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What Impact Do Immigrant-Founded Startups Have On The Labor Market?

The Horizons Tracker

That immigration has a profound impact on innovation, and especially on entrepreneurship, is well established. Indeed, analyses suggest that between 2008 and 2012, immigrants accounted for 25% of new employer businesses. The researchers also want to further explore the impact of this co-ethnic hiring on the careers of those recruited.

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When Your Boss Is Younger Than You

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers explain that whereas in 2012, just 34% of employees had a manager that was younger than them, this had leaped to 40% by 2020. Instead, their long-term career prospects should redirect their energy towards enhancing their skills and marketability, thus opening up opportunities to find better jobs elsewhere.

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Hackers and Hummingbirds: Leadership Lessons from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Terry Starbucker

At Facebook, allegiance to the hacker way permeates every aspect of the business, from product innovation to organizational structure to management and training. 2) Offer your employees a nontraditional career path that is based on their contributions and value-based behaviors, and not on their age or credentials.

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A Conversation with Canada’s “D&I Dude”

Experience to Lead

Professionally, Michael began his career in IDEA with KPMG Canada as the National Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – a role, he says, that he was fortunate to establish and hold for seven years. It stimulates a system of collaborative teams that are innovative and engaged.

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Just because you can make an omelet, doesn’t mean you’re a restaurateur!

Mills Scofield

And finally, business model innovation is getting the recognition it deserves. That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. For many, this is frightening.

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Entrepreneurship Suffers When Well-Paid Jobs Are Plentiful

The Horizons Tracker

A few years ago I wrote about innovation and entrepreneurship in Norway and Qatar. This subsequently makes working for established firms a more attractive option as by the time scientists and engineers are ready to create a startup they already have established a career for themselves. Positive or negative?

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Customization The rookies have only known a world where customization exists.

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