article thumbnail

What Prompts Investments In Energy Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

Spurring renewable innovation. The researchers highlight that despite the invasion prompting many countries to double down on renewable innovation, others have responded by doubling down on domestic production of fossil fuels. Instead, it is participation in initiatives like Mission Innovation , which has done. Energy funding.

Energy 65
article thumbnail

Change is a Double-Edged Sword

Lead Change Blog

One of my favorite change quotes comes from a book by Michael Fullan, a Canadian expert on educational change, who wrote in Leading in a Culture of Change [2001]: “Change is a double-edged sword. While many of us know change is typically rapid and non-linear, less often is depicted its exciting potential for creative, innovative solutions.

Rogers 243
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Using Underdog Narratives To Motivate Teams

The Horizons Tracker

.” Fighting spirit For instance, consider Apple’s situation in 2001 just before launching the iPod, when the company was facing difficult times. However, Apple’s commitment to innovation and its collective underdog identity revolutionized the way people interact with technology.

article thumbnail

How A Simple Intervention Can Reduce Anti-Muslim Sentiment

The Horizons Tracker

Since the 9/11 attacks in 2001, anti-Muslim sentiment has been growing across the United States and Europe, with collective blame to all Muslims metered out in response to terrorist attacks perpetrated by religious extremists in a way that doesn’t happen for white Christians. ” Reducing Islamophobia.

article thumbnail

Veterans Among the Best Civilian Leaders

Strategy Driven

Always at the forefront of innovation, technologies pioneered by the military are often adopted by the commercial sector; companies looking for cyber knowledge or network engineering skills can find this expertise among veterans. percent while the overall unemployment rate is 4.9

Agility 50
article thumbnail

Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Mello Here's a link to a post I run each year at this time to make sure that I never forget the tragedy and heroism that took place on September 11, 2001. We’ll never take their commitment lightly. "Hard to Believe But Impossible to Forget" [link]. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment Jane. My thoughts raced.

Blog 352
article thumbnail

How Language Can Help CEO Successions Succeed

The Horizons Tracker

“A new CEO’s commitment to strategic continuity—as originated by the predecessor CEO—can amplify the adverse impact of the initial negative stock market reaction,” the authors say. “Public language is endemic to public corporations,” they explain. ” Social influence. . ” Social influence.

CEO 52