Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

This time, nearly every country is entering the discussions with a legitimate commitment to cut carbon. And while the live negotiations are important, the key discussions, those within each country to decide what it could commit to, happened months ago. What will be the likely outcome out of the talks? For example, the U.S.

Conference 8

Conference Supply Chain Commitment Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Moreover, it’s not clear whether unicorns exploiting other technologies, such as genomics or robotics, will be able to expand as rapidly as Uber, Airbnb, and other smartphone-enabled businesses. Census Bureau, there were 700,000 fewer net businesses created from 2005 to 2014 than from 1985 to 1994. According to data from the U.S.

Innovation 8

Innovation Bureaucracy IPO Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

The 1970s, 1980s, and even the 1990s were dominated by legendary players such as Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, and Diego Maradona, who, thanks to their skill and speed, found empty spaces in midfield, created the time to take the ball to the box, and then decided to pass or shoot at the goal.

Cooper 16

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 16

The Practical Leader

JANUARY 2, 2020

billion m³ between 2005 and 2018 to cover 22% of land area. billion m³ between 2005 and 2018 to cover 22% of land area. Automakers have committed $225 billion for electric vehicles in the next five years. Future Crunch founders 3 min video clip on how science and technology is dramatically improving our world.

Globalization 94

Globalization Report Energy Sample 94

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

The 1970s, 1980s, and even the 1990s were dominated by legendary players such as Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, and Diego Maradona, who, thanks to their skill and speed, found empty spaces in midfield, created the time to take the ball to the box, and then decided to pass or shoot at the goal.

Cooper 8

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

But, my friends, one of the best things I’ve done, in summer of 2005, was start painting the wall. Psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth says that what really matters is a quality she calls “grit”–an abiding commitment to work hard toward long-range goals and to persevere through the setbacks that come along the way.

Career 8

Career Planning CEO Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

How about by meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? The goals, a set of 17 stretch goals and 169 related targets championed by the United Nations, are ambitious. ” Incrementalism has its uses, but it is worrying to see even committed business leaders treating the goals as an incremental change agenda.

Chemicals 12

Chemicals Long-term Business Model Bottom-up 12

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2014

Launched in 2005, ecomagination has always been a bit amorphous. The company has reaped $160 billion from the program since 2005. Oil sands, more accurately called tar sands, require shocking amounts of energy to melt the tar — so lessening those production emissions is a worthy goal. Is it a marketing campaign?

Energy 8

Energy Globalization Price Innovation 8