The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This initiative aims to address the issue of tailpipe pollution by replacing traditional internal combustion engines with electric vehicles (EVs). Uber and Lyft have recently made commitments to achieve full electrification of their vehicle fleets in the United States by 2030.

Travel 114

Travel Cost Policies Construction 114

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 29, 2019

Similarly, in arid regions, check dams are often used to retain soil after periods of rainfall, with metal plates aiding the construction of retaining walls. In addition to tests in the lab, we demonstrated Romu operating on a nearby beach,” the team explain.

Environment 74

Environment Construction Engineering Survey 74

N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

If you are responsible for leading teams, how can you be sure that the work being done throughout the day will innovatively increase impact and productivity to make tomorrow a better place? Distinctio: Accept a New Way to Play in the Leadership and Innovation Sandbox – Differentiation. what drives your economic engines (focus areas)?

Execution 345

Execution Objective Learning-by-Doing System 345

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

While most C-level execs have a general idea of what I’m referring to, it is also quite clear that most can’t even begin to define it, much less articulate the specific constructs of a sound business model. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc.,

Business Model 269

Business Model Blog Brand Depreciation 269

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 28, 2013

Or, “The engineers are always so smug and condescending to us; don’t they understand the pressure we are under!?” These complaints often construct the reality of how the team operates and how the people within the team treat and act towards each other. I cannot stand working with that person.” There is an exception.

Cooper 148

Cooper Resistance Team Building Micromanagement 148

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 18, 2015

A maverick band of rabbits, threatened by the spread of industrial construction near their warren (home), start out on a quest for a new warren and a better society. They operate more as a partnership—a confederation of equals with different skills and talents but a shared calling and a collective zeal to see it through.

Wilde 150

Wilde Disruptive Innovation Learning-by-Doing Open-book 150

Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2021

Unlike 3D films made for the cinema or stereoscopic televisions operating with glasses, such 3D displays require proprietary content combining as many as eight discrete images. There are already a dozen volumetric capture studios operating around the world that work by pointing dozens, even hundreds of cameras at a group on vast stages.

Technology 104

Technology Content Video Globalization 104

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 14, 2012

OR “The engineers are always so smug and condescending with the sales team, don’t they understand the pressure we are under!?” These complaints construct the reality of how the team operates and how the people within the team treat and act towards others. I cannot stand to work with that person.”

Cooper 124

Cooper Resistance Micromanagement Construction 124

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

Clearly and powerfully define your company's contribution to society -- which must be at the heart of the company's purpose, not a side operation. Engage radically -- a completely open, proactive and constructive approach to the outside world. Apply world-class management to traditionally "soft" societal topics.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

Paul, MN, headquarters of the perennial innovation leader, 3M. For good reason, the $30-billion company has long been held up as a role model of how to manage innovation. our new vision" of growth and innovation. The new CEO is making sustainability, growth, and innovation a powerful trifecta.

Innovation 12

Innovation Early Adopters Energy Efficiency 12

Mills Scofield

JUNE 23, 2015

I was in awe of the power of the Brown community operating not just beyond these gates, but half-way around the world. ” Socially-constructed stereotypes seep into our subconscious. We cannot know how someone thinks from a weak data set of appearances and social constructions. It was a beginning.

Class 70

Class Education Construction McKinsey 70

Mills Scofield

JUNE 23, 2015

I was in awe of the power of the Brown community operating not just beyond these gates, but half-way around the world. ” Socially-constructed stereotypes seep into our subconscious. We cannot know how someone thinks from a weak data set of appearances and social constructions. It was a beginning.

Class 70

Class Education Construction McKinsey 70

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

Even companies that make industrial products like cars, medical devices, and construction equipment are increasingly competing with digitally sophisticated firms like Tesla and Nest that regularly update their connected physical products online. Operations in a Connected World. But when a product is delivered online (e.g.,

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Software Engineering 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Unfortunately, when companies launch innovation initiatives, they tend to devote most of their time, energy and attention to that initial 1% – the thrilling hunt for the breakthrough idea. The real innovation challenge , however, lies beyond the idea, in a long, hard journey from idea to impact. Think Different. Opportunities.

Innovation 8

Innovation Engineering Core Competence Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Google has asserted that this will adversely affect innovation, but those claims are premature. Corporations need to see privacy as another market ripe for innovation, one that can yield global profits, because adapting to EU concerns means extending your market reach across the world. Information & technology Innovation'

Innovation 8

Innovation Safe Harbor Compliance Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? That might be three to five years in a relatively fast-moving business like media, but 20 years for aircrafts or jet engines. 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

MAY 14, 2015

To create the conditions that support innovation, leaders need to build connections across companies, industries, and sectors. In the P3 model, private financing fills holes in public budgets, and profit-oriented engineers and builders find efficiencies while government officials ensure that the public is well served.

Project 8

Project Transportation Construction Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The size and layout of a room, whether a bed sits in the middle or against a wall (even which wall), how much space is maintained for patients to walk versus how many beds or operating equipment can be accommodated, have not been considered predictors of health outcomes in the past. Previous studies looked only at room scale, not unit scale.)

Health Care 8

Health Care Long-term Mayo Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2016

They do so by building powerful growth engines. If you build a robust growth engine on a strong foundation, rather than seeking individual opportunities, you can be confident knowing that sustainable expansion will follow. Other companies known for their capabilities are similarly focused on building growth engines.

Company 8

Company Engineering Apparel Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

But what may be equally important concern is the issue of false negatives — where constructive acquisitions are lost due to low bids constrained by outdated valuation methodologies. We have constructed a framework that allows an acquiring company to avoid the bias in valuation that often leads to wrong conclusions.

NPV 14

NPV Net Present Value Price Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

Alstom keeps trains ready to run each morning for railroad operators rather than just selling the rolling stock to them. Rolls Royce runs the engines you see on the wings of your plane. Solutions often represent major innovations and, as such, customers may not always be able to grasp the value immediately.

B2B 14

B2B Business Objectives Focus Group Marketing 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

The constantly fluctuating number of barrels of crude available from nimble shale operations is a primary driver, but so are the long-term impact of increased fuel efficiency and the fits and starts of the global transition away from fossil fuels on world demand. .—while The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 9

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The first is operational, or doing what you are currently doing, better, faster, or cheaper. The next category of usage focuses on the operational model. Executed successfully, strategic transformation reinvigorates a company’s growth engine. Often, the word confuses three fundamentally different categories of effort.

Metrics 8

Metrics Retail Content Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2011

For all of the fervor around innovation, far too many organizations are hostile places for new ideas and the people who harbor them. All too often, new ideas are cooked up in a hothouse environment, like the executive inner sanctum or an invitation-only innovation offsite, and not shared widely until they've been sanctioned from on high.

Innovation 12

Innovation Webinar Proposal Hamel 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

It teaches young people the dress, demeanor, and collaboration skills expected in a professional setting as well as the technical skills for careers in IT, operations, finance, sales and marketing, or customer service. A study conducted by Innovate + Educate , which uses research-based strategies to address the U.S. ” .

Organization 8

Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

When presented with a surprising idea, smart organizations will bravely listen, because what comes next might just be game-changing innovation. Together, we've constructed school libraries, repaired churches, built roads, and, crucially, ensured clean water through new aqueduct systems.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Rogers Tourism Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

For example, one earthquake engineer, Stuart, had a career breakthrough when he joined a large structural investigation project led by a team of senior partners in his firm. He applied his specialized expertise to help this team evaluate the impact of construction-induced vibration on surrounding public transportation infrastructure.

Chief Operating Officer 10

Chief Operating Officer Consensus How To Project 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

For example, while we were one of the early companies to develop an ‘order online, pick up in store’ service capability, it took us years to launch because of the fear we’d slow down store operations. I understood the concern of our store operators, but customers were asking for the service.”

Metrics 8

Metrics Business Model Retail Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. Some of the first business functionaries were railroad telegraph operators who managed schedules.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

Systems conceived and built 50-60 years ago should be reimagined for the 20 th century, whether high speed trains, innovative public transit, or technology-enabled roads and vehicles that tap the potential of sensors, smartphones, wireless networks, and Big Data for greener, cleaner, more efficient mobility.

Transportation 8

Transportation Wireless Entrepreneur Health Care 8

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

This followership type also helps to improve their leaders’ performance, as they will voice opinions prior to and provide constructive feedback after bad decisions. Brown-Nosers constantly check in with their leaders and operate by seeking permission, rather than forgiveness.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2017

And just like software engineers who hold code in their head or a law firm partner who controls critical client relationships, the Dana-Farber scientists hold a credible threat of walking out the door with their IP and grant-winning prowess. Publicize advances that people make collaboratively to stir up some constructive rivalry among peers.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period How To Real Estate Hedge 8

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Like most things, building and maintaining your social media footprint should be engineered by design, but the truth is that most people allow it to be constructed by default. link] Social Influence Measurement – Tools, Resources & Commentary | Digital Marketing Blog // Digital Operative [.] Social Media Influence [.]

Media 407

Media Influence Blog Real Estate 407

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

Experienced operators in the field have better knowledge and more current information than remote dictators or their mercenary agents do. Standard operating procedures fail because the situations are by definition nonstandard. The variability and unpredictability of events are too high for rigid directives.

Agility 10

Agility Team Crisis Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

Though many would call that decade NASA’s golden age, we’d argue that NASA’s innovation and influence is even greater today. NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Technology Innovation Operations 8

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

If the person(s) responsible for managing are able to look at the eighteen points above and determine they are more or less in place, they are operating at the most fundamental or beginner’s level of management. They are: productivity, innovation, stress management, health & wellness, team/group development, and. creativity.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40