The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2022

A recent paper from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) taps into the zeitgeist by proclaiming that startups will be vital to successfully tackle global challenges, such as Covid-19 and Brexit. When we look beneath the surface of all of this activity, however, it’s not exactly a pretty picture.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Mass Marketing Globalization 102

Strategy Driven

MARCH 30, 2020

Sustainability is the new business benchmark. They will continue to propel global travel and commerce. What is more, the adoption of new technologies will facilitate oil and gas operations. Adoption will take operational efficiency to the next level and across the entire lifecycle. Still Keeping the Lights On.

Industry 75

Industry Energy Offshoring Technology 75

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

One need not fear globalization and expansion of business because of economic recessions. Corporate Responsibility means operating a business in ways that meet or exceed the ethical, legal, commercial and public expectations that society has of business. It helps to manage relations with stakeholders.

Ethics 50

Ethics Mission Statement Strategic Planning Benchmarking 50

HR Digest

APRIL 27, 2019

The magnitude of this significant problem is outlined in ECI’s Global Business Ethics Survey. A 2019 Hotline and Incident Management Benchmark Report states that only 1.18 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report on whistleblower operations at the Department of Defense (DoD).

Compliance Officer 40

Compliance Officer Compliance Benchmarking Ethics 40

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Last year online learning platform Coursera released their first Global Skills Index to try and understand the changing nature of skills development around the world. Crucial for a successful recovery.

Skills 107

Skills GDP Crisis Short-term 107

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 19, 2017

” She apparently operated in an environment where her role was defined by her title, which commanded respect, expertise and positioning of her patients. I have been involved in a Global Services company who hired mid-level managers on senior level titles to compensate for the lack of market conform compensation.

Banking 150

Banking COO CEO Benchmarking 150

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 31, 2011

Feliciano, Senior Managing Consultant / Strategy & Change Consultant, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at IBM Global Business Services - Strategy & Change. Industry Benchmark reports from three perspectives: (Financial, Market, Competition). A Detailed Review of current strategy and operational plans.

Executive Coaching 101

Executive Coaching Execution Six Sigma Benchmarking 101

Strategy Driven

MAY 17, 2019

There’s no denying that business intelligence software is crucial in helping organizations make reliable and timely decisions about their operations. Business intelligence software has played a major role in helping organizations meet their challenges like narrowing margins, high customer expectations, and global competition.

Business Intelligence 56

Business Intelligence Software Succession Operations 56

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. The primary step involves an objective assessment to determine operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Compliance 239

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 239

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2013

Benchmark data isn''t sexy stuff, but occasionally the numbers reveal surprising findings. Who, for instance, would have guessed that global NGOs spend nearly 80% more to track their finances and employ nearly twice as many finance staff as comparable for-profit multinationals?

Globalization 8

Globalization NGO Benchmarking Decentralization 8

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

What excites me about S&B at Audible is that we work to improve the lives of those without privilege in the cities and countries in which we operate, because Audible seeks to exemplify what a company can mean beyond what it does. We believe in giving people a chance, and we work to make this so, particularly in the urban core.

Diversity 52

Diversity Katz Learning-by-Doing Globalization 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

What excites me about S&B at Audible is that we work to improve the lives of those without privilege in the cities and countries in which we operate, because Audible seeks to exemplify what a company can mean beyond what it does. We believe in giving people a chance, and we work to make this so, particularly in the urban core.

Diversity 52

Diversity Katz Learning-by-Doing Globalization 52

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Several years ago, we realized that specialized positioning and communications are necessary for social harmony and a global economy. Holds benchmarks for Continuous Quality Improvement. I have seen corporate America embrace diversity in many practices, including the workforce and suppliers. Realistically attainable goals.

Diversity 85

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 85

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. Lack of attentiveness to quality has cost the United States its global marketplace dominance. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Access to global markets. Benchmark measurements of accomplishments. Customer retention.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In 2016, the International Monetary Fund estimated that corruption amounted to roughly 2% of global economic output — between $1.5 and $2 trillion globally. Business needs to play a more powerful role in supporting responsible practices throughout every aspect of their operations. Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images.

Company 8

Company Compliance Ethics Globalization 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 9, 2021

McChrystal (best known for his leadership of the US Army Joint Special Operations Command), he shared that when the war in Afghanistan took a turn for the worse, they weren’t able to quickly get the intel they needed. In any crisis, task completion is a crucial benchmark because momentum builds momentum. In a conversation with Gen.

Crisis 313

Crisis Agility How To Benchmarking 313

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

B Corp certification encouraged more “whole-systems thinking” around our social and environmental practices, which led Cabot to develop even more robust customer and consumer programs, cut operating costs, and strengthen our brand reputation as a sustainability-minded company. ” Benchmarking and Operational Cost Savings.

Cooper 8

Cooper Benchmarking Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

Many companies start their search for global growth in an alphabet soup of emerging-market groupings such as the BRIC , CIVETS , MINT , Next 11 , and so on. Finally, operating conditions differ significantly within the country groups. Having said that, it is also true that executives need help managing their globalization gambits.

Marketing 8

Marketing Benchmarking Globalization Construction 8

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

According to the International Labor Organization , the global labor force participation rate for women stands at 47 percent. Establish Benchmarks Make it a point to define industry and market benchmarks to compare your organization’s compensation practices. Adapt to these changing trends and standards accordingly.

System 52

System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

A 2014 study from Constellation Research quantified the accelerating rate of change in the enterprise by examining a simple benchmark — the entry and exit of U.S. Digital transformation forces wholesale change to the foundations of an enterprise — from its operating model to its infrastructure, what it sells, and to whom and how.

Technology 8

Technology Industry GDP Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

Captive offshore operations centers — company-owned delivery units located in low-cost countries such as India and the Philippines — have come a long way. Since 2008, we've benchmarked the performance of nearly 250 operations centers working on both core operations (e.g., But that's not by accident.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Cost Benchmarking Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The other is population-based “global” or “capitated” payments” such as accountable care organizations in which a provider is paid a fixed amount to cover all of a patient’s health needs for a specified period of time. Why is CORE willing to take on such global risk?

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Health Care Cost Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Even more striking, new research from the McKinsey Global Institute analyzes firm-level financial results and finds a stark contrast in performance between the biggest U.S. manufacturing more globally competitive has to involve shoring up small and midsize suppliers across entire industries. But the challenge is bigger than that.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

Other firms have ventured down this path, including the conglomerate Wesfarmers , with its 200,000-plus staff, and the global hospital operator Ramsay Health Care. corporations and global remuneration consultants. Should CEO performance be assessed only on “hard” measures?

TSR 9

TSR Banking Committee Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

The Economist bemoans their “ great deceleration ” and HBR featured a well-researched study on how multinationals are becoming less global. In this new operating environment, I find more and more multinationals looking to new frontier markets for growth while demanding profitability from their emerging-market operations.

Marketing 8

Marketing GDP Automotive Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) looked at the state of digitization in sectors across the U.S. Recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) looked at the state of digitization in sectors across the U.S. And how can companies benchmark themselves against competitors? First, digital assets.

Industry 8

Industry Benchmarking Supply Chain Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

Feeling vulnerable as a small city-state, Singapore's leaders set high standards, benchmark against the best in the world, seek innovation, and invest in ideas of the future. Komatsu, a globally prominent construction equipment manufacturer, drove excellence by fearing Caterpillar, the U.S. That has been Singapore's secret of success.

Benchmarking 15

Benchmarking Health Care Loyalty Construction 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

companies can’t fill their open positions, according to a McKinsey Global Institute study that found that analytical, engineering, and management roles are the hardest to fill. Adaptable Processes Identify and modify key business processes, policies, and procedures to align with the new ways of operating.

Content 9

Content Katz Forrester Budgeting 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2011

Over the past decade, a team from Harvard Business School, London School of Economics, McKinsey & Company, and Stanford has systematically surveyed global management. We have developed a tool to measure management practices across operational management, monitoring, targets, and people management. does not guarantee success.

Management 16

Management Survey Class Lean Production 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2016

A silent, seismic shift has dramatically altered corporate ownership and business governance globally. In phase three, PE firms are not simply holding companies waiting to dispose of the property, nor are they operating companies seeking to integrate their acquisitions into an existing business.

LBO 8

LBO Restructuring Real Estate Leveraged Buy-out 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

It doesn’t need to be complicated; in one company, a marketing department saved 20 percent after simply benchmarking the money they were spending on external agencies. And at another — a consumer packaged goods company — a series of strong brands had evolved in separate silos.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Of the 400 top global universities, only three are in Africa. All through, Africa was on my mind as I benchmarked my new environment to what I left behind. Today’s model is using African diasporas where companies hire native Africans living abroad and then send them to the continent to expand their operations.

Education 8

Education Technology IPO GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Volatility has returned to global markets, and consumer and business confidence is once again slipping. Caterpillar , for example, publishes its dealer sales statistics by region each month, while the Spanish bank Santander puts out a newsletter with key operating results and commentary. Often they will clash, sometimes fiercely.

Long-term 8

Long-term CEO Short-term McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

Benchmarking was a key feature of President Clinton's effort at Reinventing Government. Millions are being invested by Cisco, IBM, Phillips, and other global companies to help cities and countries operate efficiently. Some of these efforts look too tech- and operations-laden to solve the biggest challenges.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Six Sigma Benchmarking Outsourcing 8

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

Understanding HR Analytics The Evolution of HR Management Over the past century, HR management has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from an operational discipline to a strategic function. Optimized HR Operations: HR analytics streamlines HR processes by automating data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Metrics 98

Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2016

In this increasingly global world of work, it’s essential to collaborate with people from different cultures. Yet even seasoned, cosmopolitan managers often have oversimplified ideas about how other cultures operate. Cultural skills. Review the 10 sentences and decide whether you think they’re grammatically correct.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Meyer Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In an ongoing global survey of senior executives , more than half of the respondents said they didn’t think their company had a winning strategy, and two-thirds said they didn’t think their organization had the right capabilities to execute its strategy. Operating as these companies do takes a lot of confidence.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Fashion Apparel 8