The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

There is considerably less coverage given to operational matters, such as growing revenues, an expanding workforce, or indeed any of the numerous matters by which we tend to assess most other businesses. This was then followed by concerns around the pandemic, with access to finance some way further down the list of concerns.

Press Release 106

Press Release Entrepreneur Long-term Ethics 106

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Secondly, because the leadership lessons are those forged among the highest profile, highest stakes, and most complex leadership positions, we see that many of the lessons also apply to the vast majority of leadership roles. Have they redirected time, energy, talent, and finances away from lower priority pursuits towards taking these actions?

CEO 104

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 104

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Crucially, you should find that your passion and positivity are contagious. However, any progress made in other aspects of the business will be rendered futile if the finances aren’t in good health. It is important to check that you are getting the best value for money when buying materials, energy rates, or insurance.

Brand 116

Brand Audience USP B2C 116

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 14, 2022

Secondly, because the leadership lessons are those forged among the highest profile, highest stakes, and most complex leadership positions, we see that many of the lessons also apply to the vast majority of leadership roles. Have they redirected time, energy, talent, and finances away from lower priority pursuits towards taking these actions?

CEO 93

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 93

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 23, 2022

Secondly, because the leadership lessons are those forged among the highest profile, highest stakes, and most complex leadership positions, we see that many of the lessons also apply to the vast majority of leadership roles. Have they redirected time, energy, talent, and finances away from lower priority pursuits towards taking these actions?

CEO 83

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 83

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 18, 2023

Secondly, because the leadership lessons are those forged among the highest profile, highest stakes, and most complex leadership positions, we see that many of the lessons also apply to the vast majority of leadership roles. Have they redirected time, energy, talent, and finances away from lower priority pursuits towards taking these actions?

CEO 65

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 65

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Secondly, because the leadership lessons are those forged among the highest profile, highest stakes, and most complex leadership positions, we see that many of the lessons also apply to the vast majority of leadership roles. Have they redirected time, energy, talent, and finances away from lower priority pursuits towards taking these actions?

CEO 65

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 65

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

What shifts must learning and development professionals make in order to create an environment of continuous learning that accelerates development and quickly and positively impacts the business in real and tangible ways? After all, some apps do not run on old antiquated operating systems. What is expected of leadership today?

Leadership Development 322

Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 322

Strategy Driven

APRIL 15, 2019

Manage Your Finances Closely. You not only want to keep accurate records for yourself and to run your business but also for when tax time comes around and you need to report your finances to others. You’ll never regret putting more time and energy into making sure your clients are satisfied and always taken care of. Hire Wisely.

Succession 57

Succession How To Finance Follow-up 57

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? Along the same lines, I don’t really care if someone does or doesn’t want to be led by me.

Blog 419

Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 419

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

In the last year, however, early-stage investments in clean energy production technologies have fallen substantially (see the table at the end of this piece for more detail). Most clean energy startups, on the other hand, need huge amounts of capital to get off the ground, and so far big payoffs have been scarce.

Energy 11

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 11

Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2020

Financing the venture from your personal savings is an option, but won’t be open to many. This is particularly useful when filling roles that can be completed autonomously as it lets you focus more energy on the main team. Contractors offer a great solution too, particularly for temporary positions. Financial Backers.

Outsourcing 67

Outsourcing ROI Entrepreneur Banking 67

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2012

Most advice for positioning yourself for executive positions mirrors Martin’s sentiments: If you want to land in the executive chair, the first thing you need to do is get executive experience. If you don’t understand finance and accounting, enroll in a course immediately. Map out a path to the executive position you want.

Execution 62

Execution How To Finance Competitive Advantage 62

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Digital event: Deep Dive into the Energy Sector In case you missed it, the CMI APAC Regional Boards recently delivered a Deep Dive into the Energy Sector Digital Event. He holds a number of other voluntary positions. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, he was one of the first educators in Hong Kong to facilitate online learning.

Webinar 98

Webinar Education Conference Industry 98

Steve Farber

MARCH 6, 2018

Paul has worked for over 33 years with the United States Postal Service – playing roles from City Letter Carrier to Senior Leadership Positions in Marketing, Finance, and Post Office Operations. This guest post was contributed by Paul Chaffee.

Leadership 66

Leadership Long-term Energy Letter 66

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with.

Blog 412

Blog Leadership Loyalty Self-aware 412

Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2019

Financing the venture from your personal savings is an option, but won’t be open to many. This is particularly useful when filling roles that can be completed autonomously as it lets you focus more energy on the main team. Contractors offer a great solution too, particularly for temporary positions. Financial Backers.

Outsourcing 51

Outsourcing ROI Entrepreneur Banking 51

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2020

Whether you’re looking to reopening or just need to cut down your current operating costs, there’s much a small business owner can do. Keeping your operating costs down is the number one thing any business can do to help ensure they can stay in the green and continue to grow. Learning to Lower Your Operating Costs.

Operations 87

Operations Cost Outsourcing How To 87

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Far too often people end up rising the ladder only to find them in position for which they are ill prepared. Don’t tell me, show me…Don’t talk the talk, but walk the walk. Taking action always begings with one simple act – making a decision.

Blog 387

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Operations Group Baring Private Equity. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard. Helps leaders understand their Personal Identity to facilitate positive change in leadership behavior. Kevin Koch – President & CEO , Koch Enterprises, Inc.,

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2011

For those of us not in operations, supply chain, or logistics, it's a vaguely familiar line item we learned about in finance class. If we could permanently reduce the amount of product sitting idle, we'd save money, energy, and material. It's smart positioning, especially because it's true. I was wrong. As Robert F.

Energy 11

Energy Supply Chain Operations Benchmarking 11

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. The churches I had previously worked with operated from the the philosophy this is church, and if people want it they will come. I visited his church on numerous occasions. Is that the only way to think of it?

Blog 379

Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 379

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Consider this: a survey of America’s utilities (your local gas and electric company) found that 40 to 50 percent of workers in key positions will become eligible to retire or are expected to leave in the next five years. How do your organization’s strategic and operational goals inform what work roles will be needed in the future?

How To 72

How To Tacit Knowledge Intellectual Capital Newsletter 72

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

In the United States, buildings consume 41 percent of the nation’s total energy use, through lighting, heating, air conditioning, elevators, and the thousands of items plugged into their sockets. However, we cannot take the resource-intensive path of simply building our way to a more energy-efficient future.

NPV 8

NPV Energy Efficiency Technology 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

That's why I think the best thing we can do is to lead by example by making this not the focus of our energies, which I personally believe is more decisive than anything, and demonstrate instead how much more we thrive when we openly embrace and utilize our inherent diversity to our advantage. 60% of graduates are female.

Diversity 350

Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

She was playful, positive, hopeful, and carefree. If only we could retain a bit of that perky positivity. thinking that I'm a pretty positive, fun-loving guy; that time with my daughter illustrated to me how far I'm removed from the best of child-like faith and wonder. She was bright, big-eyed, cheery, and alert.

Open-book 124

Open-book Learning-by-Doing Travel Blog 124

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2016

In this assessment, you can compare your priorities with how you actually allocate your time and energy. Yet even seasoned, cosmopolitan managers often have oversimplified ideas about how other cultures operate. Finance skills. This 10-question finance quiz comes from the HBR Guide to Finance Basics for Managers.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Meyer Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

Were the rating agencies aware of Enron''s oft-maligned financing structures? The net result is a drop in assets and debt (equity falls with the decline in assets but goes back up with the issue of new equity) to Enron''s exact balance sheet position without the CEVs. Ethics Failure Finance' Enron''s unpleasant choice.

Price 8

Price Credit Rating Finance Chief Financial Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

For Tesla, adding more human labor to the mix means extending traditional jobs with additional responsibilities that would help ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the Alien Dreadnought. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Adding Humans to the Mix. Insight Center. Adopting AI.

Power 11

Power Engineering Analysis Training 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

Interestingly, all these intrusions into business operations typically do not come from the Kremlin but from local officials who seem eager to gain the Kremlin’s favor amid instances of elevated international tensions. This environment is altering how multinational firms operate in the country and market their products.

Policies 9

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 9

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

For example, the French global energy player ENGIE recently tilted its primary dimension from product (such as power, services, and infrastructure) toward region in order to better serve its clients in the territories in which it operates. When a company reorganizes, it’s often because the strategy has also changed.

Organization 8

Organization P&L Report Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

In addition they operate from a plan — however confidential it may be — to strengthen the team year over year. Such executives base their efforts to build team strength on the answers to two fundamental questions: Where do I need to spend my time and focus my energies?

Execution 14

Execution Team Chief Financial Officer Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Over 80% of millennials report that making a positive difference in the world is more important to them than professional recognition. On the investor side, more and more shareholders demand tracking and reporting of both positive and negative externalities, compelling some of the largest corporations on earth into action.

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2014

Where there is economic growth, there is opportunity, and the companies that can predict where growth will take place are better positioned to take advantage of it. Now head of Atlas Mara, he’s positioning the investment company to play development to win. Most big corporations follow global development trends. It’s neither.

Globalization 8

Globalization Development Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. How can we overcome these free rider problems, to make sure companies are incentivized to have a more positive societal impact?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8