Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2016

Successful companies must develop globally if they hope to remain competitive. a management consulting firm specializing in energy, materials, and environmental corporate matters, and is author of New World Companies : The Future of Capitalism. Expansion may not be the “mother” of invention, but it certainly is the “sibling.”.

Company 50

Company Globalization Outsourcing Transportation 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Consider a European energy company that decided to open an innovation outpost in Silicon Valley a number of years ago. Unhindered, they quickly amassed valuable social capital through an array of personal and professional relationships, as well as local intelligence and insights. But for the organization?

Innovation 8

Innovation Social Capital CRM Tacit Knowledge 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2013

Last June, I raised a few eyebrows when I told attendees at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio (aka Rio+20 ) that "accountants would save the world." We were building social capital, but we didn't have a way to tell our shareholders — or be held accountable to keep doing it. But I meant it.

Social Capital 10

Social Capital Report Finance Transportation 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

How much energy do you have at work? Either way, the reason might be your coworkers: They are infecting you with their energy, positive or negative. We “catch” energy through our interactions with people – something called “relational energy”— and it affects our performance at work.

Energy 8

Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

It pours energy and investment and sweat and dollars into uncovering important stories. This architecture reflects three key ingredients of today’s social marketplaces: Empowerment. We see this in marketing with product development and advertising, mostly. Integrate the idea of social capital in the monetization approach.

Price 9

Price Content Reputation Advertising 9

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 21, 2012

We must feel empowered to do what is important for us, to discover, use and develop our signature talents, to discipline ourselves to stay focused, and to just say ‘no’ when we need to. Effective utilization of our time offers us the chance to restore our energies as we bend, stretch, and bounce between our work and our personal lives.

Team 103

Team Leadership Self-aware Politics 103

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

On occasion, these senior executives may designate lieutenants to sit on the brand council as their representatives, but they ensure the designees have the social capital, as well as the authority, to participate fully. The brand council is charged with using the brand as the lens for strategic business decision-making.

Brand 8

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

has a more developed system of equity finance than the countries of Europe, including angel investors willing to finance startups and a very active venture capital market that helps finance the growth of those firms. A supply of energy that makes North America energy independent. A favorable regulatory environment.

Decentralization 14

Decentralization GDP Finance Incentives 14