Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Creating world-class products and services is a discipline that some organizations seem to master, and others struggle to achieve. Radhika Dutt presents a different approach in her book Radical Product Thinking. Radhika’s experience building products in numerous industries is evident in every chapter.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 1, 2023

Traditionally, those opposed to the minimum wage would argue that its introduction would stop employers from creating low-productivity jobs as certain workers simply don’t provide sufficient value to justify the new wage floor. The researchers overcame this by analyzing productivity data from a U.S.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 11, 2022

A seeming no-win scenario is also a chance to distinguish yourself, earn people’s trust, and innovate. He faced a challenging product request that he believed would either overtax his team or disappoint the client. There will be times when you face outcomes you intensely dislike. Own the UGLY. Collaborate. Win with Values. Take Action.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 25, 2021

The last decade has seen a gradual rise in the practice of open innovation, such that recent data suggested nearly all organizations engage in at least some form of it. The researchers compiled survey data from 2015 and 2018, with the surveys measuring innovation activity in manufacturing companies across Russia.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Startups are renowned for their creativity and innovation, but this can often dry up once the unique pressures of going public are imposed on a firm. Research from Duke University explores why some companies have managed to remain innovative after going public while others have struggled. Free from pressure.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Their greatest fear is no longer their closest competitor, but the startups which, although they live in metaphorical garages and have hardly taken off, have an innovation power that established organizations can only dream of possessing. The Three Tracks of Innovation. Optimizing innovation: Improving the past.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 9, 2023

While Winston Churchill was famously supposed to have remarked that we should never waste a crisis, the reality is that during recessions, firms often tighten their belts and reduce the amount they invest in innovation. “We examine innovation following the Great Depression using data on a century’s worth of U.S.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Most organizations have created always-on work contexts that are burning people out and hurting performance rather than delivering productivity, innovation and engagement. The Long Game : How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World by Dorie Clark. Your personal goals need a long-term strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

Organizations look to their leaders to inspire a seamless transition to this digital-first culture, safeguarding data, increasing productivity, and fostering innovation in the same stride. A sustainable leadership approach does not fixate on short-term results alone.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Guest post by Kris Oestergaard: Today, every business is looking to find ways to streamline its innovative abilities. Those successful in establishing a culture of innovation have addressed their organization’s “immune systems.” Organizational leaders need to address all three in order to transform into innovation champions.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 30, 2021

With the current economic state and people innovating like they are, it won’t be long before the competition gets even more as the leads get less. You have to ensure you deliver the best service, products, and turnaround times than your competitors. Improving Products. Reliable Suppliers. Search Engine Optimization.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2021

It’s often said that necessity is the mother of all invention, and that certainly seems to be the case during Covid, with new data from Accenture revealing that innovation has flourished during the pandemic. Born out of disaster and necessity comes opportunity; the pandemic has sparked a new wave of innovation. Unusual quarters.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

Flexibility and productivity The UK is facing an urgent requirement for rapid upskilling to meet the needs of the economy and address skills mismatches at all levels. As a result, businesses are experiencing reduced output, reduced long term growth plans and decreased staff morale and wellbeing. Apprenticeship Levy 2.0

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

Flexibility and productivity The UK is facing an urgent requirement for rapid upskilling to meet the needs of the economy and address skills mismatches at all levels. As a result, businesses are experiencing reduced output, reduced long term growth plans and decreased staff morale and wellbeing. Apprenticeship Levy 2.0

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Research from Harvard illustrates how the quality of air in our workplaces can also influence how productive we are, especially when engaging in mentally challenging work. It’s the first time we’ve seen these short-term effects among younger adults,” the researchers say. ” Diminished capabilities.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Short answer – they wouldn’t. For a lot of companies, productivity actually increased during the pandemic. What do you need to provide in terms of space, guidance, equipment, support, and your own involvement to successfully execute on your plan? Yes, for sure, but the long-term results will be worth it.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2020

Pre-covid, innovation folk would talk about the value a “burning platform” plays in driving lasting change, and for many businesses, this has been just such a burning platform. Tuck Business School’s Vijay Govindarajan underlines how important our ability to forget is to innovation. Unnecessary hurdles.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 25, 2023

When we think of innovation, we often do so through the lens of “creative destruction” The phrase, which was memorably coined by economist Joseph Schumpeter, suggests that innovation typically happens when an incumbent is gazumped by a new upstart. ” What is non-disruptive innovation? INSEAD’s W.

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Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

A well-written contract defines or explains each term or condition only once. Lesson: A profitable company may be chronically short of cash. Consequently, a business may be short of cash until payment is received. Those who are adverse to theory may thrive in business as long as the parameters familiar to them remain in place.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

A recent study , from NC State, suggests that European countries that allocate resources towards infrastructure and other capital enhancements are poised to witness long-term improvements in their gross domestic product (GDP) as a result of the influx of Ukrainian refugees across the continent.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

“This young continent, with a median age of around twenty, is an eager adopter and innovator in all things digital and mobile.” The authors believe that companies and investors in every part of the world should take a look at Africa and its place in their long-term growth strategy because Africa is a 1.2-billion-person

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. Undoubtedly, this is putting added pressure on FinTech executives.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 23, 2021

Data suggests that during the pandemic we’ve been doing more work than ever before, as the removal of commuting and open office distractions have led to a surge in productivity. They classify microbreaks as short, voluntary, and impromptu breathers taken during the workday. ” Taking a break. .

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Leading Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Everything Connects by Faisal Hoque and Drake Baer is a book about how to create an innovative, sustainable organization. From their ongoing work they have concluded that organizations with a focus on long-term value creation share three principles: 1. The disciplines in a sustainably innovative organization form a single entity.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The analysis revealed that around 75% of firms had introduced some form of productivity-boosting technology during the pandemic. The study also revealed innovations in non-technical fields, such as the introduction of new management practices and business models. Return on investment. first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

With many of us now adapting to remote working as no longer a short-term response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but as the ‘new normal’ for how our organization will function for the next few years, there’s been more focus lately on how leaders and their employees are adapting to this. Click to continue reading.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

L ONG-TERM THINKING is the key to what goes on at Amazon. Jeff Bezos has said, “ What we’re really focused on is thinking long-term, putting the customer at the center of our universe and inventing. Those are the three big ideas to think long-term because a lot of invention doesn’t work. Reset Your Clocks. Remove Friction.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2015

This si a post by Ken Goldstein, author of Endless Encores : Repeating Success Through People, Products, and Profits. I've written the words People, Products, Profits (In That Order!) Like the words Think Different, People-Products-Profits is part management philosophy, part rallying cry, and in an aspirational context, part religion.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 7, 2023

Research from Bocconi University explores whether such layoffs were necessary or whether things like short-time work programs could help firms retain workers. The authors argue that implementing short-time work programs can allow firms to reduce the number of hours employees work while continuing to pay them a full-time wage.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 27, 2019

The recent Global Innovation Index provided its annual walk through the innovation landscape to explore which countries are doing best. These networks could be especially robust if they have ‘anchors’ such as local hospitals or universities who provide vital resilience and expertise as well as innovation generation.

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Chart Your Course

MAY 31, 2016

Happy employees are more productive than their peers at work. In fact, this body of research cites that those happy employees are 12 percent more productive than their counterparts in the office. Here’s what you can do to boost happiness and productivity in the workplace. These statistics cannot be ignored. Give ‘Em a Break.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

C REATING an innovative culture is not easy. Organizations that continuously innovate have common characteristics. It not really about always day one , but I presume he chose the title because day one is a mindset that is foundational to sustaining an innovative culture. It often defies convention. Always Day One.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Inflation was in double digits while productivity and personal income were stagnant — an economic condition that became known as stagflation. Ongoing innovation with new products, services, and processes through autonomy and entrepreneurship. Productivity through well-trained, rewarded, and empowered front-line employees.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 15, 2022

Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that the use of AR in training could have unforeseen consequences, however, not least in terms of reducing innovation and creativity. What’s more, they argue that training costs can be lowered and students’ path to mastery shortened. Seeing the bigger picture.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 21, 2024

Many companies are falling short in reporting on key categories known as Scope 3. For instance, it accounts for emissions generated by customers using a company’s product (downstream) and emissions produced in the manufacturing of a company’s equipment (upstream).

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Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

How does the data relate to what you’re doing or to an emerging trend or a competitor’s product launch? Making these types of connections helps you take the data one step further, determining if it’s going to have a short-term or long-term impact, if it’s suggesting the end of a trend or the beginning of a new one.”

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