HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

Some of these tools include Mural - a platform where members can organize, share and develop ideas with their team and Box – a platform where HR professionals can store and access all employee information at one place. According to Diane Gherson, “speed and innovation” are two essential organizational competencies in the digital era.

Agility 90

Agility Self-aware Innovation Human Resources 90

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 26, 2013

95 on the 2013 list, Mars boasts employees who love not only the products they make but also the office culture and the company's long-standing principles. The "Five Principles of Mars": quality, responsibility, mutuality, efficiency, freedom. Source: FORTUNE, February 4, 2013. ? roster of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Forrester 130

Forrester Brand Cooper Executive Coaching 130

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Ever since Oxford’s Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne published their paper on the potential for jobs to be automated in 2013, a groundswell of concern has emerged about the impact of the various technologies of the 4th industrial revolution might have on the jobs market.

Osborne 90

Osborne Report Marketing Technology 90

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

If any doubt existed that Disney’s magic was back, it was put to rest with the 2013 release of the blockbuster movie Frozen. Catmull understands that creativity and innovation are maximized in a community with a rich marketplace of ideas. With the leadership change, Disney began to produce hits such as Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph.

Competitive Advantage 285

Competitive Advantage Film Creativity Open-book 285

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The company, which was founded in 2013, currently has around 46 solar installations generating over 500 megawatts across Europe. Many nations across the developed world are striving to ensure the fruits of economic growth are spread more equitably across society. Solar as a service. Sharing the wealth.

Industry 97

Industry Power Energy Price 97

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The result, I think, is a set of ideas that together are important, useful, and original, and that feel like quite an accurate account of the management concerns many of us shared in 2013. Special Forces Innovation: How DARPA Attacks Problems. Imagine a Future Where Africa Leapfrogs Developed Economies. Here’s the list.

Management 20

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 20

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Welcome to the March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! Bernd Geropp at More Leadership discusses the difference between efficient and effective and your role as a leader. In Why Your Employees Are Not Working Efficiently , he points out it’s not just a simple matter of proper training.

Leadership Development 205

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 205

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2013

In our rush to ‘modernize’ everything and make our enterprises more efficient, we have mistakenly come to believe that information is our most valuable commodity. But a new generation of coordination tools is available, and the innovators of the world are using them. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Productivity 64

Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 64

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

You do it by asking, what customer problem are we trying to solve, and how do we solve it in a far more efficient manner? The authors conclude that’s between 550 and 600 million people in developing G20 economies. for 2013, the fourth year in a row of relatively flat growth. CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF.

Disruptive Innovation 22

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Pharmaceuticals Class 22

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2016

Leadership development represents a huge and growing investment for most organizations. Industry research, for example, shows that companies spent more than $24 billion on leadership and management training worldwide in 2013, an increase of 15% from 2012. product pricing, operational efficiency, customer service, etc.). .”

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Development Leadership Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

In this article adapted from their new book, Jerry Davis and Chris White explore what makes some companies more fertile for social innovation — that is, the ongoing (rather than one-off) initiatives that have positive social impact while promoting the core mission of a business.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

You do it by asking, what customer problem are we trying to solve, and how do we solve it in a far more efficient manner? The authors conclude that’s between 550 and 600 million people in developing G20 economies. for 2013, the fourth year in a row of relatively flat growth. CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF.

Disruptive Innovation 12

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Pharmaceuticals Class 12

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2013

Writing about your company, products, services, or industry will help you to formalize and organize your thinking, which could spur innovative ideas or content for other aspects of your business. Lastly, if you don’t have a capabilities brochure already, develop one now. Strive to become known as a thought leader in your space.

Marketing 50

Marketing Press Release Consultative Brand 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

The partnership has been a triumph of efficiency — a win-win for the cultural climate of Judson and often-stretched student bank accounts. Research in 2013 from demographer Richelle Winkler shows that in the U.S., Nesterly , an intergenerational homesharing service, is one of these promising innovations.

Education 12

Education Absenteeism Efficiency Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

During those two years, I got to see and be part of a great, mission-driven company’s effort to grapple with moving into the 21st century, trying — for the first time in its existence, really — to be innovative and find new paths to growth. zbysiu rodak. It was also a resounding failure. Indeed, that’s why I was hired.

Innovation 8

Innovation Bottom-up Organization ROI 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

More US bank branches closed in 2013 than ever before. Rather than going the way of Tower Records, leading banks are reinventing themselves with innovative mashups of digital technologies and physical facilities, a combination we call “digical.”. The most innovative banks have learned to provide customers with just this kind of fusion.

Banking 11

Banking Retail Open-book Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

This means self-driving cars have shifted from a period of wild experimentation directly to market adoption — what Paul Nunes and I describe in our 2013 HBR article as “big bang” disruption. legal system is already having trouble keeping up with the pace of developments in transportation.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Tight cultures have an efficient orderliness and reassuring predictability, but are less adaptable. Rooted firmly in the manufacturing industry, Amazon has defined processes to maximize its efficiency. provided the founders with considerable latitude in introducing innovative and unorthodox management methods.

Price 13

Price Decentralization Long-term Self-aware 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Investment in AI is growing and is increasingly coming from organizations outside the tech space.

Survey 12

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

Four dynamics are driving this new era of health care innovation: Finally, there is a financial incentive to innovate. RxAnte , Evolent , and Humedica are just three of the many new companies seizing the opportunity to help old players comply with new policy standards that focus on improving outcomes and efficiency.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Funding Entrepreneur Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation. billion in mining projects since 2010.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

A recent article in The Economist , citing the work of Ryan Raffaelli at Harvard Business School, points to what it calls a “paradox” in the aftermath of disruptive innovation. Since achieving first-year sales of $175,000 in 2006, it has increased that number by four orders of magnitude: in 2013, Etsy sold $1.35 There is no paradox.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Supply Chain Technology Parcell 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

It means embracing a new culture and mindset, where hierarchy fades and innovation happens through networks. At a more macro level, the possibilities opened up by connected, more efficient production and new business models are also highly promising. In 2013 Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. No wonder employees like them.

Maturity 8

Maturity Drucker Osborne Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

GM’s bankruptcy and bailout four years ago earned it the nickname “Government Motors,” a reference to both the $80 billion lent by the US government (repaid in full in December, 2013) and to the bureaucratic, top-down management GM executives had used to try to reverse the company’s tailspin. Innovation is always the product of teaming.

Team 8

Team McGregor Parcell Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The Internet of Things is emerging as the third wave in the development of the internet. Innovative products like fitness trackers and Google’s Nest thermostats are demonstrating the potential for both consumers and enterprises. At Goldman Sachs, we see numerous triggers turning the IoT from a futuristic buzzword to a reality.

Early Adopters 12

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2018

We’ve already seen this sort of change in the developing world, where not everyone has access to a bank account. and Europe far less vulnerable to disruptive innovators, even though their e-payment technologies may in some cases be clunky and unreliable. This made traditional banks in the U.S.

Banking 8

Banking Technology System Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

In 2013, the company released a service called Virtual Technician to help existing drivers while also enabling new business models and revenue streams. But the savings go beyond efficiency. In Daimler Trucks North America, the CIO is responsible for innovation, not just for IT. This cuts down the time tremendously.”

Engineering 10

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

In 2013, the company released a service called Virtual Technician to help existing drivers while also enabling new business models and revenue streams. But the savings go beyond efficiency. In Daimler Trucks North America, the CIO is responsible for innovation, not just for IT. This cuts down the time tremendously.”

Engineering 10

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

But with robust growth rates and economies unburdened by legacy structures of the last century, Africans can innovate beyond what others are doing. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is the most visible organization tasked with shepherding that inclusive innovative growth. Innovating away from past exclusion.

Banking 8

Banking Globalization Credit Rating Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Steel did in an earlier era of manufacturing, Aquion and innovative firms like it are spearheading economic and employment growth across the country. This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. But just as U.S.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

Only a small percentage came up with anything that was truly innovative. Until now, the goal has been to standardize and optimize transactions among these components to reduce costs and achieve efficiency. This is very different from the way large businesses have operated for decades. Most of these benefits have been achieved.

CIO 8

CIO Competitive Advantage Agility Hamel 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2015

years in 2013. Developing customer-oriented offerings. To do this, life insurers need to be able to bring products to market quickly and more efficiently. Some companies are using analytics to streamline the sales process and develop new products. Increasing efficiency. Customers Product development Sales'

Insurance 8

Insurance Policies Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In fact, MGI analysis of financial data shows that large publicly traded US manufacturing firms, most of them multinationals with revenues greater than $500 million, averaged returns on invested capital of 22% from 1997 to 2013. These costs are significantly higher for U.S. But the future trajectory of U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2013

To be fair to the CIO, CEOs have created this problem by emphasizing efficiency and cost-cutting over value creation. Economic performance for organizations whose CIOs were part of the overall development of strategy outpaced that of other organizations by a scale of two to one as discovered in our Economist and HBR studies.

CIO 8

CIO Hamel Technology Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

Small businesses are also instrumental to our innovation economy; small firms produce 13 times more patents per employee than larger firms and employ more than 40% of high technology workers in America. The majority of small businesses rely on such loans, and in the fall of 2013 alone, 37% of small businesses applied for credit.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

It was called "Equal Opportunity for Women Is Smart Business" but it might just as easily have been called "Management Development for Women Is Just Management Development (but with women in it)." Kept in 'women-type' jobs, they have not efficiently used their aptitudes, intelligence, education, and skills.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Disruptive Innovation Health Care Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

I’d like to share what I learned while leading an SBM — to help other states as they navigate the health insurance landscape and, more broadly, to inform health-system leaders, employers, and policy makers about the challenges SBMs face and the solutions they’re developing. Since 2013, an estimated 16.4

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8