The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In many ways, it seems like something of a no brainer for the sector to target emissions, as making their operations more efficient has productivity benefits as well as environmental ones. This narrative was further explored in a recent study that also set to take into account things like energy prices alongside the quality of management.

Energy 81

Energy Quality Banking GDP 81

HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

According to Diane Gherson, “speed and innovation” are two essential organizational competencies in the digital era. Her vision has lead IBM to venture into innovative management systems, ones that empower the employees and facilitate continuous learning through technology. Digital technologies forced-disruption of all that.

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. These operational managers' value to Mars is they initiate or design positive changes.

Forrester 130

Forrester Brand Cooper Executive Coaching 130

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. In most companies the overwhelming majority of employees feel that senior management does not value their opinions and ideas. It got so bad that production managers no longer wanted to work at Pixar.

Competitive Advantage 285

Competitive Advantage Film Creativity Open-book 285

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. The right kind of project management — and project manager — really matters. Special Forces Innovation: How DARPA Attacks Problems.

Management 19

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

As such they were keen to discuss the ‘hard’ variables – profit margins, efficiencies, headcount, labor climate and strategic initiatives. Envision Google without innovators, or Zappos cutting corners on customer service. In 2013, Zappos continues to amaze under this culturally insightful leader.

Long-term 100

Long-term Download CEO Objective 100

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. What was invented as a means to replace the post office has now become the most common management tool in organizations. Silent Killer #4: Worship of Information.

Productivity 63

Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 63

Strategy Driven

JUNE 8, 2016

Since 2013, utility executives have announced the early retirement of twelve reactors and Wall Street estimates reveal another dozen to be at risk; raising the question: Can nuclear plants be operated competitively in today’s market?

Payback Period 50

Payback Period Power Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

While this might have been the most efficient way to train assembly line workers during the Industrial Era, human capital is now the greatest resource for most companies. In other words, we’re paying people to think, to innovate, and to collaborate with others to produce the best possible results. Consider leaving a comment!

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 50

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Welcome to the March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership says, “A lot of leaders make the mistake of using the same conflict management strategy for all kinds of conflict. Bernd Geropp at More Leadership discusses the difference between efficient and effective and your role as a leader.

Leadership Development 205

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 205

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

Of course, government has long looked to business for new ways of managing. Bush's President's Management Agenda , and President Obama appointed the country's first Chief Performance Officer. American business remains the country's most vibrant source of innovation. And as they do, business managers should take note.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Six Sigma Benchmarking Outsourcing 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

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

What's striking about Fast Company's 2013 list of the world's 50 most innovative companies is the relative absence of large, established firms. It's not surprising that younger entrepreneurial firms are considered more innovative. So why doesn't innovation thrive in mature organizations?

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Business Model Bottom-up 8

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

JUNE 4, 2013

So how do people — and even dogs — routinely manage it? Managers under pressure to make many decisions can''t subject every one of them to thorough and dispassionate analysis. This is the kind of thinking that business managers can also profit from. Continuous innovation is now a requirement for survival.

Management 9

Management Bureaucracy Self-aware Agility 9

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 Hotels 12

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 10

Banking Retail Open-book Finance 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

It means embracing a new culture and mindset, where hierarchy fades and innovation happens through networks. Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. At a more macro level, the possibilities opened up by connected, more efficient production and new business models are also highly promising. No wonder employees like them.

Maturity 8

Maturity Drucker Osborne Middle Management 8

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. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Get to work on writing articles, blogs, white papers, or even a book.

Marketing 50

Marketing Press Release Consultative Brand 50

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 CEO 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2013

As the effects began to play out in the ''70s and ''80s, Drucker wrote extensively about the need for management practices to change. The widespread erosion of ROA confirms that our management practices and institutions are struggling to respond to the relentless pressure. The Mongrel Discipline of Management , by David K.

Drucker 9

Drucker Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

So here’s how she made sure her résumé attracted the attention of hiring managers when she started applying for chief administrative officer (CAO) positions. Manage junior staff and evaluate performance. Manage and evaluate performance of work-study students and graduate assistants.

COO 13

COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 13

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 9

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 9

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 9

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 9

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

MAY 2, 2013

Only a small percentage came up with anything that was truly innovative. The role of management can be broadly thought of as the processes that tie these components together to produce value. Until now, the goal has been to standardize and optimize transactions among these components to reduce costs and achieve efficiency.

CIO 8

CIO Competitive Advantage Agility Hamel 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. ” Improving risk management. Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Fostering 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

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. All of these are heavily regulated, often by federal, state, and local agencies. Lawmakers face a critical choice.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Innovative products like fitness trackers and Google’s Nest thermostats are demonstrating the potential for both consumers and enterprises. Early adopters in these verticals are using the IoT to pioneer new product areas and to find efficiencies that save money or reduce demand for resources. Australia and China.

Early Adopters 12

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2017

Managing HR-related data is critical to any organization’s success. HR leaders in 2013 and 2016 and found that HR departments that use all of the LAMP elements play a stronger strategic role in their organizations. Vincent Tsui for HBR. And yet progress in HR analytics has been glacially slow. Consulting firms in the U.S.

Human Capital 12

Human Capital Metrics Analysis Survey 12

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 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

But even though they know they must innovate in response, they don''t know how to do so in the complex global market. Toys become total ecosystems of innovation, collaboration and adaptation. The nature of the workforce and management is shifting. Management is trying to adapt to these new realities of the workforce.

CIO 8

CIO CEO Outsourcing Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2016

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. Underlying this notion was the lack of tangible results that could be attributed to management training.

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Development Leadership Supply Chain 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. They play well as a team.

Team 8

Team McGregor Parcell Engineering 8

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

People are living longer with more access to medical care and innovations and progress in medicine. What can employers do to see that this workforce is given maximum benefits to enact the dual role efficiently and comfortably? People have a longer lifespan with more access to medical care and innovations and progress in medicine.

Absenteeism 105

Absenteeism Policies Cost Human Resources 105

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2018

and Europe far less vulnerable to disruptive innovators, even though their e-payment technologies may in some cases be clunky and unreliable. Circle, founded in 2013, provided a peer-to-peer payment system using bitcoin. This made traditional banks in the U.S. That’s just what two startups did.

Banking 8

Banking Technology System Disruptive Innovation 8