Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

But what's really going on is that Jeff Bezos has trained elements of the investment community to expect that low profits (or big losses) now represent investments that will eventually pay off, not signs of trouble. Clayton Christensen has long complained that standard financial metrics can be enemies of innovation and growth.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

Plan for a realistic amount of sales and interest so you can conservatively manage your finances. The model is also different because we tell the traveler the name of the hotel, but not the actual rate until they book, while other models offer the rate but not the hotel name. Are you counting on advertising to bring in customers?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Priceline introduced the “conditional price offer,” an economic notion developed by the company’s founder, Jay Walker, who put his undergraduate economics training to good use to form a company that has revolutionized travel. Economists and finance.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

He did it through sheer ingenuity, without any formal training. His windmill made him famous, and he has since traveled all over the world speaking at leadership conferences. Investing in innovators simply can't happen in markets with weak property rights. I've traveled around the world and have seen smart people everywhere.

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GDP Travel Innovation Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

They must be supported by incentives, different processes, training, and often changes in how adjacent activities are carried out (as tools rarely sit in isolation). Any manager who has ever tried to shift organizational behaviors by rolling out a new piece of software knows this well. He can be found on Twitter at @Richardsona.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

It's vital to reverse the trend and help microfinance institutions attract, train, and retain talented women. For example, at Kenya Women Finance Trust , we were intrigued to hear about the "marriage counseling" its human resources department offers to the newlyweds among its women employees.

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Microfinance Diversity Banking Trends 14

HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

If you would prefer to be a leader in terms of starting and supporting projects, then your leadership goals could focus on bringing in innovation, organizing resources, and finding funding for your company projects. Depending on the field, there may be varying opportunities to take the lead and make a difference.

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Examples Goal Career Short-term 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2015

SCF engages all of its 1,700 employees in continuous training in relationship-building skills, betting that by nurturing long-term relationships they will be able to influence customer-owners’ behavior and decisions over time. SCF’s focus on relationships is mirrored in its approach to finance. Direct Primary Care Summit.

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Health Care Cost Kaplan Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

.” As a result, Axelrod has worked to create a culture where everyone can have time for work and life, promoting flexible and remote work and opening an office closer to where people live to cut down on commutes – efforts which have reduced turnover and recruiting and training costs, and increased employee morale and productivity.

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Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

Innovation tourism: it’s a thing. These well-intentioned professionals travel the world in pursuit of the secret sauce of innovation. If you ask the director of a government innovation agency how influential or effective they are, what answer do you expect, other than “ extremely ?” Kenneth Andersson.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

With cloud, information travels rapidly in both directions, across computing systems that, with attributes like virtualization, scaling up or down to handle bigger workloads, or automated security patching across thousands of machines, are far more flexible. How organizations are changing.

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Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

I still spend much of my time traveling from conference to conference in the West to meet people who can help my work succeed (I'm writing this on a train bound for Davos). What matters is how entrepreneurs and innovators, especially social innovators, employ this set of tools within prevailing constraints.

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Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

They had already traversed the road I was traveling, knew where the potholes were and were willing to carry the lamp (or me) so I wouldn't make the same mistakes they had made… Priceless. And you are right about some of the coach training schools. Honesty is a big issue for me. I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

My mother would know, but she's traveling until tomorrow, and Paola said you wouldn't be able to meet later this week.". Gloria surmised that Dr. Chavez needed another round of training. This business works only if the Calidad de Vida brand stands for quality, innovative care — across the board.

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Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. on H-1B visas, boost the economy by increasing innovation, productivity, and sometimes even employment. But in April, just after U.S.

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