriots Program, which was launched in 2004.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Human Capital Comparison Education 105

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In regular phone calls and meetings for nearly two decades, as well as a biennial Pioneering Leaders summit, the group has been helping each other figure out how to work more effectively so they could have time for their lives, sharing successful strategies and learning from failures. This was also true for Michelle Hickox.

Banking 15

Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

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. It had a free consumer product that was downloaded by millions of users as well as a modestly successful premium product that sold online for $49.

Motivation 8

Motivation CIO Competitive Advantage Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Successful companies shape their high-level strategies by relying not on complicated frameworks but on simple rules of thumb. Once they understood the rules and their underlying rationale, ALL's employees generated a series of innovative proposals based on what they had to work with. Adapting to local circumstances.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

A workshop attendee asked me this seemingly simple question: "So, what else should I read to learn more about innovation?". But in thinking it through, I did eventually end up with a highly personal list I call " The Masters of Innovation " (which appears in my latest book ). To see my selections, click here. So what makes a Master?

Innovation 14

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

However, by simply celebrating the success stories of unicorns or quibbling with their valuation numbers , we risk ignoring the important question: How did they get to be so valuable? …If failure is the prerequisite of success, businesses can no longer afford not to encourage risk taking. Financed by VC firms.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Although big, global supply chains certainly have their own dynamism, they mostly evolve incrementally through minnovation rather than disruption – and thus get short shrift in the business media and amongst aspiring entrepreneurs, hungry to create successful ventures. Manage culture by setting expectations appropriately.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8