The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 24, 2020

The study examined Twitter data during the conflict in 2014, and found that the Russian narrative of a fascist coup in Ukraine didn’t catch on in most of Ukraine, but did appear to stick in Crimea, which the researchers believe partly explains why Russian forces didn’t advance further than Crimea. ” Valuable insights.

Media 67

Media Public Relations Analysis Information Technology 67

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2022

One could certainly be forgiven for not recognizing such a picture, especially if you’re a regular reader of the technology press, which features a daily exposition of the vast sums being raised by startups around the world. in 1985 to 5.3% An environment of creative destruction most definitely is not present. A different picture.

Entrepreneur 115

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Mass Marketing Globalization 115

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 9, 2018

With the New Year now well under way, many of us are understandably creating goals and developing plans for what we’d like to achieve over the course of the next 12 months. Leadership Insight #10 – Becoming a leader is not about promoting yourself; it’s about helping others to succeed and thrive [ Share on Twitter ].

Leadership 257

Leadership Mentor Long-term Audience 257

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Casey Mackert, Director of Baldrige Services and Dr. Jan Garfield, Baldrige Client Coach at Six Disciplines Consulting Services in Findlay, Ohio, to the Board of Examiners for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The

Quality 70

Quality Health Care Case Study Education 70

Building Personal Strength

JUNE 11, 2014

When I’m not enjoying a local craft beer at a live music event, I’m probably thinking about more serious matters, such as learning and development and behavior change. At the most fundamental level, for training programs to succeed they need to be deployed in two steps - a kind of “learning and development dance,” so to speak.

Long-term 44

Long-term Learning-by-Doing Technology Training 44

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. Lencioni Beyond the fable, Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players.

Books 150

Books Leadership Cialdini Govindarajan 150

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 3, 2017

Looking at the list of 10 leadership insights found below, it’s clear that many leaders are interested in learning how to develop stronger relationships with those under their care; that their focus is increasing on how to empower their employees to bring their full selves to the work they do.

Leadership 260

Leadership Learning-by-Doing Long-term Blog 260

Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2019

They tend to think of innovation as a shiny new product or service that incorporates a major advance in technology—something like the Model T or the iPhone. Because it takes an enormous amount of money to find a truly revolutionary technology or product. Many of them have little understanding of what innovation actually means.

How To 76

How To Middle Management Innovation Technology 76

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

On November 15, 2013, China announced dramatic new social and economic policies contemplating much greater reliance on market forces than it has in the past and inviting private-sector participation and foreign competition in industries long previously controlled by the central government. China will grow faster in 2014 than in 2013.

Policies 8

Policies Class Health Care Globalization 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2014

ADVISOR – I launched the Gitomer Certified Advisor program in the fall of 2013. They’re independent businesspeople who are now marketing their sales and personal development services using my intellectual property, both online and in the classroom. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Instant success.

Succession 50

Succession Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Content 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

In many ways, app developers, like popular consumer brands in a supermarket, are locked in a fight for two scarce resources: consumer attention and shelf space. Overall, over 20,000 app developers and companies will have made over $100,000 in revenues — or $8,333 per month — from their apps in 2015.

Development 8

Development Advertising Download Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

But in past weeks, it seems that the movie in Asia has been on fast-forward around global development and financing. It’s stated mission is to “focus on the development of infrastructure and other productive sectors in Asia.” billion of subscribed capital) or the Asian Development Bank ($162.8 Still, the U.S.

Banking 8

Banking Development Policies Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

A 2014 global survey by SafeNet found that nearly two-thirds of consumers said they would stop or avoid using a company that had experienced a data breach. Similarly, trust erosion triggered by Edward Snowden’s revelations of government surveillance in mid-2013 are estimated to have cost U.S.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Cost-Benefit Analysis Reputation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2018

Nike halved the size of its digital unit in 2014 by discontinuing its Nike+ Fuelband activity tracker and some other investments. This kind of unfortunate decision has happened over and over again, in wave after wave of transformative business technology. It is multi-faceted and diffuse, and doesn’t just involve technology.

Technology 8

Technology Business Model CEO Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

Advances in technology — especially digital technology and the increasing role of software in products and services — are demanding that large, successful organizations increase their pace of innovation and make greater use of resources outside their boundaries. Innovation Strategy Technology' So how does it work?

Venture Funding 10

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Agility Business Model 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2017

Spurred by an aging population, increases in chronic disease, and technological breakthroughs, the electronic medical device market is poised to reach an estimated $398 billion in 2017. Moreover, a major challenge is the continued presence in the marketplace of devices manufactured before 2014, when the FDA’s guidance was issued.

System 8

System CIO Health Care Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

It’s not technologically difficult for publishers to add platform-like elements, and vice versa. Sometimes, they also hope to develop a content management system that other publishers can license and use to distribute their content. For an example, look at Medium , a platisher that raised $25 million in 2014.

Business Model 8

Business Model Content Incentives Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The average annualized cost of cybercrime for global companies has increased nearly 62% since 2013, from $7.2 Target, which experienced a massive data breach in 2013, reported that the total cost of the breach exceeded $200 million. Cybercrime is here to stay, and it’s costing American firms a lot of money. million to $11.7

Software 8

Software Learning-by-Doing Technology Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Also known as “token sales,” this new fundraising phenomenon is being fueled by a convergence of blockchain technology, new wealth, clever entrepreneurs, and crypto-investors who are backing blockchain-fueled ideas. How technology is transforming transactions. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

But that policy came at the cost of badly degraded incentives for providers to invest in new technologies, leaving the EU with minimal cable Internet, fiber-optic networks, or high-speed mobile broadband. The most recent report from the FCC finds that at the end of 2013, 95% of all U.S. At least for voice services, the U.S.

Price 8

Price How To Policies Report 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2014

But with the rise of digital technology, and with it the ability to get immediate feedback from customers and communities, crowdsourcing has become a powerful alternative for driving important decisions. Given the success of the program in 2013, IBM’s CIO decided to invest $7 million to expand iFundIT in 2014.

Software 8

Software CIO Early Adopters Project 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

India has expanded her solar generating capacity eight fold since 2014 and achieved the target of 20GW of capacity four years ahead of schedule. Three factors are driving this boom: the first is India’s investment in its technology infrastructure. The country is in a tech startup boom.

Globalization 8

Globalization CAGR Class Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The Internet of Things is emerging as the third wave in the development of the internet. Samsung said at its 2014 investors forum it expects the global Smart Home Device market to reach $15 billion in 2015, almost doubling from 2013’s $7.8 Information & technology Internet' Australia and China.

Early Adopters 9

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2018

.’s ” Similarly, according to a survey by CareerBuilder in 2013, almost a third of employers said that their educational requirements for employment had recently increased, and specifically that they were hiring more college-educated workers for positions previously held by high school graduates.

Education 8

Education Skills Marketing Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

I’d like to share what I learned while leading an SBM — to help other states as they navigate the health insurance landscape and, more broadly, to inform health-system leaders, employers, and policy makers about the challenges SBMs face and the solutions they’re developing. Since 2013, an estimated 16.4

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

The transition to a global digital economy in 2014 was sporadic – brisk in some countries, choppy in others. To understand more about these types of changes around the world, we developed an “index” to identify how a group of countries stack up against each other in terms of readiness for a digital economy.

Constraint 8

Constraint Marketing Innovation Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

The Lean Startup is an approach to developing new products that came out of “Agile” software development, with “sprints” (quick deliverables) and fast learning. In January 2013, Chip Blankenship, CEO of GE Appliances issued a challenge to the newly formed team: “You’re going to change every part the customer sees. Finance.

Ries 8

Ries Waterman Finance Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

But the conditions seemed to be ripe for one to develop. Today, there’s an investment seemingly every week; venture-capital investment in the tech sector increased from less than $30 million in 2011 to more than $1 billion in 2013. And we counted 10 local exits in 2014. You’ll never find any interesting deals there.”

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Second, his philosophy on products includes the principle of serving the ecosystem of users and developers. And third, his belief that technology is an equalizing force. Here four things I think he should focus on as he takes the helm: Signal his commitment to serving at technology’s cutting edge. I am excited for Pichai.

CEO 8

CEO Engineering Advertising Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Mugabe’s ouster and replacement with his one-time deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was the most significant development in the Southern African nation since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. After Mugabe claimed victory in a disputed election in 2013, however, corruption increased , while the strengthening U.S. dollars.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Technology has forced music artists to completely rethink the way they approach their businesses. They’re extending their brand into areas like technology, gaming, fashion, and lifestyle content — essentially becoming entertainment platforms. We’ve all had to adapt. of course). and Harajuku Lovers.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2015

Despite having 200 million internet users at the end of 2014, India is not even among the top 10 e-commerce markets in the world, according to a recent eMarketer report. Flipkart was ranked third among the world’s most valuable privately held startup companies, alongside stars such as Palantir Technologies and Snapchat Inc.,

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Marketing Wireless McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

For developers, that may be Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer site specifically for programmers. ” The company was already developing content, targeted specifically at recruits, that demonstrated its “culture and the type of company we want to be in 1, 5, and 10 years.” So venture out. physicians are members of.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

Research has shown that executives with social CEOs say their CEOs’ social media presence makes them feel inspired (52%), technologically advanced (46%), and proud (41%). For example, even in 2013, Scottish fashion brand Lyle & Scott put out a call for a new CEO on Twitter. This rate jumped from 48% in 2012 to 80% in 2014.

Media 8

Media CEO Video Chief Executive Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Beginning in 2013, a handful of tech companies (including Yelp, where some of us work, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook) began to research and release data on the diversity of their workforces. For instance, in 2014 only 10% of Yelp’s engineers were female. The numbers were grim.

Diversity 8

Diversity Engineering Committee Brainstorming 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2014

Capability building puts an emphasis on developing “transformation champions.” In 2013, the top 50 global marketing leaders engaged in a hands-on three-day training session focused on the vision, strategy and plans to transform the appliance shopping experience. Our transformation is driving growth.

Marketing 8

Marketing Brand Globalization Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

In 2013, for instance, Buttigieg called for staffers in just 1,000 days to address, through rehabilitation or demolition, 1,000 vacant and abandoned properties blighting the city. “It’s really a dialogue back and forth,” says Theresa Reno-Weber, Louisville’s chief of performance and technology.

Drucker 8

Drucker Katz Innovation Learning-by-Doing 8