The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Despite lacking empirical support, these perceptions still hold sway over how senior employees view themselves and their place within the organization. Combined with a latent fear of future decline, this uncertainty, unfortunately, leads to premature decisions about retirement,” they continue.

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Parcell Uncertainty Finance Politics 95

Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 19, 2023

Do you need to adjust your day-to-day actions so you can best model the change you want to see in your team and organization? Look for people on your team (including support team members like HR, Finance, and project managers) who really understand what you’re doing. And, get them involved in the process of rallying your team.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

Facing change and uncertainty can feel scary, but your awareness of the oncoming changes will help you prepare to negotiate them with grace and skill. For example, in the HR field, you could focus on compliance or succession planning , or if you work in finance, you could study healthcare accounting. Ingenuity.

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Skills Emotional Intelligence Core Competence Restructuring 156

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 24, 2011

During times of economic uncertainty, strategy refinement and execution need to become a top priority for business leaders. SWOT analysis groups key pieces of information into two main categories: Internal factors: These are the strengths and weaknesses internal to the organization. Tough times require tough decisions. Where to start?

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Six Disciplines

AUGUST 24, 2011

During times of economic uncertainty, strategy refinement and execution need to become a top priority for business leaders. SWOT analysis groups key pieces of information into two main categories: Internal factors: These are the strengths and weaknesses internal to the organization. Tough times require tough decisions. Where to start?

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SWOT Uncertainty Strategic Planning Analysis 98

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

A Lot of Uncertainty, Survey Finds. A Lot of Uncertainty, Survey Finds. If you want to hire people who will perform well, get along well, and share the values your organization espouses, stop selling, and be authentic. Paula writes: “ Organizations have to start somewhere when addressing racist practices in the workplace.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 24, 2012

During times of economic uncertainty, strategy refinement and execution need to become a top priority for business leaders. SWOT analysis groups key pieces of information into two main categories: Internal factors: These are the strengths and weaknesses internal to the organization. Tough times require tough decisions.

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SWOT Innovation Uncertainty Strategic Planning 78

Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

We work closely with many leaders who are running functions or divisions in large organizations. They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. Strategic perspective.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s usually an individual endeavor focused on fitness, friendships, or finances. When it comes to business, great things can also happen when we apply the catalytic energy of the New Year to our teams and organizations. Breakthrough innovation isn’t much different; there are no maps for uncharted territory.

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Strategy Leadership Innovation Uncertainty 160

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A few years ago I wrote about innovation and entrepreneurship in Norway and Qatar. This ready supply of stable income made the inherent uncertainty of entrepreneurship a difficult sell. A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office is a good case in point, with the blame placed on access to finance and regulatory hurdles.

Entrepreneur 85

Entrepreneur Long-term Cost of Capital Engineering 85

Lead Change Blog

JULY 9, 2019

What about in your finances, or in your relationships? Laura Schroeder of Working Girl contributed Alchemy: The Secret to Leading Innovative Teams. Randy shares: “Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity… these are words commonly used to describe the fast-paced and chaotic world in which we live.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Team Building 224

Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

“Agile organizations treat disruption and adversity as opportunities.” Today’s organizations face the unknown on a weekly basis. and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. We demonstrate that agile organizations possess both strategic and tactical agility. Navigate through Change. Northern Command.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Share company struggles, successes and finances. Please share the finances in a manner that is easy to understand. I think this video sums up some great ideas for change and uncertainty. It is amazing what people develop when they have the necessary information. Treat people like adults. michael cardus is create-learning.

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Planning Strategic Planning Team Building Executive Coaching 137

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. Tuck Professor Vijay Govindarajan calls this reverse innovation. The race for the middle.

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Trends Innovation Govindarajan Class 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Among other skills, he wanted to find executives who had the wisdom to know when the organization needed to be fundamentally changed and shaken up — and when the organization needed time to incorporate prior changes. Senior management doesn't really encourage innovation, you'll hear. They won't let me take risks."

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Innovation Merchandising How To Proposal 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

and Canada from different organizations. “Put work first”: a workplace where nothing outside the organization (e.g., These norms take root in organizations because behaving in accordance with them is what makes someone a “man.” rogue traders in finance). rogue traders in finance).

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Organization Cooper Bottom-up Reputation 8

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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Innovation Brand Project Storytelling 15

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I said no, not an organized one. There was so much fear and uncertainty. 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? It was a humbling time to serve in uniform.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

industries, and a review of hundreds of academic studies on the psychology of human performance, shows that most leaders and organizations tend to focus on just one type of performance. Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. The same is true for any team or organization.

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Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 10

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The classic method of segregating innovation to a single department, or to a process led by specialists, just isn’t fast enough any longer. What’s needed is a culture in which innovation is the mission of everyone, everywhere, every day. Most innovation methods don’t actually result in innovative solutions.

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Innovation Engineering CIO System 57

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I am just going to put an example that will immensely help you understand the significance and uncertainty of starting a new company. The business structure should aim at the organizational goals, vision, and mission that your organization needs. This also shows the culture and social front of your organization. In a nutshell.

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Company How To Banking Finance 96

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Firms applied for credit to finance recovery. Despite the need for credit to finance recovery, disasters can also constrain the capacity of lenders to supply it because so many households and businesses are affected at once. In other cases, strategic opportunities may motivate an organization to increase its risk exposure.

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Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2015

What they don’t do well enough is reinvent and innovate. Sure, there are exceptions who are both visionary CEOs and innovators — Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos, for example — but there are very few companies that can stomach that sort of leadership. So if the CEO isn’t someone who can innovate, then who should?

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Entrepreneur CTO Business Model CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The strategic underpinnings of most companies’ workforce plans should change dramatically as a result of technological innovation. Digital transformation, the industrial internet, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, and a plethora of other innovations are fundamentally changing the nature of work.

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Company Insurance Engineering Software 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 as organizations scaled their digital capabilities. Some organizations see digital business as an opportunity to totally reinvent themselves and their business models. Organization-wide disruption also is causing dramatic shifts in culture and capabilities.

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Supply Chain Content CIO Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

Worshipping at what Christensen calls the “church of finance” hollows out a company’s competitive advantage, as it loses the capacity to invest in innovation that drives the perpetual reinvention so necessary in today’s world of temporary competitive advantage. Innovation Leadership Strategy' And short-term numbers at that.

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Levitt Christensen Competitive Advantage Welch 10

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. Our employees consistently tell us that doing meaningful work, and being part of an organization that makes a positive impact, is very important to them. The HR Digest: C. Robinson add success to the global supply chain industry? It is a key competitive advantage.

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Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

I have long believed that innovation is not just about creating new products or services; it's also about rethinking the very nature of an organization's relationships. When looked at through the capitalistic lens, innovating the very nature of corporate-community relations is good business. The solutions are not obvious.

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Health Care Innovation Crisis Brainstorming 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

For that reason, the "Lean" mentality is one of the most powerful tools in the innovator''s arsenal — in startups and mature corporations alike. That has resulted in some misconceptions that can be counterproductive in the quest for innovation. or you might not.

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Company Ries Maturity Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

The opportunity may entail: 1) pioneering a truly innovative product; 2) devising a new business model; 3) creating a better or cheaper version of an existing product; or 4) targeting an existing product to new sets of customers. For example, a new venture might employ a new business model for an innovative product.

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Definition Entrepreneur Tactics Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Venture capitalists finance structured experiments — with relatively modest amounts of money and time — intended to produce valuable outcomes. For social impact organizations to scale in the same way entrepreneurial tech companies do, investors need to increase their tolerance for non-moral failure.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Core Competence Morale 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

With interest rates at historic lows, market volatility, political uncertainty, the European crisis, severe commodity price fluctuations, and other unpredictable market conditions, corporate brands and executives have been understandably inclined to sit on the sidelines. That would foster job creation, innovation, and growth simultaneously.

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Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist White Paper Real Estate 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

This is a relatively new client, but I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt his positivity sets the tone for the entire organization and has produced incredible results. In all of these cases, the ripple (or explosive) effects were brutal for their organizations. link] Geoff Webb Great post, Mike; thanks. https://www.managers.org.uk/practical-support/management-community/blogs/why-are-ceos-rarely-fired

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving by Hank Moore Any company or organization is like a tree. What we do with fear and uncertainty determines who we are.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

What traditional investors don’t like about any of this is the regulatory uncertainty; the high valuations and over-capitalization; the lack of control over financials, strategy, and operations; and the lack of business use-cases. ICOs are the Wild West of financing — they sit in a grey zone where the U.S.

Venture Capitalist 10

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

Imagining how your organization might develop such a team of exceptional players over the course of a decade to solve thorny strategic problems is an interesting thought experiment. But organizations themselves can rarely, if ever, pursue the long-term approach to talent development described in the latest reportage on Seal Team 6.

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Team Short-term Proposal Uncertainty 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Social entrepreneurs often grapple with the decision of whether to establish their organizations as nonprofit or for-profit in order to reach their goals. We needed to build an organization by which we could carry out this vision, and inevitably, the question arose: Should we be a for-profit or a nonprofit entity?

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