The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Over the past two decades, the workplace has undergone a steady transformation toward more diverse, dynamic, and open spaces. This statistic underscores the importance for employers to enhance their workplaces and accommodate the diverse work requirements of their employees, with the aim of enticing them back into the physical office.

Supply Chain 100

Supply Chain Globalization Diversity Comparison 100

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Donna Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart, discusses the world’s largest retailer’s priorities when selecting future leadership pipeline, and why companies who hire a diverse talent do better than others. This is an extraordinary achievement, but for many companies, this is still a novel idea.

Environment 98

Environment Diversity Leadership Supply Chain 98

HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

“Since the onset of COVID-19, the business world has experienced a tumultuous journey marked by economic disruptions, including shutdowns, a dynamic rebound, supply chain challenges, and a fiercely competitive talent market,” Horton notes. McCarthy’s insights intertwine with Anthony Horton’s perspectives.

CEO 52

CEO Altman McCarthy Supply Chain 52

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Our employees are experts in helping our customers create more efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains. As the scale and scope of our company have expanded over the years, so has our focus on taking meaningful steps to improve the world in which we live. Robinson add success to the global supply chain industry?

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

My evidence is a series of separate surveys conducted by different organizations, including the MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation. manufacturing companies, defined as firms that have their headquarters in the United States, responded. companies responded that they were “definitively” planning to do so.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Survey Price Apparel 8

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2013

Starting a business, let alone a beverage company, as an undergraduate was not something I had planned on doing. Runa is a now vertically integrated beverage company that creates livelihoods for indigenous Amazonian farmers. The diversity of species naturally cycles nutrients, protects the soil, and manages insect populations.

Talent Management 167

Talent Management Management Supply Chain NGO 167

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Kind regards, Ian 19 April Dear all, CMI's chief executive Ann Francke has been commenting on the importance of leadership in getting company culture right. You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week. All leaders should commit to these actions. Check out our learnings from last year’s inaugural conference here.)

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

We’re learning more about how employee wants are very diverse. As leaders, we must continually find ways to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day and keep an eye towards macro-economic trends, possible disruptions towards supply chains, changes in customer behavior, and employee morale.

How To 94

How To Uncertainty Long-term Supply Chain 94

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

We’re learning more about how employee wants are very diverse. As leaders, we must continually find ways to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day and keep an eye towards macro-economic trends, possible disruptions towards supply chains, changes in customer behavior, and employee morale.

How To 65

How To Leadership Uncertainty Long-term 65

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We’re learning more about how employee wants are very diverse. As leaders, we must continually find ways to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day and keep an eye towards macro-economic trends, possible disruptions towards supply chains, changes in customer behavior, and employee morale.

Leadership 65

Leadership Uncertainty Long-term Supply Chain 65

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2018

Companies keep trying to show the world that they are socially conscious and keep losing the battle. investors who ultimately determine the company’s value and fate. investors who ultimately determine the company’s value and fate. Many companies can and do create immense positive social impact.

Company 10

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Audience 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2013

Tough Supply-Chain Choices. Suddenly, companies and consumers across the world are finding themselves in a moral quandary: How can you make (or purchase) clothing cheaply without compromising supply-chain ethics? One company, however, had decided to leave Bangladesh prior to the collapse: Disney.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Health Care Letter Globalization 8

HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

Adaptability is one of the mainsprings of diversity. While much needs to be done to neutralize our biases and unleash untapped talent – Shannon Schuyler, Chief Purpose Officer of PwC, is already hard to work developing the one asset she feels will help ensure deep-level diversity and inclusion throughout the organization.

Diversity 40

Diversity CEO Ryan Education 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In our surveys, more than 66% of CEOs said they expect their companies to change their business model in the next three years, with 62% reporting they have management initiatives or transformation programs underway to make their business more digital. But in some companies, strategists are bolder.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content CIO Business Model 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 7, 2020

In an interview with The HR Digest , Tyszko explains the crucial importance of tapping into hidden talent in new ways and achieving diversity, equality and inclusion goals in 2020. The HR Digest: Can you tell The HR Digest readers more about the Chamber’s T3 Innovation Network? Chamber of Commerce.

Diversity 111

Diversity Education Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 111

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Smart companies like Hitachi are trying to find solutions, such as its new plan to develop rare earth recycling technologies. Or how about China's unparalleled (and some would say illegal) support for its renewables companies , which has the World Trade Organization fretting about trade barriers ? China, China, China. trillion by 2020.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Retail Globalization Price 15

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The conventional wisdom about strategy may be leading your company astray. Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. In this unpredictable economy, traditional approaches to strategy are a luxury most companies cannot afford. by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi. Let’s go after it.”

Resources 53

Resources Industry System Strategy 53

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

government leaders, sustainability is getting more and more attention at American companies. Consumers are registering their concerns about how companies make their products. And talented Millennial employees are voting with their feet by leaving laggard companies behind. Having any more than that risks diluting executive focus.

Execution 12

Execution Metrics Long-term Incentives 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Apparently the struggling department store company, which is closing 33 underperforming stores and incurred a net loss of nearly $500 million in its last reported quarter, felt it was important to promote a report detailing its sustainability activities. Even well-run, well-intentioned companies get it wrong.

Brand 12

Brand Supply Chain Price Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Meanwhile, business was free to focus on generating growth, productivity, innovation, and, ultimately, societal wealth. As a result, more companies are being valued based on their current earnings than on their growth potential. Our research shows that many companies are increasingly geared toward the short term.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

Second, we see a raft of innovations that will alter how products are designed, manufactured and sold — everything from nanotechnologies to 3D printing. Then, manufacturing's most important role is as a driver of innovation, trade, and productivity. Innovations Are Changing The Way We Design Products.

Globalization 9

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Many companies and executives have been disappointed with these efforts when results weren't sustained and inefficiency crept back in. In addition, the many tools from the various methodologies (such as Lean and Six Sigma) are being combined by smart companies into a standard process toolkit. But improvement has improved.

Operations 15

Operations Six Sigma Supply Chain Webinar 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

To cope with the shortfall in market supply, companies need to better leverage their existing talent. Simpler product environments will require experts in operations, logistics, and supply chain. Seek individuals who are innovative, frugal, and creative, who produce maximum results with minimal resources.

Team 8

Team Compliance Supply Chain Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

And so the power of incumbency, firm competencies, and market share is giving way to the ability to engage across companies and industries, innovate, individualize, and deliver. Is Apple suddenly a healthcare company? No company is yet an exemplar of setting and activating strategy in the way we envision it.

Strategy 12

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2014

Further, some of the world’s biggest companies are family-owned—News Corp, Samsung, Tata Group, and Walmart to name but a few—and more than a third of Fortune 500 companies are family-owned. Director Profiles. Strategic Challenges and Talent Management.

FOB 8

FOB Diversity Talent Management How To 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

People across industries and job segments need hyper-specialized skills to thrive in this environment, and both white and blue-collar jobs will need to innovate to remain relevant. Companies are increasingly more concerned about their human capital than about business issues like sourcing, supply chain and location.

Skills 18

Skills Six Sigma Supply Chain Education 18

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

Many companies, big and small, are examining their own commitments to sustainability in light of America’s shift. Short-term rewards too often take precedence over the longer-term interests and viability of a company. They will help us answer questions like: How does sustainability fit into a company’s strategy?

Project 8

Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The company, Prahalad tells the CEO, is simply too complex and diverse. So WalMart’s gargantuan core competencies of buying power, supply chain management and logistical superiority guarantee the “everyday low prices” its customers crave and demand. company like Apple. Because, as Web 2.0

Core Competence 8

Core Competence Prahalad Supply Chain Hamel 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

In a remarkable interview with The HR Digest, Mary Hasset shared how ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ is being firmly anchored into Lam Research’s philosophy, how the company is bridging the diversity gap in executive leadership, and shed light on the upcoming Inclusion Index. . Leading Through the Unexpected.

Diversity 52

Diversity Agility Supply Chain Globalization 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

But in the report " Sustainability Nears a Tipping Point ," MIT and BCG prove their point with a fast-rising graph of companies that recently put sustainability "on the management agenda.". I've seen it time and again in the companies that I work with or study. But most companies are missing a big step.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

And so the power of incumbency, firm competencies, and market share is giving way to the ability to engage across companies and industries, innovate, individualize, and deliver. Is Apple suddenly a healthcare company? No company is yet an exemplar of setting and activating strategy in the way we envision it.

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

As companies expand globally, it''s even more crucial to understand the differences between professionals in different markets. People do think about global customers, they do think about global supply chains, but they really don''t think about global talent. Did anything in your survey results really surprise you?

Globalization 11

Globalization Supply Chain Marketing Ethics 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 11

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 11

HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

Dawn Jones, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Vice President of Social Impact, Intel, is not short on ambition. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, Intel continues to make great strides in the field of diversity and inclusion (D&I). How do you measure the value these programs bring to the company?

Diversity 52

Diversity Supply Chain Globalization Mentor 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

At the heart of the Denver-based company’s crisis was the ever-present problem faced by companies that depend on multiple suppliers to deliver parts and ingredients: a lack of transparency and accountability across complex supply chains. A team from precision parts manufacturer Moog Inc.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Technology System 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

The company sells the devices and the music, profiting handsomely from both. For "Old Economy" companies, the mere prospect of remaking traditional products into smart and connected ones is daunting. (My And given the dynamism of the net , the innovations will have to come more quickly.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Business Model Software Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The perception has been eroding our industry's image and has caused many in our industry to assume that R&D, innovation, and social contribution are unaffordable luxuries in a fiercely cost-based competitive game. Suppliers play far more than a supplementary role in our supply chain. This philosophy has started to take its toll.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10