Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Real estate investments, undervalued stocks, strategic partnerships, you name it. Unfortunately, few organizations consider the ripple effects up front. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2012

Today, inner cities are "in" — innovative, hip hotbeds of convenient culture, commerce and connection. The centripetal force of today's cities is pulling the ambitious and educated back in, and increasing cities' innovative capacity, without sacrificing (at least some would argue) their inclusiveness.

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Innovation Real Estate Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. There’s also potential to improve existing jobs by providing lower-skill workers with tools and encouragement, thereby improving customer service, reducing turnover, and promoting innovation and engagement. We think cities can do better.

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Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Companies that can build and protect strong cultures that foster diversity, collaboration, and innovation, while supporting work-life balance and flexibility, will clearly gain the competitive advantage. Offer modern, flexible workspaces that inspire people while reducing overhead and real estate costs.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Technology Restructuring Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

Now, New Orleans is being recognized as a hub of innovation, with a rate of business startups 64% higher than the national average. With world-renowned food and live music scenes, New Orleans is a city of rhythms and rituals, all organized around a unique cultural calendar.

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Real Estate Transportation Price Education 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The lure of establishing an organization that uses market mechanisms to achieve its mission is substantial. Some innovative and determined professionals working in world's largest and most complex corporations are choosing to stay put and use their corporate platforms to lead change. Some have decades of experience in their industry.

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Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

When similar journeys are decided on by leaders in the driver’s seat of their organizations, the challenge to accomplish such a task means that CEOs must be able to navigate their way around the VUCA minefields (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) and instruct their senior teams how to do the same.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

It provided a differentiated offering that disrupted the industry at the time: affordable, build-it-yourself home furnishings sold in massive stores built on cheap, out-of-town real estate. But how did it hit on this winning strategy? Sometimes, strategic leadership is about coming up with a great plan and then executing it seamlessly.

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Succession Humphrey Business Model Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

Collaborate with colleagues within department and represent department across entire organization. And she wrote her summary headline — a prime piece of résumé real estate — to immediately show that she had the experience these new positions require. Manage junior staff and evaluate performance.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

Those who fail to recognize that the economy is improving are likely to play defense for too long, leaving opportunities for top-line organic growth on the table. The societal factors that have made America strong in the past continue today: its diversity, thirst for innovation, entrepreneurship, and institutional support for risk taking.

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Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2012

Technology, for a free-lancer like me, creates a powerful and not entirely mad illusion that we work in a peopled environment of rich diversity and experience. It's a huge and real loss in terms of career development. A drain on innovation. This person is right to be concerned. Some personal-bubbledom is necessary.

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Silverman Real Estate Fashion Open-book 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

In one of the most comprehensive global surveys of corporate directors to date, we found that they were very worried about developing and enacting strategic plans that will enable their organizations to succeed. Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. Not competitive threats. Not rising costs.

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Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2014

Yet many corporate diversity programs focus more on creating a diverse workforce, and too little on the harder job of fostering inclusion. Plus, you get the added benefit of a diverse set of opinions. Assume diversity is the same as inclusion. Not their real names. Case study #1: Foster interactions.

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Team Diversity Real Estate Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2011

Cities are much more than the built environment of roads and real estate. The Miami Foundation 's emerging leaders program is designed to deploy diverse younger professionals for major civic projects. Revitalizing cities requires national urban policy investments and social innovations on the ground.

Real Estate 15

Real Estate Class Education Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Like Silicon Valley, Singapore has strong research institutions and limited enforcement of noncompete clauses, a condition that academics now suggest can be a major driver of innovation. Like Israel, Singapore is small, with limited natural resources, which means economic growth requires innovative macroeconomic approaches.

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Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8