Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Consider this scenario: Your team comes up with an innovative solution to solve a complex problem in a new way. You’re well past the point of no return when you finally come to the realization that the project has been a mistake all along. Or cut ties and incur the wrath of the executive sponsors and finance department.

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HR Digest

MAY 4, 2024

Addressing the unique challenges of gig workforce management , including compliance, engagement, and talent retention, calls for adapted HR policies and innovative approaches. This involves collaboration with departments like Legal, Compliance, IT, and Finance to establish the necessary infrastructure and policies that support gig employment.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 21, 2021

Such calls for more financial support for startups are not new, with former EU research commission Carlos Moedas arguing for an EU-run venture fund back in 2015, which eventually became the European Innovation Council (EIC) this year. The €10 billion fund aims to back startups with a mixture of grants and equity investments.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 19, 2023

“We found that when the minimum wage is raised and therefore labor costs go up, these companies are going to take on fewer capital expenditures as investment projects,” the researchers explain. For instance, restaurants might respond to the rise by investing in more automated kiosks as labor costs have risen.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2023

As the cost-of-living crisis bites, a growing number of people are experiencing debt issues. “We have this tendency, as a society, to avoid talking about our finances, and especially about debt. “We have this tendency, as a society, to avoid talking about our finances, and especially about debt.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

The companies that employed me were generally the underdogs in battles against bigger, better-financed organizations. Live a culture of innovation. Increase your lead, and while they are catching up, you are embracing the next innovation. Winning at any cost is a signal that you have lost sense of the business objectives.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

Structural challenges Proposed Improvements Read the full report We have an opportunity to improve the apprenticeship levy system for its second decade, and focus on what really matters: not only up front costs and qualifications, but outputs and impacts. So, it gives me a lot more opportunity in the projects I can get involved in.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

Structural challenges Proposed Improvements Read the full report We have an opportunity to improve the apprenticeship levy system for its second decade, and focus on what really matters: not only up front costs and qualifications, but outputs and impacts. So, it gives me a lot more opportunity in the projects I can get involved in.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Show me someone who hasn’t made a bad decision and I’ll show you someone who is either not being honest, or someone who avoids decisioning at all costs, which by the way, constitutes a bad decision. Conduct a Cost/Benefit Analysis : Do the potential benefits derived from the decision justify the expected costs? I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

To this day I’m amazed at how many CEOs still own tasks, roles, projects, and responsibilities that should be delegated to others. Kicking the bird out of the nest and saying go fly with the project is short sighted and very weak leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

MIT Technology Review The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s magazine of innovation promotes “the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society.&# Inc.com Inc. magazine’s offering of information, products, services, and online tools for business or management.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Also known as information technology managers, such professionals devise, coordinate, implement, and analyze computer-related projects. It is a fast growing field and attracts a lot of entrepreneurs and innovators. A management analyst helps an organization reduce costs, increase revenue, and become more profitable.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 4, 2020

As a result, they can brainstorm innovative ways to bring your brand to life. This is because the agency has had the experience with an array of projects so you end up with a strong brand identity that eclipses your competitors’. Alleviates Training Costs. If so, check out our other finance-related posts. Happy hiring!

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

If your small business plan can move the nation forward, you’re a step closer to winning Uncle Sam’s financing and support. Boston , MA Innovative entrepreneurs will find fertile ground for their ideas in Boston. Equipment leasing can help you gear up for construction projects on Anchorage’s two active military bases.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This kind of innovation is almost a textbook example of frugal innovation. It removes a major source of cost/effort to both supplier and customer and relies on simply being smart with what you already have. Here are some striking examples of how these digital innovators are shaping the frugal economy worldwide: Healthcare.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 26, 2021

The performance of each student was tracked for a couple of months while they worked in global virtual teams on actual consulting projects for a range of corporate clients. The research suggests that the added cost of hiring graduates from the best schools may not be worth it.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

This is the latest step in the company''s journey to dramatically reduce the cost of space travel, and follows the first private resupply of the International Space Station with the launch of their Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft last fall. Musk quickly zeroed in on the one area ripe for innovation: cost reduction.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 16, 2020

For years now, huge corporations such as British Aerospace Engineering and Raytheon have completely dominated the market and swooped in to poach promising innovators. Inventors and programmers have found themselves swallowed up in vast bureaucracies, working on projects that they feel morally uncomfortable on and with less than savory people.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

I am working on a consulting project where we have run into "Crazy", We had started down the path you outlined here, but we appreciate the clarity of your message. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Always appreciate your insights Bob. link] ideasevolving Mike, Thanks for the timely post. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc. One of the reasons I think some organizations end up charging sub-par leaders with mission critical objectives is that leaders of projects are all too often chosen based on position in their hierarchy.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The use of a project vision is what many projects are missing. The timescale for a project vision is shorter than at the organizational level, but it should be used to create the future-picture of what the project's results should look like. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. I Think Not.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 16, 2018

A second download on the same page is an Excel file to help with your financial projections. Santa Clara U’s MOBI is an initiative of its Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Leavey School of Business. It’s also heavily geared toward financing, making it a good choice if that’s a priority for you.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

a 12 month project. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. I Think Not. Our Freedom.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

I recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Economist Corporate Network in Singapore about innovation in Asia. But what I really wanted to discuss were the three biggest trends I see affecting innovation in the region. Cost-conscious consumers can access incredibly affordable, often inventive solutions.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

There is one best way to get big projects done. To create the conditions that support innovation, leaders need to build connections across companies, industries, and sectors. Those left out of that early process delayed the project for years. Classic leadership lessons apply. These coalitions should be broad and inclusive.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 16, 2018

Wonder leads to innovation – Leadership lessons from Ant-Man And The Wasp Click To Tweet. These pastries cost more than the oatmeal he’d okayed on the budget. And the pastries didn’t cost much more than the oatmeal. When you’re working on a big project, get the input from others on your team.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Investment analysts love innovation. So in theory, at least, they want your company to innovate. In fact, they want you to innovate. The more innovations your team generates, the more the analysts will like your company and the higher its stock will climb. Instead, analysts are yet another impediment to innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2017

Kurt Newman became a pediatric surgeon because he was attracted to the innovative culture and the extraordinary variety of problems doctors encounter at children’s hospitals, as well as the dramatic recoveries children can make. The payback is so meaningful that it draws people who are creative and innovative and thinking differently.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

Most leaders are interested in growing their businesses through innovation, but it's risky business: most innovation efforts fail. After years of helping to make innovation happen as chief communications officer at Steelcase and as a consultant, I have a point of view that I'm willing to bet on. Don't lose sight of the horizon.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2013

If you''ve got a genuinely creative idea — or even a " me, too with a twist " — Kickstarter''s "crowd funding" platform offers a genuinely innovative way to finance creativity and innovation. million people have pledged over $619 million to fund over 41,000 projects. It''s exciting. — at large.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Great leaders intrinsically understand that team building catalyzes collaboration, creates both disruptive and incremental innovation, facilitates a certainty of execution, and is one of the key foundational elements associated with creating a dynamic corporate culture. I think your approach makes most sense in project teams.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

But I have been doing people and project management for years. And project management is applying common sense to get things done from common people. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Engineering Manager with Adobe Systems). I’m not an MBA. Nor am I a writer. I have recently started blogging.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. After confering with the elders and leaders in the town, she was told that it cost money to go to school. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Slowly but surely, as the little database grew bigger and bigger, the manager would wedge the cost into her operating budget.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The past five years have seen explosive growth in “corporate green bonds” issued to finance climate-friendly projects. Some 69% of corporate green bonds were certified by independent third-parties to establish that the proceeds are funding projects that generate environmental benefits. How the stock market responds.

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