The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 19, 2020

Since 2011, Harvard Business School (HBS) have produced a number of reports on competitiveness in the United States, the latest of which was published recently. In Recovery Squandered , HBS professors explore progress on productivity over the duration of the research, and seek to identify trends in the six reports produced since 2011.

Consensus 68

Consensus Politics IPO Report 68

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Women may make up more than half the workforce 1 but continue to be significantly underrepresented on corporate boards and in C-level executive positions, according to a major new study released today by Calvert Investments, a long-time leader in advocating for corporate diversity.

Diversity 50

Diversity Newsletter Long-term Execution 50

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 26, 2013

With about $33 billion in global revenue last year, Mars would be in the top 100 of the Fortune 500 , ahead of McDonald's, Starbucks, and General Mills. According to a regulatory filing for 2011 in the State of Delaware, where Mars is incorporated, there are six members, all grandchildren or great-grandchildren of Frank Mars.

Forrester 130

Forrester Brand Cooper Executive Coaching 130

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. In recent years, Indian firms such as Dr Reddy's have also started globalizing their R&D footprint by moving into Western markets. Decentralize and empower global R&D units. Cambridge, U.K.

Globalization 9

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 9

Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 9, 2010

  Weekly topics are wide and varied and include just about everything from innovation and communication to leadership and corporate social responsibility.   Weekly topics are wide and varied and include just about everything from innovation and communication to leadership and corporate social responsibility.

Company 140

Company Human Resources Prahalad Resources 140

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 6, 2010

Each morning you will be delivered a handful of stories on a variety of leadership topics such as strategic management, innovation, employee development and succession planning, managing in a global economy, and sustaining a competitive edge - just to name a few.

Leadership 113

Leadership Human Resources Mission Statement Blog 113

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Innovation begins with management; by fostering a culture that prioritizes innovation, creativity is incentivized among team members. Recent data has shown the top 1,500 companies worldwide increased their R&D by 12 percent in 2011, as they have identified the need to maintain their edge in their respective industries.

Organization 58

Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 58

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Since early 2015, when he began working with Sodexo’s executive committee as the global services firm’s chief transformation officer, Sunil Nayak has undergone his own leadership transformation. Nayak is describing a set of competencies that employees must master if they are to become leaders on the global stage.

Globalization 8

Globalization Emotional Intelligence Marketing Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. American companies and academic institutions possess unique competitive advantages in developing these global leaders.

Competitive Advantage 12

Competitive Advantage Globalization Development Intellectual Capital 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2015

The development of new technologies is complex and challenging, and to come up with the next big innovation, businesses must think — and operate — in new ways. there is little evidence that they harness knowledge in fast-growing global centers of excellence such as Bangalore or Tel Aviv. New tools and strategies.

Globalization 8

Globalization Engineering Technology Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2010

We found Ed Schein, for example, still working hard in his "emeritus" days, and hoping to discover keys to getting increasingly diverse teams to click fast and work as one in high-pressure conditions. In the work of these leaders, we saw plenty of potential for doing both in 2011. What if HBR's call for input had gone out to you?

Schein 14

Schein Porter Project Magazine 14

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. In the global economy, can analytic practitioners be hugely successful in their careers while going unnoticed?

Magazine 51

Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2015

For the last five years, Bayer has been quietly transitioning from being an international company to a truly global one. “You are not a global company because you do business in 120 countries. You are a global company if you understand countries and customers so well that you are able to do business optimally everywhere.

Diversity 8

Diversity Team Globalization Short-term 8

Women in the LEAD

JANUARY 25, 2010

  Last year at the 5 th Annual Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, “what clearly emerged from the Women’s Forum…is the insight that with global economic crisis come global issues that are so complex and intertwined, no one party can hand off responsibility to another. 

Letter 49

Letter Globalization Simon Committee 49

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Digital media continue to be springboards for global innovation and enterprise. So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. The phenomenon is global: Chinese and Indian yuppies increasingly carry two devices.

Innovation 17

Innovation Trends Human Capital Venture Funding 17

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

The big question for many leaders as they look toward 2011 is: "How can my company be one of them?". Focus on capabilities rather than just fixed assets: Fixed assets, including brands, are more difficult to leverage across diverse businesses and tend to expire, become obsolete, or give way to related services.

Strategy 15

Strategy Fixed Assets Competitive Advantage Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Over the last three years I have consistently stated my belief that Asia was emerging as a global innovation powerhouse. In late 2011, I even wrote , "The overarching trend I continue to see is a shift in the world's innovation energy to the east.". Innovation isn't random, but it isn't perfectly predictable either.

Innovation 8

Innovation Middle Management Education Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

Ferose became the managing director of SAP Labs India, one of fifteen global R&D centers of the German software giant SAP. At 35 years old, Ferose was the youngest-ever managing director of a global multinational firm in India — overseeing a staff of 4,000. AppHaus truly embodies SAP's frugal innovation philosophy.

Innovation 9

Innovation Attrition Software Globalization 9

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

And some additional thoughts… Regardless of gender, I believe strongly that the 11 blogs nominated are both outstanding and contribute signifiantly and meaningfully to the global conversation about leadership. I’ll be watching to see if this canary in the mine gets published! Are they they only ones for whom that can be said?

Blog 218

Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing McCarthy 218

CO2

OCTOBER 29, 2010

For a more detailed look at our choices for the most useful sites on the Web, see the stories listed below. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Technology and its role in travel 2.0

Executive Coaching 79

Executive Coaching Travel Strategic Planning Video 79

CO2

OCTOBER 29, 2010

For a more detailed look at our choices for the most useful sites on the Web, see the stories listed below. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Technology and its role in travel 2.0

Executive Coaching 79

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Travel 79

Women in the LEAD

AUGUST 16, 2009

Once again we are being tested but now globally and collectively more than ever I think. " What are you willing to do to make yourself and your life a beacon of acceptance for others that may be different from you? I would like to know what you think. We are not in easy times, but still these times are times of growth within each of us.

Leadership 53

Leadership Letter Globalization Learning-by-Doing 53

Women in the LEAD

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Everything else is a diversion."   Warm regards to all, Debbe Debbe Kennedy Founder, Global Dialogue Center www.globaldialoguecenter.com Home of Women in the Lead Twitter: @debbekennedy Author. Putting Our Differences to Work The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership and High Performance by Debbe Kennedy   ?

Advice 45

Advice Drucker Leadership Letter 45

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

If you aren’t sure where to get started, take a cue from other companies that have taken innovation to heart and used it to successfully win and keep customers. Furthermore, the program attracted over 34,000 applicants and generated over $70 million worth of global publicity. The lesson here is an important one. Business cards.

Wilde 62

Wilde Tactics Advertising Brand 62

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Think about it this way: You likely spend countless hours collaborating and innovating to put forth really good ideas. She has over twenty years of experience working with global companies and thought leaders and has influenced the perception of some of the world’s most valuable brands and many of humanity’s common causes.

Tips 62

Tips Audience Newsletter Armstrong 62

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2018

By 2011 the pulp and paper giant — the world’s oldest corporation, dating back to 1288 — had laid off over one-third of its 30,000 employees. Though profitable again, the company needed to transform itself into a global renewable materials company. Since 2011 the share price has more than doubled.

Company 8

Company Participative Diversity Project 8

Women in the LEAD

MAY 18, 2010

  A few years ago, I spent a wonderful morning with Emily Duncan, trailblazer, wife, big sister, hiker and at the time Vice President of Culture and Diversity for Hewlett Packard worldwide. I was Blessed to work together with Emily for well over a decade as a strategic partner and in the process, we also became friends.

Letter 45

Letter Learning-by-Doing Webinar Human Resources 45

Women in the LEAD

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Warm regards to all, Debbe Debbe Kennedy Founder, Global Dialogue Center www.globaldialoguecenter.com Home of Women in the Lead Twitter: @debbekennedy Author. Putting Our Differences to Work The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership and High Performance by Debbe Kennedy   ? More highlights of Rosa Park's life on NPR.

Leadership 45

Leadership Letter Open-book Learning-by-Doing 45

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2011

In this first leg of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation , we asked the most progressive thinkers and radical doers from every realm of endeavor to share a story, a hack, a disruptive idea, or an experimental design that illustrates how the web can help overcome the limits of conventional management and create Management 2.0.

Management 14

Management Innovation Storytelling Bottom-up 14

Women in the LEAD

AUGUST 25, 2009

My essay, " Leadership by Perpetual Practice , offers insight and timeless wisdom about developing leaders at every level for our distributed, global workplace. I Warm wishes to you all, Debbe Debbe Kennedy Founder, Global Dialogue Center www.globaldialoguecenter.com Home of Women in the Lead Twitter: @debbekennedy Author.

Leadership 78

Leadership Learning-by-Doing Press Release Letter 78

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2011

In The Brand Bubble , John Gerzema and Edward Lebar highlight the fact that in the 1950s, about 30% of firm value was intangible (at the high end); today it is closer to 62% globally. There is another reason that trust is so critical to the innovation process. Let's look at some of the components of intangible value.

Brand 15

Brand Hotels Reputation Franchising 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2017

draws its global competitive advantage from its openness to new people and new ideas. Assembled under a set of consistent rules called the Constitution, we compete fiercely and win on a global scale. This is the kind of diverse team that CEOs covet and that builds great businesses. In time, I would become a U.S.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Contingency Plans Travel CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Many companies have embraced gender diversity initiatives, women's mentoring networks, and leadership development programs with great enthusiasm. The European Business Schools/Women on Boards initiative was launched in September of 2011 as a centerpiece of EC Vice President Reding's efforts to increase gender diversity on boards of directors.

Diversity 8

Diversity Mentor System Career 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2011

At the 2010 India Economic Summit organized by the World Economic Forum in New Delhi we facilitated a workshop entitled "Innovating More with Less for More" where C-level execs shared best practices which their companies have adopted to enable inclusive growth in India.

Business Model 15

Business Model Bottom-up Entrepreneur Incubator 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Social entrepreneurship has evolved a great deal since the late 1980s, when pioneers like City Year 's Alan Khazei and Teach for America 's Wendy Kopp took great risks to prove that innovative organizations could produce transformative social change.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Microfinance Market Segmentation Incubator 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

Innovation takes courage and the willingness to be out in front rather than following the herd. The creativity to produce innovation can involve a great deal of improvisation rather than sticking to a fixed script. Thus, the leadership ranks must be globally diverse. It also takes dedication. Leaders are always on.

Gordon 15

Gordon Crisis CEO Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

While no one can dispute Silicon Valley embodies the quintessential technology culture, there''s another piece of the culture equation that matters just as much for a company like ours: diversity. When I say diversity, I don''t just mean racial and ethnic diversity — San Jose actually has New York beat on that front.

Diversity 9

Diversity Software Engineering Industry 9