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.

Innovation 100

Innovation Crisis Finance Banking 100

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.

System 161

System Innovation Restructuring Short-term 161

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. Search Engine Optimization.

Productivity 116

Productivity Products Company Tips 116

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.

Innovation 125

Innovation GDP Long-term Short-term 125

Next Level Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Short answer – they wouldn’t. Thanks to virtual work and meeting technology, we learned that a lot of the content work we never thought we could do remotely we could actually do better that way. For a lot of companies, productivity actually increased during the pandemic. That’s where leadership lesson plans come in.

Planning 298

Planning Short-term Long-term Content 298

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Were they investing in technologies to help keep the lights on during the pandemic or were the investments truly transformative? The analysis revealed that around 75% of firms had introduced some form of productivity-boosting technology during the pandemic. Return on investment.

Early Adopters 118

Early Adopters Short-term Technology Innovation 118

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

Productivity 52

Productivity Products Short-term Proposal 52

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

Productivity 52

Productivity Products Short-term Proposal 52

Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

And technology? 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

How To 254

How To Long-term Short-term Business Model 254

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.

Short-term 347

Short-term Morale Rate of Return Finance 347

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.

Mauborgne 52

Mauborgne Innovation Disruptive Innovation Blue Ocean Strategy 52

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 15, 2022

Augmented reality has often seemed like a technology that has struggled to find a real purpose. 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. Seeing the bigger picture.

Creativity 101

Creativity Short-term Training Technology 101

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.

Execution 384

Execution Banking Bond Diversity 384

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2023

The oilfield services industry (OFS) encompasses all products and services related to oil exploration and extraction. Cost-Effective Oilfield services are vital to oil and gas exploration and production success. They also offer technological solutions that improve upstream and downstream business processes.

Short-term 77

Short-term Industry Technology Long-term 77

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.

Bureaucracy 277

Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term Leadership 277

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

Human Resources 473

Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 473

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.

Innovation 70

Innovation Metrics Long-term Short-term 70

Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2022

They are discouraged by misguided beliefs that an executive’s tenure and an organization’s attention span are too short for meaningful transformation. We the Leader : Build a Team of Equals Who All Lead AND Follow to Drive Creativity and Innovation by Jeffrey Spahn. Growth is the goal.

Books 225

Books Heskett Leadership Competitive Advantage 225

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

In a recent article I covered new research arguing that far from automated technology causing harm to the labor market, more harm is actually done by a lack of investment in technology. “If we fall further behind in productivity and the adoption of new technologies, then future investment decisions will not follow.”

Technology 67

Technology Report Industry Short-term 67

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 9, 2017

Importance of HR for Business Productivity and Leadership Development As HR professionals, you’re uniquely qualified to help leaders develop the skills, systems and processes required for achieving their own objectives as well as organizational goals.

Management 270

Management Short-term Long-term Objective 270

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

At a Stanford Director’s College in 2016, Roger Dunbar, chair of the Silicon Valley Bank, told Venkataraman that “when he hears company executives or board members responding to short-term noise with outsize reactions, he likes to pretend he is lost. He’ll ask CEOs at board meetings, ‘ What was our long-term strategy again? ’

Long-term 222

Long-term Short-term Metrics Rogers 222

Strategy Driven

APRIL 23, 2021

From the products, they will sell to the kind of profits they will reap. Have SMART Long-term Goals. Whether you start with a short or long-term goal, you want to ensure the goals are smart. Start with a long-term goal. You can then set short-term goals to guide you in achieving the overall objective.

Company 106

Company Succession Long-term Outsourcing 106

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Instead of a technology-powered apocalypse, therefore, we are seeing an evolution of work that is powered by technology. The researchers begin by trying to gain a realistic understanding of the technologies that are driving change across the world. Beyond the hype.

Report 110

Report Technology Innovation Policies 110

HR Digest

MAY 4, 2024

The gig economy, marked by independent contractors and freelance gigs, is reshaping employment landscapes, driven by technological advancements, flexible work preferences, and economic factors. This helps them quickly understand the company’s culture and role expectations, which enhances productivity.

Strategy 52

Strategy Compliance Management Policies 52

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 4, 2023

The rate of technology adoption inevitably varies considerably, whether between organizations, regions, or even countries. There are also gains to be had by virtue of employees showing a willingness to invest time and effort in retraining so that their skills better complement the new technology.

Cooper 106

Cooper Short-term Technology Industry 106

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 13, 2018

We all know that companies compete fiercely to stay ahead of the technological curve. In its “Great Jobs, Great Lives” study , Gallup recently researched how well America is preparing its students for a productive work life. an ability to apply learning to a long-term project while in the classroom. A win for corporations.

Education 184

Education Mentor Short-term Project 184

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

Others experience the inherent tension but let short-term goals and fire-fighting consume their lives – at the expense of preparing for and positioning themselves for the future. This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. The other domain is leadership.

Innovation 114

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 114

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

Others experience the inherent tension but let short-term goals and fire-fighting consume their lives – at the expense of preparing for and positioning themselves for the future. This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation.

Innovation 113

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 113

N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Product Strength: Where does the firm’s product set sit within the industry? New Product Development Capabilities: How fast can new products and services be developed and delivered to the marketplace? How does the firm determine what new products and services to develop? Can products and services be bundled?

Strategy 263

Strategy Company Strategic Planning Market Segmentation 263

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The inevitable march of technology can make things appear as though all automation is positive automation. But it also comes at a cost in the short run. They attempted to understand what is a more desirable pace of change to allow innovation to occur but also for workers to adapt to any disruption to their livelihoods.

Short-term 70

Short-term Long-term Policies Technology 70

Skip Prichard

JULY 31, 2023

From decision-making to creativity, from emotional intelligence to productivity, good quality sleep can significantly influence a leader’s performance. “As a leader, promoting a culture of sleep not only boosts your own performance, but can also enhance the productivity and well being of your entire team.”

Emotional Intelligence 74

Emotional Intelligence Power Leadership Stress 74

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 10, 2013

It must innovate and re-create its products or services but equally the enterprise itself.” – The Executive in Action, 1996 Can you think of examples of seemingly successful businesses that ultimately failed because they did not innovate and recreate everything from their products/services/processes to the basic fabric of the organization?

Drucker 259

Drucker Kaizen Short-term Innovation 259

HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

Uses technology effectively to enhance communication and collaboration. Well, for starters, it directly impacts productivity and efficiency. By emphasizing problem-solving skills in the performance evaluation process, employers can create a culture of innovation and growth. But it’s not just about being a superhero.

Review 105

Review Performance Review Ethics Teamwork 105

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 4, 2020

“Traditionally, we’ve thought about the short-term consequences of job insecurity — that it hurts your well-being, physical health, sense of self-esteem,” they say. “But now we are looking at how that actually changes who you are as a person over time, a long-term consequence that you may not even be aware of.”

Short-term 93

Short-term Long-term Stress Survey 93

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 10, 2023

This is some way short of estimates suggesting almost half were doing so. For instance, larger and more productive firms were far more likely to have people working from home than their smaller peers. Indeed, just 1% of firms with less than 10 employees had any kind of work from home policy.

Short-term 91

Short-term Technology Globalization Analysis 91

N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2019

Scott expected nothing short of full cooperation from Susan and her team. She tells the team that they are among the best at NIH, that the initiative is extremely important and she knows that they will give nothing short of their full cooperation. In terms of buy-in from Susan’s team, ACME failed miserably.

Resistance 308

Resistance Consultative P&L Cooper 308

Strategy Driven

APRIL 7, 2021

If they haven’t, well, maybe you should consider freshen up your look, style and technology. Have a browse around your industry area and see what’s new, or if you’re innovative, then now is the perfect time to start creating and discovering. Whether they have moved on to rivals or just not interested in your products or services now.

Tips 73

Tips Customer Loyalty Software Short-term 73