The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 13, 2021

The researchers tracked around 450,000 people who had settled in the United States between 2000 and 2014, and found that many refugees move to a different state shortly after their arrival in the search for better jobs or better social networks (but not more generous welfare!).

Policies 92

Policies Analysis Bureaucracy Short-term 92

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

I’m the founder of Kaya Collaborative, a youth initiative to transform the global Filipino community into a support network for social innovation in the Philippines. Courses and texts that promote “global citizenship” only do so much. Collectively, they build a new picture of what American education can be.

Storytelling 70

Storytelling Education Project Learning-by-Doing 70

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Mark Tercek – President and CEO, Nature Conservancy – world leader in global conservation. World Economic Forum – Global Leader for Tomorrow. Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Global Debt Registry (MHR). Kathleen Wilson-Thompson – EVP and Global CHRO, Walgreens Boots Alliance. Non-profit CEOs.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

Think about it: how organizations are run in 2014 is radically different from how they were run just ten years ago. More recently, Christensen has applied his ideas to healthcare and education to show how enlightened management thinking can tackle the big issues facing society. Management thinking is more global than ever before.

Blue Ocean Strategy 220

Blue Ocean Strategy Prahalad Christensen Leadership 220

Strategy Driven

MARCH 30, 2020

They will continue to propel global travel and commerce. Despite major turbulences (like the one of 2014), OPEC has successfully managed the supply/demand in the past. Check out our treasury of insights to educate yourself some more. This is to say it can’t supplement the energy needs of the world in the near future.

Industry 76

Industry Energy Offshoring Technology 76

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Here are our top 10 expectations for China in 2014: 1. The new one child plus policy will substantially raise the birth rate, contributing up to 2 million new children to the 2014 economy, a 15 percent one-year lift that will only further boost consumer morale and spirit. It will drive longevity and years of productive employment.

Policies 8

Policies Class Health Care Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The promise of global progress has become a reality for many — but not for all. Our global narrative of progress, the implicit case for embracing change in exchange for its fruits, is being increasingly called into question by economically marginalized groups and populist politicians across the globe.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 26, 2014

But he is here - a globally adored artist, a proud father, and a catalyst for progressive social change. Stew’s most recent book is Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life (Harvard Business, 2014). You can’t have it all: Complete success in all areas of your life, all at the same time.

Learning-by-Doing 129

Learning-by-Doing Audience Open-book Innovation 129

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

Unfortunately, both questions frame the debate as if America’s jobs and income will automatically rebound, regardless of our interdependence on a global economy and the increasingly fast pace of technological change. To do so, educational leaders must start consulting with the people actually creating jobs when designing core curricula.

Education 8

Education Long-term Learning-by-Doing Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

Respondents were also asked about their education and careers, including whether they’d ever taken virtual courses through an online university, whether they use social media or online job postings to access employment opportunities, and whether they use instant messaging or webcams to collaborate at work.

Technology 8

Technology Globalization Education Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The Global Digital Economy. Khan Academy has upended the education sector by offering free tutorials on multiple subjects as short videos via YouTube. So Khan Academy launched KA Lite , an open-source software that delivers its educational content without internet connectivity. To keep the rise of global temperatures below 1.5

Cost 8

Cost Globalization Innovation Banking 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 23, 2014

These women have more opportunities, are highly educated, and have fewer cultural barriers.” Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. They have greater financial needs and incentives. There are more qualified women with some even serving as heads of households. About the Author. Consider leaving a comment!

Diversity 66

Diversity Conference Mentor Entrepreneur 66

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Several years ago, we realized that specialized positioning and communications are necessary for social harmony and a global economy. Contribute to education in minority schools… assuring that the pipeline of promising talent can rise to challenges of the workforce. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Diversity 99

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 99

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

Think of the firm not as a tool to maximize profit, but profit as a byproduct of maximizing global well-being, money not as a superficial scoreboard of success, but a command over resources to make the world a better place… Remind yourselves that you are in the eye of the hurricane, in one of the most important times in human history.

Career 8

Career Planning CEO Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Global climate change is not an area of controversy in China. We expect with significant government subsidies that over the next two decades, Chinese firms will emerge as the global leaders in clean energy. A focus on encouraging indigenous innovative capabilities, however, has not been the strength of China’s educational system.

Education 8

Education Politics Globalization Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2018

Taking the lead is Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, who called securing information systems a “top priority” when he issued an executive order to create the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT) in March, putting together a diverse set of experts from government, the private sector and higher education. After leasing the U.S.

Content 8

Content Self-aware Technology Education 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Between 1983 and 2014, the number of managers, supervisors and support staff in the U.S. In some sectors, like health care and higher education, the bureaucratic class has grown even faster. Who but senior executives is going to address all those vexing new issues, like globalization, digitization, and social responsibility?

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Organization Health Care Drucker 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

is going to remain competitive in an increasingly global business environment, we need a future workforce that’s prepared. competitiveness on the global stage, take heed: These are the kids leading us into the 21 st century. If the U.S. Business leaders concerned about future U.S.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Development Cost-Benefit Analysis Education 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Are MOOCs merely an intellectual diversion for the well educated and well-off? Our latest research demonstrates that among learners who complete courses, MOOCs do have a real impact: 72% of survey respondents reported career benefits and 61% reported educational benefits. Do they provide any tangible benefits? Who Takes MOOCs?

Education 8

Education Report Survey Career 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Fourteen years ago, Darren Entwistle arrived as a young CEO (he is now Executive Chair) and immediately began transforming the regional telecommunications player into a global entity. Between 2000 and 2014, the TELUS brand grew in value from a few hundred million dollars to $4.3 Business education Informal leadership Leadership'

Leadership 8

Leadership Telecommunications Education Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

The World Economic Forum’s recent Global Gender Gap Report 2015 gives us a wealth of detail about the continued worldwide imbalance in gender equality and what it means for the future. And in African countries the overall number of parliamentary seats held by women increased, on average, by 15% from 2000 to 2014.

Diversity 8

Diversity Report Globalization McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

That year, two global headlines raised the profile of social enterprise: Mohammed Yunus and the Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace prize. Razia Jan, the founder of Zabuli Education Center in Afghanistan, for example, is empowering Afghan girls to speak up in their homes and communities by providing them with free education.

Entrepreneur 10

Entrepreneur Microfinance NGO Mission Statement 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

Saudi Arabia in particular is not only a major player on oil markets and within OPEC, but also the region’s largest economy that shares its vulnerability to sliding global oil prices with its smaller GCC neighbours. Observers are right to be concerned.

GDP 8

GDP Price Market Segmentation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

The World Health Organization describes stress as the “ global health epidemic of the 21st century.” Our current work culture is a direct reflection of the increasing complexity and demands faced by businesses globally. of all emotional health cases in Employee Assistance Programs in 2014, up from 55.2%

Stress 11

Stress Agility Globalization Energy 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

in 2014, citing increasing domestic consumer demand and government spending on housing and infrastructure as the tailwinds behind this renewed surge. They will buy brand-name goods and increase their own investment in their family, home, health, and education. in 2013 and 8.9% See our short video featuring this "$10 Trillion Prize.").

Class 15

Class Health Care Politics Report 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

The days when Goldman Sachs and McKinsey threw piles of money at overseas-educated returnees are long gone. Grow-Your-Own is still the best way to instill the company culture and integrate China management into global operations. Ten Predictions for China’s Economy in 2014. How Chinese Companies Can Develop Global Brands.

Globalization 8

Globalization Operations McKinsey Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Brazil's metamorphosis into the world's sixth largest economy has introduced a vast array of educational and professional opportunities inconceivable a generation ago. In fact, the CWLP survey shows that 80% of college-educated women aspire to a top job — more than in China and Russia and far outstripping their U.S. and the U.S.

Survey 13

Survey Education Competitive Advantage Human Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2015

Barbara Ann Berwick drove for Uber for eight weeks in 2014. Yet, in countries with national health benefits, free childcare, low-cost higher education, and robust social safety nets, working as an independent freelancer is great, and it is easier than ever with new, Internet-enabled platforms. ” parents urge their children.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Diversity Hotels Drucker 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

Though governments around the world have mounted massive campaigns to address poverty, expensive (and poor) healthcare, crime, and ineffective education, daunting challenges remain. In 2006, Khan launched Khan Academy to deliver “a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.”

Bond 9

Bond Education Finance Video 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Similarly, in Ontario, Canada, where for 90 years beer was sold primarily by a government-licensed monopoly retail chain owned by a consortium of major global brewers, the grocery and convenience stores had long lobbied the government for alcohol retail deregulation. The benefits include collaborating on such needs as group laundry contracts.

Licensing 8

Licensing Proposal Retail Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

The Walmart bribery scandal is one of the most closely-watched cases of alleged malfeasance by a global company. It broke into the open in April, 2012, when the New York Times published a lengthy investigative piece alleging Walmart bribery in a Mexican subsidiary and a cover-up in its Bentonville, Arkansas, global headquarters.

Compliance 8

Compliance Committee Globalization CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

The firm’s unique data set comprises information on over 300 companies and nearly 600 founders, including founder characteristics such as age, gender, education, firm location, and prior work and startup experience. Globally, twice as many men become entrepreneurs, but the number of women becoming entrepreneurs is increasing rapidly.

Succession 8

Succession Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

A Department of Education study of college graduates shows, for example, that the wage gap starts early: Four years out of college, male graduates were already making much more than their female counterparts, even if you control for field of study and other factors. Another finding: The 65.2% Generational issues'

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Hedge Brand Simon 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

And worldwide they are catching up to men in levels of education and workforce participation. In a new Peterson Institute for International Economics working paper , we present the results of our survey of nearly 22,000 firms globally. So why do women remain hard to find in the corporate boardroom and the C-suite?

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Diversity Policies Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.-Russian For instance, a 2014 law mandates that the government must show preference for local manufacturers over foreign firms when granting public tenders, without regard to differences in quality. ” Similarly, hours after the U.S.

Policies 8

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

” Once one of Africa’s most developed markets – with a solid education system, good infrastructure, and a relatively large middle class – decades of mismanagement have cost Zimbabwe. For example, after opening its first store in 2014, fast-food chain KFC recently opened its fifth branch in the country.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2017

companies over nine consecutive quarters (Q1 2014 through Q1 2016). Increasing market pressures from Wall Street and investors, heightened competition, and fears for the future of the national and global economy all come into play. Teams must be educated on the full impact of their end-of-the-period behaviors.

Cost 8

Cost Company Tactics ROI 8