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MAY 21, 2010

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Resources Consultative White Paper Human Resources 100

CO2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

When speaking with employees who have never been asked for their opinion before at work (33% of bosses rarely or never ask for their subordinate advise based on a national survey we conducted) they say they will never work for another company in which they did not get to participate in the strategic planning process.

Strategic Planning 76

Strategic Planning Motivation Planning Executive Coaching 76

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2012

shares of the global operations of U.S.-based Despite decades of globalization, these companies remain predominantly U.S. companies, locating the lion's share of their global business activities in America (about 65% of their sales, 68% of their employment, 70% of their capital investment, and 84% of their R&D spending in 2009).

Globalization 9

Globalization Rivkin Supply Chain Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2014

To find out, I surveyed senior consultants in 2010 at a top-five global executive-search firm. One consultant predicted that firms in 2020 will seek the “same [attributes as in 2010] but with an even greater appreciation for the intangibles of leadership and [for experience] having led a business through tough times.”.

Skills 9

Skills Consultative Ethics Chief Information Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2011

That's because China wants to become a leader in just the kinds of technology sectors that have traditionally given the U.S. a global edge. The result will be increased competition between the two countries — within China and globally — and a deepening unease on both sides. China has made no secret of its goals.

Technology 14

Technology Globalization Trends Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

We witnessed Facebook overtake Google in most weekly site traffic, while some surveys reported nearly 95% of companies using LinkedIn to help in recruiting efforts. Conversations around the topic did begin to take place, But a global survey indicated that only 29 percent of companies even have a social media policy.

Media 17

Media Trends Globalization Crisis Management 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

Technological innovations ranging from smartphones to Big Data analytics to cloud computing make it easier than ever for new challengers – especially those unburdened by legacy systems or brick-and-mortar networks – to gain access to high-quality market information and mass distribution. Insurethebox, a U.K.

Insurance 15

Insurance Disruptive Innovation Industry Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

More than half that reached the top quintile in terms of economic profit generation between 2001 and 2005 had been knocked off their perch a decade later, in 2010-15. A survey we conducted of companies in seven countries also brought its share of surprises. The short answer we find from our research is: No.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation Long-term Short-term GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

No wonder that a 2008 McKinsey survey found that only 20% of senior executives believe that their corporate philanthropy is effective in achieving social goals. As Nike's Senior Portfolio Manager Adam Day says, "The global development sector had overlooked the enormous potential of investing in adolescent girls to reduce global poverty.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2013

In 2010, IBM ran a survey of 1,500 CEOs and found that the most valuable management skill was no longer "operations" or "marketing" but "creativity." Since then BCG, Accenture and other consultancies have confirmed the global skill shift. CEOs say that creativity is a crucial leadership skill, but few apparently have it.

Creativity 9

Creativity How To Efficiency Survey 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010. billion in mining projects since 2010.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

Technological innovations ranging from smartphones to Big Data analytics to cloud computing make it easier than ever for new challengers – especially those unburdened by legacy systems or brick-and-mortar networks – to gain access to high-quality market information and mass distribution. Insurethebox, a U.K.

Insurance 8

Insurance Disruptive Innovation Industry Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2014

To answer these questions, we surveyed 32 senior search consultants at a top global executive-placement firm. Finally, team-building skills are both highly prized and shifting rapidly: executives are apt to find themselves managing co-located teams, cross-functional teams, global teams, and virtual teams. About the Research.

360-Degree Feedback 8

360-Degree Feedback Self-aware Mentor Consultative 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

In a 2010 survey, a record 36% of women ages 25-29 had attained a bachelor’s degree compared to 28% of men of the same age. As of 2010, only 2.4% companies have a woman CEO versus 9% globally. Her response: a complete reinvention of her business, a new name, new technology and a reconfigured role ? of the U.S.

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Becton Dickinson , a global medical technology company, has made its purpose helping all people live healthier lives. Employees are given a voice through a number of means—employee surveys, open employee forums and open door policies. It must be deeper than only making money for shareholders and managers.

Company 8

Company Teamwork Commitment Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

Powerful global forces—game-changing technologies, unprecedented growth in emerging markets, and rapidly aging populations, to name a few—are transforming the world economy, and with it, the way companies plan for and conduct business. Creating good strategy is more important (and more challenging) than ever.

Strategy 8

Strategy Strategic Planning Trends Planning 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

A recently released survey reveals that 86 percent of firms face increasing complexity in their operating environment or organizational structure over the past three years. Complexity stemming from globalization or technology rank much lower in the list of causes. Complexity is exposing firms to new and more dangerous risks.

Crisis 78

Crisis Survey Analysis Finance 78

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

And, according to CTI’s recent research into women in science, engineering, and technology , women in these male-dominated industries feel they have to change the way they communicate, dress, and behave in meetings to survive in a testosterone-suffused environment. “The

EPS 8

EPS Hypercompetition Diversity Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

There''s nothing new about comparing global policies pertaining to working parents, particularly when it comes to working mothers. We actually define ourselves as a technology company," VP Carolyn Everson once said, a bit sniffily. There''s the Rub. But Claire Lundberg, a 30-something mother of an 18-month-old who moved from the U.S.

Committee 8

Committee Content Price Organizational Behavior 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

In a survey conducted by IBM in 2010 with more than 1,500 CEOs worldwide, 80% of leaders anticipated greater complexity in the future, but fewer than half of them felt confident to deal with that complexity. It was steadily losing market share and brand equity and suffered deep losses due to escalating global competition.

Ethics 8

Ethics Morale Airlines CEO 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

This is my plea for the “meeters&# of the world to break from the pack and start becoming “doers.&# Many studies find that 70% or better surveyed said their meetings are very often time-wasters and could be more productive. I spent more time meeting and less time actually doing.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Our annual Prosperity Index –- the 2013 edition of which we released yesterday –- measures national prosperity based on eight core pillars that combine “hard” data with survey data. Global Prosperity is Rising. Despite the tumultuous events of the last five years, global prosperity is actually still on the rise.

Globalization 15

Globalization GDP Hammer Maslow 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Some argue that China is already well on its way to becoming a global innovation power that will rival the US and Europe. China is well on its way to doubling the number of patent applications filed with the State Intellectual Property Office, from 1 million in 2010 to 2 million by 2015. of GDP in 2012 from 1.1%

Innovation 8

Innovation Globalization Venture Capitalist GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

as global hegemon. economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. appears to have given up much of the economic benefits of high technology.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2018

In places like Gadsden, Alabama, and Punta Gorda, Florida, less than half of working age women (46% and 42%, respectively) were in the paid workforce in 2010; cities like Madison, Wisconsin, had 73% and Fargo, North Dakota, had more than 75% (the highest in the nation) of women in the workforce. hour more than Columbus from 1980 to 2010.

Participative 8

Participative Trends GDP Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

To answer these questions, we surveyed several dozen senior search consultants at a top global executive-placement firm in 2010. For more on the survey respondents, see “Who We Surveyed” below.) ——— Who We Surveyed. As a group, they were 57% male and 43% female. People and culture.

Reputation 13

Reputation Consultative P&L Execution 13

Women on Business

JANUARY 13, 2011

NOTE: Samples for quality content include: top ten lists, how-to manuals, research findings, survey results, original articles, resource links, interviews, and events. Content gets searched and stored by Google, so consider a multi-pronged approach including keywords across all your web channels. 2) Always add a contact form.

Press Release 145

Press Release Discount Content Directory 145

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

When I ran the Talent Management division of a large global consulting firm after I left GE, I realized that these consultants were working from concepts that were academic vs. real life. That's where a members' survey is essential. One such example was a young man who was on my team with a Ph.

Blog 291

Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 291

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Emerging market diaspora populations have been on the rise, thanks to the continued march of globalization, and today’s diaspora communities are better connected with their homelands than ever before. democratized communication technologies like Skype) and more physical touch points (e.g. Create engagement opportunities at all levels.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Metrics Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

Not long after Alan Greenspan stepped down as Federal Reserve chairman in 2006, global financial markets began to unravel. The technology-stock bubble of the late 1990s and its subsequent deflation were among the defining events of Greenspan’s tenure. They are not. Bubbles and forecasting. That tells you a great deal about forecasting.

Long-term 11

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Much of continental Europe is convulsed with similar combinations of disaffection , protectionism , and, in some cases, nationalism and even racism that have morphed into a more-or-less generalized anger against globalization. personal consumption expenditures in 2010 and that over half of that amount actually went to U.S. In the U.S.,

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The cost to build and produce solar and wind power, for example, has dropped 60%–80% since 2010 , making it cheaper than grid electricity in most states. CEOs signed a letter to the president-elect that urged him to stay the course on global climate action and building the clean economy. The economics are too good.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Bottom-up Short-term Globalization 8