Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. What new products and services will you create with it?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 4, 2024

In their search for innovative solutions, businesses actively seek a variety of unique ideas. For example, consider a farming company that asked website users for ideas on new features. After getting many suggestions, the company decided to implement an idea related to monitoring the inventory of spray products.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

In the years leading up to 2018, I have spent my time bringing innovation to the financial services space. As such it is all about innovation. And now, from a distance, my optimism regarding the sector’s ability to innovate and capture opportunities has not changed. Let’s study a bit about Innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 21, 2024

A recent study from Griffith University suggests that most companies are not providing a complete picture of their carbon footprint, even if they claim to be environmentally friendly. Many companies are falling short in reporting on key categories known as Scope 3.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 3, 2024

A study conducted at the Texas A&M School of Public Health utilized an innovative data collection approach to examine the productivity patterns of office workers. The research focused on 789 in-office employees at a prominent energy company in Texas and spanned a two-year period from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2018.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 13, 2024

However, more often than not, in an attempt to stay ahead of the competition and increase their profits, these pharma companies put human health at risk. By inhibiting IGF-1R, Tepezza reduces inflammation and prevents the production of proteins that can cause eye muscle swelling and tissue damage in TED patients.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 25, 2023

From an investor’s point of view, more information is nearly always a good thing, which is why regulators typically require public companies to make a wide range of disclosures. The researchers examined what happens when South Korean regulators relaxed the reporting requirements relating to the cost of sales of companies.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In the fast-paced and competitive business world, companies are always looking for ways to enhance productivity and foster a positive work environment. When employees enjoy their workspace, they are more likely to be motivated and engaged in their work, leading to increased productivity.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

E VERYONE WANTS to be an innovator. Every organization wants to be innovative; it doesn’t matter if it’s a church, a for-profit or non-profit business, or a government agency. To not be innovative is to risk being left behind. But how many of us are truly innovative? It requires skills that too few have developed.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 28, 2023

It’s no longer solely about the financial bottom line; today, companies understand that a motivated and engaged workforce is the driving force behind sustained growth. It involves a deeper emotional commitment to the company’s mission and values. Employee engagement encompasses more than mere job satisfaction.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 30, 2021

Only those who have managed their own business understand the proper pressure and expectations for a company leader. Operating a business in this regard isn’t easy at all, and this, in many cases, leads to companies becoming stagnant as you get comfortable where you’re at now. Improving Products. Reliable Suppliers.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. A recent exploration of the German economy by the University of Maastricht showed just how big a problem this is, with productivity growth of just 0.3%

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2021

So how can leaders “create” serendipity in their workspace, company, or community? This is how “coincidentally” new ideas and products emerge, as people have an incentive to “connect the dots” for each other. Thoughtful experimentation and innovation become part of the corporate culture. They worked hard to get lucky.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Implement Mentoring Program: Develop a mentoring program for the company. Define Leadership Model: Document what leadership means at your company. Measurement: ROI, Productivity, Participant percentage….

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Few think of the input that workplace ergonomics have on employee productivity. Here are ways that ergonomics increase productivity. One of the biggest threat to productivity at the workplace is an increase in injuries, causing an increase in the number of employees who are absent at the workplaces.

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HR Digest

JUNE 8, 2023

Unlocking the secrets to success, Netflix has rewritten the script on how to build a thriving company. With an unwavering commitment to innovation and a trailblazing HR strategy, they have achieved remarkable feats. The company thrives on the notion of embracing failure as a stepping stone to success.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. Obstacles to overcome As with any innovator, those that were identified as innovative nonetheless had various obstacles to overcome.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

What we were taught in high school science, F = MA , force = mass times acceleration, also describes the physics of innovation. The laws of innovation may be an entirely different application than Newton intended, but tracking through on the metaphor yields pragmatic tips for innovators.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Startups are renowned for their creativity and innovation, but this can often dry up once the unique pressures of going public are imposed on a firm. Research from Duke University explores why some companies have managed to remain innovative after going public while others have struggled. Free from pressure.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

What drives innovation in your company or organization? In a recent MIT Sloan Executive Education innovation@work post the author Eric von Hippel asserts that company leaders focus too much on what’s next based on their internal product innovators, and they do not listen enough to the people using the products.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2020

You may also be wrestling with the challenges of blurred lines between company time and personal time, and how to effectively collaborate with colleagues who are no longer down the hall. Early on, these office-turned-remote workers may have put in longer hours and worked hard to show they were being productive in the changing environment.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 9, 2023

While Winston Churchill was famously supposed to have remarked that we should never waste a crisis, the reality is that during recessions, firms often tighten their belts and reduce the amount they invest in innovation. “We examine innovation following the Great Depression using data on a century’s worth of U.S.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

He was the CEO of one of the most innovative service companies on the planet. Innovative service leadership relies on the naturalness of valued relationships instead of “proper” dealings, artificial structures, and contrived pecking orders. He did not hesitate with his answer: “Trust!”. Trust Requires Honest Leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

More companies are realizing they can achieve greater success by combining collaborative efforts with competitive actions, giving rise to the term “coopetition.” In this mutually beneficial environment, companies can accelerate their learning curves, share risks, and foster a culture of innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2023

In a previous article , I explored how technology is generally not feeding through into productivity statistics. Data shows that despite considerable advances in technology in the last decade, productivity has largely remained flat. and France. Ill-equipped Research from Gallup highlights the importance of good management.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

New startups appear out of nowhere and challenge not only established companies, but entire industries. Their greatest fear is no longer their closest competitor, but the startups which, although they live in metaphorical garages and have hardly taken off, have an innovation power that established organizations can only dream of possessing.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 25, 2019

Guest post from Alf Rehn: Some say we live in the golden age of innovation, an age ruled by transformation and revolution. Instead, I would argue that we live in the age of innovation crisis. We’ve never spent more on innovation, yet as many CEOs are starting to notice, the returns are diminishing, and the trend is down, not up.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful and disruptive companies. Here is why your organization should be interested in partnering with an executive coaching company.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In 1987 Robert Solow famously remarked that computing is everywhere except in the productivity statistics. His comment reflected frustration that despite the considerable hype around the digital technologies of the day, productivity stats were barely moving. Official data reveals that while GDP grew by around 2.7% per year.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Gallen and Columbia Business School delves into the correlation between the perceived significance of manual labor and the adoption of autonomous products. This raises the question of whether the presence of autonomous products, such as robot vacuums and cooking machines, diminishes the meaningful experiences derived by consumers.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 18, 2023

Each year the Boston Consulting Group takes the corporate temperature in terms of innovation. In their latest report, they look specifically at sustainability innovation, both in terms of the priority firms are assigning to it and the results they’re achieving. Indeed, 80% of the top 50 most innovative firms fell into this camp.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2021

It’s often said that necessity is the mother of all invention, and that certainly seems to be the case during Covid, with new data from Accenture revealing that innovation has flourished during the pandemic. Born out of disaster and necessity comes opportunity; the pandemic has sparked a new wave of innovation. Unusual quarters.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Historically, a key concern regarding remote working is that it comes with a decline in productivity, as employees who are no longer within sight of their boss slack off. This has come, however, at a cost to innovation, which the researchers suggest has suffered a decline during the pandemic. Productive working. Uncertain times.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Creating world-class products and services is a discipline that some organizations seem to master, and others struggle to achieve. Radhika Dutt presents a different approach in her book Radical Product Thinking. Radhika’s experience building products in numerous industries is evident in every chapter. Radhika Dutt.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 1, 2023

In our globalized world, it’s increasingly common for companies to invest internationally in a process known as foreign direct investment (FDI). A common form of FDI is to invest in countries with favorable tax policies as this lowers the tax obligations of companies. first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 30, 2023

Research from INSEAD suggests that it might also be helping grease the wheels of innovation as it eases connectivity between international companies and their subsidiaries. The researchers explore not only whether nonstop flights support innovation within companies but also how they might do so.

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