Engaging Leader

JULY 18, 2020

We talk about building teams of micro-innovators, problem-solvers, and customer-advocates working together. We talk about building teams of micro-innovators, problem-solvers, and customer-advocates working together. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Book: Courageous Cultures . Idea incubator guide (with pre-ordering).

Innovation 231

Innovation Wireless Incubator Human Resources 231

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

Have you noticed that general managers are scarce these days? These are the executives who run discrete businesses and control all of the resources associated with them. But in many large companies, the only true general manager is the CEO. At one time general managers were at the center of the action.

Management 13

Management P&L Incubator Finance 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Increasing creativity and innovation is not only on the priority list for start-ups; it’s also a strategic goal for CEOs of small, medium, and large-sized companies. And it’s one that stems from a very human problem in most big organizations. It seems we’re all racing to get more entrepreneurial. A Different Approach.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In research for our book, Time, Talent and Energy, my co-author Michael Mankins and I found that such investments do indeed pay off: The top-quartile companies in our study unlocked 40% more productive power in their workforce through better practices in time, talent and energy management. For knowledge workers, time is incredibly scarce.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Through our research at DXC Technology’s Leading Edge Forum (LEF), we have identified eight breakthrough talent management stratagems that most organizations aren’t doing — so almost none have mastered — but that hold significant promise. Managers lose the automatic right to “own” staff.

Technology 8

Technology Organization Incubator Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. When it comes to the work histories of the other top management team members at the organizations on our list, TFA again stands out.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Education McKinsey Sample 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Entrepreneurs and managers can actively seek to build such experiences by living abroad and systematically comparing what they observe in other markets. In multinational businesses, human resource management tools such as expatriate assignments or international job rotations can help build opportunity recognition skills.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8