The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

“ESG is following something of a similar pattern to diversity, which in the beginning was largely virtue signaling to make it look like organizations really cared,” Columbia University’s Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic says. ” This extends to being active participants in each of the regions in which they operate.

Cooper 119

Cooper Long-term Politics Energy 119

CO2

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Foot Two might add: … and how will these tools jumpstart active participation for your next meeting ? How could an organization achieve diversity that engages your wider talents ? How does your brain’s chemical and electrical circuitry wire you for winning? What would pony up genius from your brainpower? Dr. Ellen Weber.

Chemicals 79

Chemicals Innovation Learning-by-Doing Motivation 79

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

For example, at FedEx (#20), the company actively assists executives in moving between functions in order to accumulate a diverse range of experiences that improve their overall adaptability. At Dow Chemicals (#19), risk-taking is not only accepted, it is encouraged, which helps the company to stay agile and innovative.

Innovation 15

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Just look at Uber to understand the importance of diversity and product safety or at car manufacturers scrambling to develop a competitive advantage in electric cars as countries seek to decarbonize their economics and fight pollution.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

Half the participants were randomly assigned a number. Well, it turns out that in many companies jamming participants are simply assigned a challenge or a problem to work on. Let participants choose what they want to work on instead. They work in self-defined, small sub-teams. In a classic experimen t, researchers ran a lottery.

Innovation 8

Innovation Blue Ocean Strategy Brainstorming Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fostering diversity in demographics is one pathway boards can use to ensure that a wide range of viewpoints and areas of expertise is represented. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). How Boards Can Foster Innovation. food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g.,

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

Both paths are problematic — neither is particularly transparent or relies on objective measures and given that many boards are stubborn bastions of white masculinity, pursuing the "right" network can be fraught, especially for women and other diverse candidates. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8