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How Second-Tier Cities Can Close The Innovation Gap

The Horizons Tracker

Innovation tends to follow the agglomeration effect, whereby scale plays a crucial role in how innovative an area is. This transformation serves as a testament to the capacity of innovation to flourish even in geographically isolated and underdeveloped areas, provided three crucial factors are present, as identified in our analysis.

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Transforming Commerce: Chief Commercial Officer Search

N2Growth Blog

Maintaining strong internal and external relationships, influencing organizational changes, and fostering a culture that embraces innovation are all paramount. A successful CCO must harness these skills to drive commercial strategies, innovate processes, and navigate increasingly complex business environments.

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Are Firms Targeting Sustainable Innovations?

The Horizons Tracker

Each year the Boston Consulting Group takes the corporate temperature in terms of innovation. In their latest report, they look specifically at sustainability innovation, both in terms of the priority firms are assigning to it and the results they’re achieving. Indeed, 80% of the top 50 most innovative firms fell into this camp.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

This innovative resource features real-life examples of how today’s most successful companies are building upstanding character while increasing employee engagement, happiness, and performance.

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Tesla Layoff News Confuses as Teams Are Let Go Even as Investments Grow

HR Digest

The Tesla layoffs news has hit hard globally, putting into question whether anyone is safe in these trying times. The automotive company’s deliveries in the first quarter fell 20 percent from the previous quarter and more than 8 percent from the same period last year, according to Business Insider.

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Companies Commit To A Net Zero Future

The Horizons Tracker

“With COP26 just a few weeks away, businesses and governments across all parts of the world need to focus their efforts on concrete action that follows robust targets to meet the challenge our world faces to reach net zero by mid-century and hold global warming to 1.5°c.”. In others, they will have to be invented.

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How Ready Are Companies For The Post-Pandemic World?

The Horizons Tracker

About 90% of firms globally are considered small- and medium-sized enterprises, with such firms representing around 70% of all jobs. Our global assessment showed no significant differences of future readiness of SMEs at the regional or the industry level,” the authors say. Becoming future-ready. Organizational agility.

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