The Horizons Tracker

MAY 2, 2023

By contrast, the IT and engineering sectors were far more accessible to people from working-class backgrounds. These CEOs had transitioned through the classes as a result of their educational performance and were highly present in sectors like technology, engineering, health, and education.

Class 107

Class CEO Education Engineering 107

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Organizations deploy automation technologies as the primary resource in their Business Process Management. Gone are the days were BPO meant Business Process Outsourcing, with Robotic Process Automation technology fueling new millennium enterprises, BPO has taken on a new meaning, Business Process Optimization.

Engineering 50

Engineering Process BPM Taylorism 50

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic.

Business Model 298

Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 298

Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

In an effort to better understand when and how corporate cultures change, CCL and corporate leaders surveyed a group of global VPs and directors in HR, Learning & Development, Leadership, and Talent Management. Technology trends. Almost half of respondents point to their CEO’s new business model as a cultural transformation driver.

Altman 76

Altman Decentralization COO Restructuring 76

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

Ernst & Young Purpose Is Deeper Than Profit Small to midsize businesses often have a good understanding of why they do what they do. The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. Your corporate values should also align with your business model.

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

Small to midsize businesses often have a good understanding of why they do what they do. The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. But as your business grows, the founder exits, and new leaders join the company, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose.

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 10, 2015

For example, if you asked Larry Page, CEO of Google, to define his company, do you think his answer would be, “We’re a search engine”? In other words, Larry Page sees Google as a broad portfolio of science, technology, and Internet-related resources that can be leveraged into almost any meaningful new venture. Not very likely.

How To 100

How To Retail Core Competence Innovation 100

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Here is the rub and the reason why adopting this principle is so critical: in our experience, the priority initiatives turn out to be on new product, service, customer, and technology initiatives accompanied by an assumption that the organization has the capabilities to execute them. Engineered to Win. That is the good news.

Process 150

Process Agility Competitive Advantage Strategy 150

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

We like the “neighborhood” concept—a mix of design, technology, and service within each Adobe office to encourage and support casual collisions, impromptu gatherings and collaboration. And as a company filled with analytical engineers, empirical evidence is a fantastic way to promote the best ideas! Photo: Adobe . .

Software 98

Software Engineering Learning-by-Doing Diversity 98

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

A great idea may not be enough to build a great business. Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. But without the backing of the great entrepreneur and gifted engineer George Westinghouse, Tesla’s revolutionary inventions would probably have come to nothing.” [3].

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

IT systems are evolving from static processing engines to agents of change. In their book, the authors use eight themes to offer guidance on how to change perspective and view the enterprise as a living organization, enabled by technology. Talent has progressed from a cost to be minimized to source of competitive advantage.

Chief Technology Officer 65

Chief Technology Officer Competitive Advantage Agility Operations 65

Skip Prichard

MAY 10, 2021

They start by sharing the “Seductive Seven” which is a list of common tactics organizations may use to respond to problems: More technology. For example, we can see data dashboards, organization charts, spreadsheets, new strategic plans, or the latest new technology trend bouncing around social media. The Seductive Seven. More money.

Constraint 105

Constraint PR Policies Tactics 105

Leading Blog

MARCH 7, 2013

I've faced some tough challenges, such as which surgery to get, how to invest for my business, and even how to deal with identify theft. With so much stuff coming at me from all angles, daily prosperity relies on spam filters, Internet search engines, and personalized music and movie recommendations. These predicaments matter.

Learning-by-Doing 277

Learning-by-Doing Insurance Wireless Discount 277

Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. computer software engineer and computer programmer positions. Women have a few powerful tools to find their way to success and leadership. But let’s go further on education. Obstacles and solutions to women’s success.

Mentor 50

Mentor GDP Education Engineering 50

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Also worth noting is that there is certainly a difference between value engineering and arbitrary cost containment. Design will impact your messaging, positioning, business modeling, team building, resourcing, branding, and virtually every functional aspect of what you do.

Brand 267

Brand Blog Reputation Parcell 267

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

You’re driving down the road and the “check engine” light appears on your dashboard. But if you decide to keep driving, you risk something far worse happening to your engine – and your livelihood. DTNA’s engines continuously record performance data and send it to their Detroit Diesel Customer Support Center (CSC).

Engineering 9

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

You’re driving down the road and the “check engine” light appears on your dashboard. But if you decide to keep driving, you risk something far worse happening to your engine – and your livelihood. DTNA’s engines continuously record performance data and send it to their Detroit Diesel Customer Support Center (CSC).

Engineering 9

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

There is no burden on those who proposed a new idea or technology to talk to customers, build minimal viable products, test hypotheses or understand the barriers to deployment. This prioritization process has to start before any new idea reaches engineering. As the head of the U.S.

Process 13

Process Innovation Incubator Committee 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Some localities had bought lights but failed to fully utilize the accompanying technology, which meant they couldn’t service them properly or achieve the hoped-for energy savings. Cameron hadn’t realized how difficult it would be for local governments to change the way they did business, even when they had the best of intentions.

Case Study 8

Case Study Business Model CFO Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

Having led the early scenario planning work at Kodak, I remember when it sunk in that the digital wave had already hit and the business model would soon need rapid reinvention. Companies across sectors facing global competition and rapid technological change are continually struck with such strategic surprises.

Scenario Planning 12

Scenario Planning Strategic Planning Kleiner Management 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Bad data makes it nearly impossible to become data-driven and adds enormous uncertainty to technological progress, including machine learning and digitization. Then, companies need a means to monetize that data , essentially a business model for putting the data to work , at profit. Technology is only one component.

Strategy 10

Strategy Technology Quality Cost 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Digital technology is the biggest agitator of the business world today. Mobile technology, social media, cloud computing, embedded devices, big data, and analytics have radically changed the nature of work and competition. However, digital technology is not the true story. Digital transformation is. What does this entail?

Management 12

Management Drucker Technology Information Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2016

Real digital transformation requires transformation at a deeper level—transformation of the leadership team’s core beliefs. ” In order to get there, he plans to “evolve our business model accordingly.” Changing your mental model is a prerequisite for changing your business model.

Business Model 8

Business Model Industry Metrics Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Network effects are the not-so-secret sauce profitably flavoring Amazon’s recommendation engines and Apple’s App Store. But managing network effects as technology byproducts is a bit like treating cars as extensions of internal combustion engines; technically accurate, yes, but missing the larger purposes and points.

Management 8

Management Supply Chain CIO Core Competence 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Their business models benefit from internet connectivity and they enjoy tremendous network effects. An aircraft engine is unlikely to become a purely digital product any time soon! But who is likely to assume leadership in creating and capturing economic value in Type 3 products: Digital natives or industry incumbents?

Industry 8

Industry Software Six Sigma Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2016

If the answer really is electric, autonomous ones, that will pose a huge challenge for an industry that has not fundamentally changed since the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford’s production line. We know that GM or Toyota cannot just close down production of gasoline engine cars and transform themselves into Tesla.

Industry 8

Industry Engineering Transportation Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Ridge’s devotion to building an organization of “learning maniacs” who are zealous about engaging with new technologies and business models. He empowered a group of executives and engineers, called Team Tomorrow, to turbocharge learning throughout the company. The secret of WD-40’s success?

Banking 14

Banking Learning-by-Doing Business Model Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2015

For example, when a large technology firm integrated specialized engineers into its regional sales teams, there were shifts in roles, client coverage, compensation, goal setting, and teamwork. As a result, the CEO launched a transformation strategy with the goal of figuring out a more sustainable business model.

Kotter 8

Kotter Decentralization Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Sponsored by DXC Technology. Unlike the way traditional due diligence usually works, acquirers need to be much more forward-looking, using approaches that evaluate the potential success of the business model under different scenarios. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. How the best companies get up to speed.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Learning Curve Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2015

Over the last 250 years, waves upon waves of scientific and engineering advances have brought about an accelerating rise in living standards that even the two deadliest wars in history could not reverse. The forces of technology and management will continue to hold equal sway as the 21st century unfolds.

Management 8

Management Drucker EPS Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Gledhill is Group Executive and Head of Group Technology & Operations at DBS Bank, a leading Asian bank with more than $300 billion of assets and a market capitalization of about $35. “I was struggling to understand at a deep level what was happening inside the phone, which made it hard to function as a leader of technology.”

Banking 8

Banking Technology Learning-by-Doing Download 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The good news is that millennial men are changing the way they define leadership and demanding work that fits around their families. McKinsey may have been hired in 2013 by the Vatican, the Bank of England, and the owners of the Rangers and Knicks, but they’re also acting to stave off threats to their business model.

Management 19

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The reason is failed leadership, and Apple – currently the dominant tech firm for the mobile era – is at risk of making the same mistakes. It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile, and cloud. And services have a very different business model.

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Identifying this so-called “growth gap” is critical, because the bigger the gap, the more a company needs to look beyond its current offerings, markets, and business models to find growth opportunities. Business models that can prosper at structurally lower price points are the engines that power true market disruption.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Xerox's failure to conquer the personal computing market — this despite developing revolutionary technology — demonstrates the importance of aligning all segments of your organization in the pursuit of innovation. However, despite the fact that Apple brought it to the general public, the company didn't pioneer the technology.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Technology Commitment 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2013

When we surveyed over 300 global executives between 2008 and 2009, one of the primary concerns they expressed was their inability to compete long term without a solid innovation engine that can grow their top line. Three major factors drive convergence: technology, competition, and the customer. Let’s say you’re in the energy sector.

Skills 8

Skills Power Six Sigma Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

That’s a full day a week, without having to re-engineer any work processes or business models. Spotlight Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers Herminia Ibarra, Robin Ely, and Deborah Kolb Herminia Ibarra, Robin Ely, and Deborah Kolb The barriers preventing your talented women from fulfilling their leadership potential are subtle.

Delegation 8

Delegation Business Model Engineering Constraint 8