The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 13, 2023

Tech support The researchers analyzed the various trends that are driving emissions in the 59 countries where emissions grew faster than average between 2010 and 2018 (although they notably excluded India and China from their analysis). The costs involved in this effort are also significant, and amount to up to 4.1% of national GDP.

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GDP Trends Technology Globalization 124

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? A mouse running on a mousewheel can perfect their stride and reduce the amount of energy it takes to get "moving." Are you efficient or effective, or do you know?

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Efficiency Blog Brand Depreciation 394

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In a recent article , I charted the way in which Sweden utilized the possibilities presented by the widespread adoption of electrical energy to transform its economy and itself as a country. Indeed, such a relationship between energy consumption and economic growth has been observed in numerous countries over the course of the 20th century.

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Industry Power Energy Price 121

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. Smart leaders avoid make-work and focus their energy on high impact initiatives, which may include a needed restructuring.

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Restructuring Blog Brand CEO 294

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 25, 2021

At the height of the mania surrounding cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, a common statistic was that processing these digital currencies required more energy than Denmark used on its own. The sector has made considerable strides in recent years to become more energy efficient.

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Energy Efficiency Industry Project 126

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with. I Think Not.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Paul shared a string of fabulous ideas and techniques to help everyone be more effective at both problem solving and innovation. He said that when striving for innovation, leaders should think like venture capitalists. Consider these five action steps: Look for lots of innovative ideas in your area of need.

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Venture Capitalist Innovation Workshop Learning-by-Doing 173

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Boston , MA Innovative entrepreneurs will find fertile ground for their ideas in Boston. Ranking third in Popular Science ‘s list of ‘America’s Greenest Cities,’ Boston is putting its recovery money toward clean-energy initiatives. Partner with local R&D brainpower to start your own clean-energy venture.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 17, 2022

Research from UC Berkeley illustrates the scale of the problem, with the huge amount of energy spent cooling offices often wasted. The researchers also gathered responses from nearly 17,000 Twitter users about the temperature of their workplaces between January 2010 and December 2019.

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Guidelines Analysis Survey Energy 130

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 17, 2010

Cultures that have these values exhibit superior strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity, innovation and overall performance. Michael Lee Stallard on May 17th, 2010 Hi Kare, What’s so interesting about the behaviors that support “sustainable values&# is the quantity and variety. why is everyone smiling?

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Self-aware Teamwork Open-book Emotional Intelligence 278

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit John Maxwell on Connection Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 7, 2010 10:44 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement I’m in Atlanta to write about the Chick-fil-A leadercast.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture.

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Blog Gordon Follow-up Long-term 419

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Last week’s review of Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet generated a good LinkedIn discussion in The Letter Leader. Energy Savings: Powering Progress with Less …energy use decreased between 2008 and 2017, even though the U.S.

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Energy Belief Systems Resources Health Care 52

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Do you have great vision? Are you a master of strategy?

Blog 373

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 373

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Figure 1: The Interbrand Best 100 Global Brands 2010 A look at two brands’ performances from this year’s table offers insight into how brands can navigate today’s marketplace. which resulted in an increase in brand awareness of 72 percent between 2004 and 2010. He is a frequent lecturer on the subject of branding.

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Brand Globalization Banking Long-term 67

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part.

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Media Blog Tools Influence 365

Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tagged as: encouragement { 2 comments… read them below or add one } Tim September 21, 2010 at 5:10 pm Absolutely Kevin. We don’t get people to spend their extra time, energies, or talents on something because they fear they’ll get in trouble if they don’t. .&#

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Skills Mentor Workshop Video 220

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 9, 2010

This week I thoroughly enjoyed speaking about the Connection Culture, Fired Up or Burned Out , employee engagement, leadership, productivity and innovation with Zane Safrit on his Blog Talk Radio program , Nathan Ives on the StrategyDriven Podcast , and Roy Saunderson and S. It was a tremendous group with great energy and intelligence.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

As product leaders we need to plan and then move forward with focus and energy. 6 Responses Roger Crum , on June 4, 2010 at 7:22 pm said: Excellent question that each move us to add positive value and change in our lives.Thank you. Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on June 19, 2010 at 10:17 pm said: Roger, glad to hear your enjoyed this post.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 20, 2010

There was a terrific energy among group participants. 2 Comments so far kavitha on April 27th, 2010 Empowerment could also be used to boost employee engagement. Here’s a couple easy things you can do to help improve employee engagement. They were handing out t-shirts and Starbucks baseball caps for participants.

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Decentralization McCarthy Godin Conference 218

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

Blog 360

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

The President asked him to repeat the question, and the energy in the room was further dampened. The event was going super well, until one of the children with a severe speech impediment asked a question of the President. No one in the audience could understand and the room became tense. Again, no one understood.

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Leadership Workshop Blog Video 195

Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe The Leadership Walk by Kevin Eikenberry on September 6, 2010 in Leadership , Learning We are all on a walk. If you want them to put energy into their walk you must first put it into your steps.

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Leadership Workshop Learning-by-Doing Video 202

Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 8, 2011

Not just if we are a business owner, Brand, Marketing or Sales Manager, or someone else traditionally responsible for price, but for all of us as leaders, thinking about how people invest of themselves, their time, energy and more. I encourage you to read the rest of Daniel’s post, and to think about these ideas.

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Price Porter Workshop Learning-by-Doing 185

QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

You spend efforts and energy on preventing the errors (prevention cost) and then checking your work (appraisal cost). When we research or try to innovate, we essentially do that with the objective of learning. On a second thought, you can only innovate when you don’t have to worry about doing the routine stuff right.

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Cost Quality Project Directory 139

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2010

Focus your mental energy on achieving success and you will see ‘lucky breaks’ come your way consistently. They don’t seem to work any harder than you, they don’t appear to be more intelligent, and they certainly are not more handsome. Success doesn’t just happen because someone’s stars line up.

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Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 140

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Get a feel for the time, energy and capabilities required to do those jobs. Periodically you must create timeouts to review where you are investing your time and energy, to ensure that you remain capable of generating new behaviors to deal with new challenges. Reply MAPping Company Success , on January 3, 2010 at 11:34 pm said: [.]

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Price Leadership Long-term Short-term 198

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Six Ways to Overcome Your Biggest Attitude Challenge by Kevin Eikenberry on November 15, 2010 in Influence , Leadership , Learning Most everyone has a relatively positive attitude when things are going great. End with You.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Innovative companies realize remarkable marketplace rewards. The Business of Innovation is a five part series created by CNBC in association with IBM. Within each episode, Maria Bartiromo and a distinguished panel of guests discuss what it takes to be an innovation leader.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

My excuse (and I’ve heard this from many product managers) is that I’ve been heads down on an intense product release and it’s sucking all my time and energy. While that is true, it’s no excuse.

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Commitment Godin Taylorism Taylor 140

Lead on Purpose

JULY 19, 2010

It’s the energy that drives you throughout the day. 2 Responses davidburkus , on July 19, 2010 at 1:57 pm said: The quote comes from Ken Blanchard, and he is dead on. Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on August 10, 2010 at 5:48 am said: Thanks for the comment David and great point. There is a lot of truth to that statement.

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 26, 2010

He discusses succession planning in detail and provides structure and practice for reducing the risks of leadership failures and ensuring that new executives have the abilities, personalities and energy to match the business needs of the organization. One Response davidburkus , on January 26, 2010 at 5:11 pm said: Sounds like a good read.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Over 150 companies, including Durkee, Cremora, San Giorgio, Ronzoni, and McCormick, now use the entire line of Flapper products, and Weatherchem continues to lead the industry in offering the widest, most innovative array of closure products. Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Purpose , Team Building , Trust Tagged: | Albert J.

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Committee Automotive Ethics Productivity 140

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 6, 2009

Filed under: Innovation , Leadership , Purpose Tagged: | action , choice , focus , Great work , inspire , Michael Bungay Stanier , responsibility « Values or valuables? Doing it once is one time too many. Good work: The familiar, useful, productive work you do and do well.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Know where to apply your energies and you’ll be working faster and more efficiently. Not every person in an office can be led the same way. Some may need specific instructions and constant follow up, whereas others are able to work independently and take initiative.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2021

It was originated by the energy company Eesti Energia and developed a four-step methodology to engender an entrepreneurial mindset in students ranging from 13 to 19 years of age. The Global Innovation Index illustrates this, as they cite the inhibiting impact a shortage of human capital is having on the innovation potential of the nation.

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Entrepreneur Human Capital Comparison Education 128

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This great book will tell you how.&# – Mark Victor Hansen “Lack of trust within an organization saps its energy, fosters a climate of suspicion and second-guessing, completely devastates teamwork and replaces it with internal politics.

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