The Horizons Tracker

MAY 18, 2022

Indeed, during 2020, around $70 billion was invested by corporates in startups, which represented around 25% of all VC deals. Indeed, it seemed more common for corporate venturing to have strategic rather than financial goals. Playing the short game.

Short-term 110

Short-term CFO Bureaucracy Long-term 110

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 8, 2021

New research from The Business School shows that relaxation in reporting frequency would help the long-term thinking that is so important for innovation to thrive. This significantly inhibits investment in innovation because managers worry about the impact of this on short-term expenditure. Long-term bets.

Report 109

Report Innovation Short-term Long-term 109

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recent studies showed that 15% of stock market investors in the US alone started in 2020. Focusing on short-term goals. While that isn’t a problem, limiting all your investment goals to the near future alone might be a bad idea. While this is encouraging, investments always come with significant risks.

Short-term 83

Short-term Long-term Budgeting Marketing 83

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It leads to short-term thinking. While fear can drive short-term results, it does so at the cost of high employee burnout and turnover. It also undermines long-term business performance. The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. That’s not the way to lead.

Books 453

Books Leadership Open-book Wiseman 453

HR Digest

JUNE 23, 2022

Experts admit that the last two years have had a lasting impact on the future of work and human resource personnel must take them into consideration while setting compensation goals. As organizations plan their way forward, it is imperative that their goals align with the latest compensation trends. Remote Working Pay Structure.

Trends 98

Trends ROI Human Resources Short-term 98

Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In March 2020, we had hoped this race to extinguish the coronavirus would be a short-distance sprint, yet it has become a long-distance marathon. In the 2nd edition of Connection Culture , updated and expanded in 2020, I argue there is a lot to be optimistic about. Again, pace yourself. Don’t try to do too much. Stay Connected.

Long-term 195

Long-term Short-term Energy Learning-by-Doing 195

Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Even for those of us who have been fortunate enough to stay healthy and employed during the pandemic, 2020 has taken a huge toll on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual reserves of almost everyone I know – family, friends and clients. It’s not a long-term strategy for success. He’s not alone; I’m not alone and neither are you.

Stress 246

Stress Short-term Long-term Learning-by-Doing 246

The Center For Leadership Studies

JANUARY 12, 2021

Today, as I conduct a gap analysis of sorts between my dreams then and my reality now, I would say I have achieved my approachability objective but (with ever-increasing regularity) feel like I have fallen embarrassingly short when it comes to purveying useful wisdom. Like pretty much everything that has happened in 2020.

Management 81

Management Situational Leadership Objective Short-term 81

HR Digest

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The HR Digest: What are some short- and long-term goals for your position with Bevel? My goal is to recruit people that truly believe in our employer brand. . Our long-term vision is to find employees with unique backgrounds and skill sets that can contribute to the expansive qualities and expertise of the firm. .

Diversity 52

Diversity PR Long-term Short-term 52

HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

At this moment, most organizations are focused on helping their customers and employees with immediate safety and security needs, recognizing the immediate short-term financial impact on their end goals. The move is aimed at leading by example, motivating employees and ensuring business viability in the short-term.

Short-term 59

Short-term Committee Incentives Long-term 59

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Welcome to the June 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! This post shares how leaders can use a coaching approach to revive brains before talking about goals and plans.” Crisis planning runs on adrenaline and an unspoken assumption that this is a short-term challenge. Communication.

Leadership Development 259

Leadership Development Development Leadership Crisis 259

HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

At this moment, most organizations are focused on helping their customers and employees with immediate safety and security needs, recognizing the immediate short-term financial impact on their end goals. The move is aimed at leading by example, motivating employees and ensuring business viability in the short-term.

Short-term 52

Short-term Committee Incentives Long-term 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Ramcess Jean-Loiuis, Pfizer’s Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Officer, is not short on ambition. Our goal is to remove barriers to access by increasing access and affordability for patients in historically underserved communities. In June of 2020, we revisited those goals to expand our commitments to equity.

Diversity 102

Diversity Commitment Learning-by-Doing Globalization 102

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 31, 2020

There are over one million restaurants in the United States, and the projected sales for 2020 are expected to be $899 billion. If diners are coming in and it’s taking a long time to get them served, you’ve got a space in your restaurant that isn’t meeting its potential in terms of sales. Think about your target customers.

How To 114

How To Price Engineering Short-term 114

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

While many view this term as “management jargon,” it goes beyond encouraging people to speak up and share ideas. The overarching goal is for our people to be empowered to solve important problems both at PwC and with clients. A version of this interview appeared in the October 2020 issue (p. PHOTO: PwC.

Short-term 52

Short-term Long-term Diversity Innovation 52

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. You can find all the info here. Catch up here. She discussed the issue on LBC News with Martin Stanford.

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

In order to survive over the long term and gain competitive advantage, companies must learn how to connect profoundly with the world around them -- not only with customers and stakeholders, but also with employees, local communities, politicians, and the environment itself." The life expectancy of a leading U.S.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Skip Prichard

JUNE 1, 2020

If there’s one constant in 2020, it’s change. In terms of connection, the basis is empathy. When you communicate, what’s your goal? It should be short and simple: expressed in 5-8 words: that ties together everything you say. Shared understanding is critical because it’s the foundation for all future action.

Leadership 106

Leadership Open-book Learning-by-Doing Quality 106

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

They overcame short-term thinking. A majority of public companies pledge allegiance to short-term profit over long-term vision. They were willing and had the authority to test the project, and they could persuade their peers to forego near-term profit for a potential long-term payoff.

Innovation 11

Innovation P&L Short-term Company 11

Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 26, 2020

. “Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence others to achieve a common goal.” –Jan-Benedict Leadership is “the ability of an individual to influence others to achieve a common goal.” Fourth, leadership includes attention to common goals. Jan-Benedict Steenkamp. This definition contains five components.

Servant Leader 107

Servant Leader Leadership Styles Short-term Tactics 107

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

The company has made increasing commitments to renewable energy as part of its aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals (30% by 2020). I expected a more typical answer about achieving GHG reduction goals or doing the right thing. Why are they doing so much on renewable energy?

Health Care 10

Health Care Operations Supply Chain GDP 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

This is because many fundamentally mismanage the growth gap, which is the difference between their growth goals and what their base businesses can deliver. Moreover, not all projects will succeed, so to have nine projects become revenue-generating by 2020, in all likelihood over 20 projects will need to be started.

How To 8

How To Uncertainty Project Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

From time to time, the basis of competition in an industry shifts so dramatically that shifting with it requires a new long-term vision that calls for the organization to do things it never would have done in the past. Consider the case of MedStar Health, the largest nongovernment health care provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C.,

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Health Care Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

If this continues, Rwanda will become a middle-income country by 2020. AGI has found that an effective way to force tough tradeoff decisions is to focus on an urgent and defined timeline—one that is long enough to get something meaningful done but short enough to demand disciplined attention. Set Measurable Goals.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy GDP Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Clusters plug together like Lego bricks to achieve the business's goals. The main difference is that clusters will typically be hired permanently by a business with a mutual intention to commit for the long term. I would project that by 2020, 30% of work will be performed by permanently employed, self-managed clusters.

Real Estate 12

Real Estate Talent Management Long-term Short-term 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

recently announced that its members are committing to transform 75% of their contracts into pay-for-performance models by 2020. Another problem we’ve seen is that some providers, seeking to fit in to a payment cycle, focus on short-term results, losing sight of the end goals.

Incentives 8

Incentives Health Care Education Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Walmart is the largest private user of solar power in the country, and has set goals to increase that amount 6-fold by 2020. As Al Gore put it, "The hard truth is that the maximum that now seems politically feasible still falls short of the minimum necessary to actually solve the climate crisis.".

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Energy Politics Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2011

It tackles both long-term and short-term sustainability challenges. Given those science-based plans, Ford is investing in the long-term — the sexy, new EV market that everyone is going after — and rolling out a series of efficiency technologies in the existing, combustion-engine fleet. It's heretical.

Strategy 15

Strategy PPM Long-term Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

These visionary CEOs aren't caving in to Wall Street's demands for short-term gains. Rather, they are boldly restructuring every function in their organizations to boost their firms' long-term ability to deliver affordable and sustainable solutions to increasingly cost-conscious and eco-aware consumers.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

degrees Celsius , or even 2 degrees (the stated long-term goals). Companies and global governing bodies set visionary global goals. Goals matter. To start, the UN, in a parallel with the climate negotiations, released in September the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. Wall Street wakes up.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

These visionary CEOs aren't caving in to Wall Street's demands for short-term gains. Rather, they are boldly restructuring every function in their organizations to boost their firms' long-term ability to deliver affordable and sustainable solutions to increasingly cost-conscious and eco-aware consumers.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

But what if the company’s goal was never to unleash the disrupter itself so much as to encourage incumbent broadband providers to do so, helping Google’s expansion in adjacent markets such as video and emerging markets including smart homes? In short, Google wanted partners, not antagonists.

Succession 8

Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

There are many ways to define mentoring," says Jeanne Meister, a Founding Partner of Future Workplace and co-author of The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today. Myth #2: Mentoring is a formal long-term relationship. Think of mentoring as both a long-term and short-term arrangement.

Mentor 16

Mentor Career Long-term Advice 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Nowhere was this calculation (and its impact) more evident than in the recent US presidential campaign, where one party saw women as a key strategic lever to their goal, the other a non-essential side issue. Similarly, why do we unquestioningly use the oxymoronish term "gender diversity"? But this very fear is part of the problem.

Diversity 8

Diversity Balanced Scorecard P&L Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2016

Survey-based reports find that firms are currently spending an estimated $36 billion on storage and infrastructure, and that is expected to double by 2020. Our goal in this article is to offer specific, real-world case studies to show how big data has provided value for companies that have worked with Microsoft’s analytics teams.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Price Airlines Advertising 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

This short paper outlines how climate is “already costing local economies billions” and describes how hundreds of billions of property are at risk. also committed to 100 percent renewables by 2020 (Disclosure: I’m on advisory boards for both RE100 and for Unilever U.S.). Unilever U.S. In the U.S.,

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

But last month the country also indicated coal use would rise until 2020 (albeit at a slower rate than the growth of renewables). Investors Focused on Climate, Sustainability, and Short-Termism. ” This generation — which will be 50% of the workforce by 2020 — seeks employers that share their values.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8