Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2018

Stephen Curry has built his NBA career on taking shots that others don’t: three-pointers from a crazy distance. Jon Buchan, the director of London-based Charm Offensive, a creator of innovative cold emailing campaigns, applies Curry’s disruptive basketball strategy to business: “Find a gap,” Buchan writes.

Career 15

Career Market Risk Chemicals Banking 15

HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The gender wage gap is pervasive in many industries, especially those still dominated by men. It is a fast growing field and attracts a lot of entrepreneurs and innovators. They handle admissions, quality assurance, data management and examinations or in a specialist department such as finance, careers, marketing or human resources.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Chemicals Software Engineering 52

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 5, 2020

The study examines the entertainment industry, as it went through a number of profound technological shifts during the 20th century, not least of which was the mass introduction of televisions. . “Crucial to the magnitude of such effects are technologies that expand the scale over which talent is deployed.”

Audience 91

Audience Technology Marketing Sharpe 91

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2013

Innovators think and do things differently in order to achieve extraordinary success. Our research indicates that whether they are CEOs, senior executives, sports team owners, or film directors, game changers who stand head and shoulders above the rest share a common set of qualities that we call the innovation mindset.

Innovation 8

Innovation Sports Real Estate Advertising 8

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 20, 2024

Surprisingly, they found that a founder’s personality was a more accurate predictor of success than the industry the startup was in (by a factor of 5) and the age of the startup (by a factor of 2). Moreover, these findings extend beyond companies led by founders.

Succession 114

Succession Venture Capitalist Directory Entrepreneur 114

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

By the time I boarded the plane back to Boston, somehow I'd been convinced that the television industry was safe from destruction — luckily, it only lasted about 10 minutes. But even the largest industries enter periods of transformation — think of once-dominant railroads, wired phone lines, the postal service.

Rogers 15

Rogers Telecommunications Disruptive Innovation Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , a new film set in India and directed by Shakespeare in Love's John Madden (age 63), hangs its plot on the notion of "outsourcing" the elderly. screens this month comes with $70 million in foreign box office receipts already in hand, for a film that cost a modest $12 million to make.

Outsourcing 12

Outsourcing Film Hotels Open-book 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

There’s also potential to improve existing jobs by providing lower-skill workers with tools and encouragement, thereby improving customer service, reducing turnover, and promoting innovation and engagement. This type of approach has allowed the market to attract a diverse community that continues to inspire creativity and innovation.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

Depending on where a professional athlete is in his career — a rookie new to the game, a star at the peak of his career, or a seasoned player, like Woods, who is struggling to get back on track — he requires very different coaching. The same is true in business. Managing People Book. Add to Cart.

Learning Curve 8

Learning Curve ROI Film Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The story, which apparently has echoes in some other school districts around the country, is but one more salvo in the wars of educational reform (recently depicted in the film Waiting for Superman — dont miss it).

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). The wise employee has the building of knowledge a part of their career path… sharing with others what we most recently and most effectively learn.

Strategy 98

Strategy Budgeting Audience Risk Management 98

In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Turns out that Linds Redding, an illustrator and designer, spent most of his career crafting advertising in the UK and New Zealand, before opening an animation studio. Many years ago, when I first started to work in the advertising industry, we used to have this thing called The Overnight Test. I’m glad I did. To sleep on it.

Advertising 265

Advertising Creativity Industry Bottom-up 265

Women in the LEAD

MARCH 7, 2010

Debbe Debbe Kennedy, founder, president and CEO Women in the Lead   at the Global Dialogue Center Leadership Solutions Companies Berrett-Koehler author, Putting Our Differences to Work The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership, and High Performance It's a New DAY! Thank you for this conference and all of the inspiring stories.

Welch 45

Welch Katz Globalization Conference 45

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2018

And second, the tech industry needs to partner with new and different institutions in order to make inclusion a priority. The Tech Industry Should Partner with Historically Black Colleges and Universities. And there are other models worth exploring to improve racial inclusion in high-tech entrepreneurship and within the tech industry.

Incubator 8

Incubator Company Technology Attrition 8