Top 100 Innovation Articles of 2019
Innovation Excellence
JANUARY 6, 2020
Building upon the success of Braden Kelley’s Blogging Innovation, we launched Innovation Excellence on August 1, 2011 and so 2019 was our eighth full year of operations.
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HR Trends in 2019: Key Human Resource Innovations
HR Digest
DECEMBER 27, 2018
The recent explosion of HR technology has driven a major boom in innovative HR solutions. Employee lifecycle management, which defines the major HR function, is somewhat becoming less complicated; HR trends in 2019 suggest the industry is poised to rip even more benefits from the digital progression.
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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change
Mike Cardus
OCTOBER 22, 2023
Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth. When individual voices unite in a collective, they create a chorus that’s difficult to ignore (Davis, 2019).
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Beyond Boundaries: An Interview on Leadership and Innovation with Lisa Chang
HR Digest
JANUARY 10, 2024
The conversation delves into HR innovations, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence. Every leadership journey progresses from individual contributor, to manager, and then leader. For me, the journey of leadership has gone from managing people to guiding them and helping them reach their full potential.
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The Returns Companies Are Getting From AI Investments
The Horizons Tracker
MAY 24, 2022
Many AI-related projects were stuck in a research or pilot phase and were subsequently making little real impact on the operations of the business. Indeed, as recently as 2019, a survey from MIT Sloan and BCG found that around 70% of companies had seen no real return from their AI investments.
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Turn to Multidimensional Employees for Identifying New Business Models
Strategy Driven
APRIL 9, 2020
This involves utilizing a Make Your Case initiative that allows employees to apply their unused skillsets and connections in opening up new ways for their companies to operate. They tend to view skills outside of their employees’ job descriptions as irrelevant to the scope of normal business operations. Learn more at be-edge.com.
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3M’s SVP of HR Kristen Ludgate on a Better Way to Attract Top Talent
HR Digest
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
To what extent is that down to a successful ‘Culture of Innovation?’ ’ Kristen Ludgate: 3M’s culture of innovation definitely comes through in the experience and approach of 3Mers during their day-to-day work. The HR Digest: 3M is said to have a passionate work culture fit for the industry’s most driven workers.
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From Building-Centric to People-Centric Workplaces
Strategy Driven
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
In the post-pandemic era, business leaders have an opportunity to shift the office space paradigm and give consideration to how their offices can operate in a way that enables and facilitates work. Creating a productive and innovative working environment requires understanding when, where and how people need to interact.
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The Big Shift: Demand for Future Work Skills in 2021
HR Digest
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Coding, budgeting, and marketing operations are examples. Digital transformation managers. Formal studies completed their data set in 2019 and we were certain there was a shift by 4 th quarter of 2020. Hard skills are quantifiable capabilities learned in an education setting or training program. Big data specialists.
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How To Sell Your Business
Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 22, 2021
Read this book even if you don’t plan to sell your business but want to learn how to operate at peak performance. They also do not have tenured management teams in place to run the business after the sale, leaving the buyer with a larger than desired responsibility. That is why it is important to AIM: Always Innovate and Market.
How To Sell Your Business For A Profit
Eric Jacobson
APRIL 12, 2021
Read this book even if you don’t plan to sell your business but want to learn how to operate at peak performance. They also do not have tenured management teams in place to run the business after the sale, leaving the buyer with a larger than desired responsibility. That is why it is important to AIM: Always Innovate and Market.
Research Shows That Renewable Jobs Can Replace Those From Coal
The Horizons Tracker
DECEMBER 12, 2022
This is significant, as the researchers highlight that in 2019, coal-fired generators still employed around 80,000 workers across the United States in 250 different plants. They believe that such a cost is manageable, however, and will pay off in the long term.
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What It Takes To Turn Your Failing Business Around
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
A 2019 report by the National Business Capital indicated that although 6.5 It involves reassessing your business operations, starting with leadership. Institute new money management procedures. Be receptive to innovative ideas. million companies are set up annually in the USA, failure rates still hang around 90%.
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How Much Involvement Should Employers Take In The Lives Of Employees?
The Horizons Tracker
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
” Support for adoption assistance has been growing among organizations, with data suggesting it has leapt from 7% in 2015 to 10% in 2019. New research from Baylor University takes this compassion in an interesting new direction. . The list was headed last year by tech firm NVIDIA, with American Express, Snap Inc.,
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Exit Rich
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 20, 2021
Read this book even if you don’t plan to sell your business but want to learn how to operate at peak performance. They also do not have tenured management teams in place to run the business after the sale, leaving the buyer with a larger than desired responsibility. That is why it is important to AIM: Always Innovate and Market.
The Rise In Hybrid Working In London
The Horizons Tracker
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
This gap has endured through to 2022, with recent data showing that the capital has seen a sharper rise in homeworking and a larger fall in commuting out of the city than any other part of the country between 2019 and 2022. The question is, are managers finally going to listen?
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New Research Explores The Commercial Consequences Of Collective Layoffs
The Horizons Tracker
JULY 13, 2020
Collective layoffs are sadly a rather common affair, with an estimated 556 announced between December 2018 and November 2019 in Europe alone.
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Are Ph.Ds Turning Their Back On Entrepreneurship?
The Horizons Tracker
MARCH 9, 2021
of physicians operating as independent owners in 2019, versus 48.5% In a corporate environment, by contrast, this burden is typically spread across numerous people, and is therefore more effectively managed. This underlines the decline in entrepreneurship in medicine, for instance, with just 31.4% The burden of knowledge.
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Starting a Business for the Post-Pandemic World
Strategy Driven
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Whether you are a potential new business owner or someone who has been in the game for years, you knew how your industry operated before, and you at least had an idea of how to navigate within that system. Some of the most successful companies don’t just change how they operate within an industry but switch industries altogether.
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How to Optimally Align IT with Your Business Processes?
Strategy Driven
JULY 3, 2019
IT is an important subject for any organization and it becomes increasingly interwoven with business operations. The market a company operates in should also be taken into account for enterprise architecture. The enterprise architecture should manage changes in the architecture, but input by other employees should be appreciated.
Things you have to know before you start your coworking marketplace
Strategy Driven
JANUARY 13, 2020
According to Statista , there were around 22,4000 coworking spaces worldwide by the end of 2019. In the coming years, we will be seeing tremendous innovation in the field of building and running coworking rental marketplaces. Carefully plan your operations. In other words, they are just like Airbnb. Setting your own ad system.
An Interview with Diane Gherson, CHRO at IBM, on Driving Organizational Transformation
HR Digest
MAY 1, 2019
According to Diane Gherson, “speed and innovation” are two essential organizational competencies in the digital era. Her vision has lead IBM to venture into innovative management systems, ones that empower the employees and facilitate continuous learning through technology. Digital technologies forced-disruption of all that.
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4 Ways COVID-19 Will Continue to Impact Businesses in 2021 and Beyond
Strategy Driven
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Nobody likely knew what to expect when news of the newest coronavirus began popping up in December 2019. Gayhardt states that Hong Kong is already increasing its use of advanced fraud detection, biometric facial recognition, and other innovative AI technologies due to the pandemic. By January 20, 2020, though, the U.S.
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Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade
HR Digest
MAY 3, 2019
The approach promotes an inclusive work environment that considers the specific needs and skills of each employee – since employee diversity helps us get a better understanding of our customers, develop innovative solutions, and stay competitive in a global economy. Let’s innovate, disrupt, and challenge the status quo.
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2018 Workforce Forecast | Herman Group
Chart Your Course
DECEMBER 28, 2017
In fact, according to the global staffing agency Ranstad, “many workers are seeking project or consultant-based work, with as much as 61 percent of the workforce choosing agile* careers by 2019” Greater use of Big Data in HR. Shortage of data scientists encourages innovative solution. all rights reserved.
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Michael Fraccaro, CHRO at Mastercard, on the value of business resource groups
HR Digest
MAY 2, 2019
To what extent is that down to a successful talent management strategy? It can help them innovate. Michael Fraccaro: Understanding the trends that are driving change for our business and making sure we innovate our people practices to address those changes is essential to how we compete, succeed and set ourselves apart as a company.
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Avoid Doing the Wrong things Righter…But, “By What Method?”
Deming Institute
JUNE 30, 2020
Stephen Covey similarly described this concept using the metaphor of a ladder, stating, ”Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall” (Covey, 2011). Mark Lane, 2019). Leadership and Management. Subscribe to our mailing list today!
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How The Coronavirus Is Transforming Innovation
The Horizons Tracker
JULY 20, 2020
Many businesses have shut down, with many more having to drastically alter their operations to support social distancing or new patterns of consumer behavior. Tuck Business School’s Vijay Govindarajan underlines how important our ability to forget is to innovation. Unnecessary hurdles. “Much of that is by sheer necessity.
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Leadership: A Global Perspective
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Motivated by the amazing people we met in England, we packed our bags filled with recording equipment and continued onward to Johannesburg, South Africa, where we would participate in the 2019 all-Africa Employee Engagement Awards and Conference. . Johannesburg, South Africa. Conclusion.
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A 5-Part Process for Using Technology to Improve Your Talent Management
Harvard Business Review
JULY 24, 2018
And because organizational change tends to be driven by those who most acutely feel the pain, it’s often line managers who are the strongest champions for “talent tech”: innovations in how firms hire people, staff projects, evaluate performance, and develop talent. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.
Peter Fasolo, CHRO at Johnson & Johnson, On the Value of Transformational Growth and Innovation
HR Digest
MAY 3, 2019
A conversation with Peter Fasolo about the value of transformational growth and innovation – and how to help it unfold. Such a degree of corporate socialization can also stifle innovation and overall cognitive diversity. How do you keep your people open to transformational growth and innovation?
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Spice Up Business Prospecting with Video
Strategy Driven
JULY 27, 2019
The reality of 2019 is that this alone represents a large scope of the necessary skill set to get started using video at the sales level. He started with AT&T, where he built award-winning teams in sales and operations from coast to coast. Using these key methods: Drawing Attention to the Video. Sean founded vidREACH.io
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11 Peter Fasolo, CHRO at Johnson & Johnson, On the Value of Transformational Growth and Innovation
HR Digest
MAY 3, 2019
A conversation with Peter Fasolo about the value of transformational growth and innovation – and how to help it unfold. Such a degree of corporate socialization can also stifle innovation and overall cognitive diversity. How do you keep your people open to transformational growth and innovation?
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No Brilliant Jerks: How to Deal with Maverick CEOs
Leading Blog
MAY 20, 2020
Witness that the average cost of directors and officers insurance has almost doubled in the past two years and experienced a 70 percent jump in the 2019 third quarter. Travis Kalanick 's brash operating style and the toxic working environment he created led him to be tossed out of the company.
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How to Set More-Realistic Growth Targets
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2017
Filling the gap requires either innovative new offerings or acquisitions. Let’s take the example of one large company we worked with, which posited that it needed $250 million in new revenue from innovative new products in five years. Manage your portfolio to keep today’s business fresh while placing bets on the future.
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8 Finding The Changemakers Of Tomorrow
The Horizons Tracker
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Firstly, the backing of Bertil Hult is crucial, as not only does this underpin the desire to back ventures that want to improve the world, but it also provides the accelerator with a more long-term focus than many others that rely on exits to sustain operations. Lastly, the six week residential accelerator is a fully immersive experience.
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75 The Four Stops On the Way To Compelling Customer Story Content
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
He started with AT&T, where he built award-winning teams in sales and operations from coast to coast. He delivered equally stellar results for EMC, Aetna and West Corporation before becoming CEO of a technology company in need of innovation. For 20 years, Sean has been on the front lines of business across North America.
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52 Achieving Time-Efficiency And Cost-Efficiency To Ensure Steady Business Expansion
Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
Having an innovative idea for your products and services, of course, will help you to succeed. But if your company operates inefficiently, then you’ll be squandering your opportunities for growth in the future. So, you might want to use technology to improve your operations. In 2019, going paper-free is easier than ever.
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How Multinationals Should Be Planning for Brexit
Harvard Business Review
MAY 15, 2018
The UK will exit the European Union on March 29, 2019, and many companies are struggling to prepare for how it will change doing business there. It is possible that we won’t have perfect information by April 2019. The sooner firms have a Brexit plan, the faster they can focus on managing these competitive dynamics.
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INTERVIEW: Philip Morris International’s Charles Bendotti on Emerging Contemporary Workplace Culture
HR Digest
APRIL 30, 2019
Through culture, organizations are able to establish and manage their sustainability goals such as social impact, environmental footprint, employee engagement, satisfaction, etc. Philip Morris International Operations Center Lausanne, Switzerland. That’s the kind of culture that drives employee engagement and motivation.
25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase ?Triple Bottom Line.? Here?s Why It?s Time to Rethink It.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 25, 2018
How often are management concepts subjected to recalls by the people who invented them? Management concepts, by contrast, operate in poorly regulated environments where failures are often brushed under boardroom or faculty carpets. Yet poor management systems can jeopardize lives in the air, at sea, on roads or in hospitals.
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9 The Untapped Potential of Health Care APIs
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 23, 2015
If the health care industry followed suit, the impact on the quality and cost of care, the patient’s experience, and innovation could be enormous. Ultimately, this type of innovation serves the end customer — creating better functionality and experience for the user.
How Ford Is Thinking About the Future
Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2018
Only when the service was successfully operating did Ford begin to expand it, adding dozens of new routes and growing its local fleet to more than 200 vehicles. This van is currently being tested in London ahead of volume production in 2019. Ford’s next market was Austin, where it has grown to more than 50 vans.
What Happens When The Values Of Civil Servants And Their Politicians Clash
The Horizons Tracker
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
This has a notable impact on employees in the civil service who operate under a readily changing political class. Interestingly, the answer seems to be yes, as when political misalignment occurred between 2004 and 2019, cost overruns were around 8% higher than when the procurement officers were aligned politically with the president. “In
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