Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Jonathan’s network was more about innovation. Around 2013 we began to notice an exciting renaissance in the SF tech scene as startups and entrepreneurship took off. We started writing weekly stories about emerging entrepreneurs for our innovation hub, SmartUp.life. They could imagine a new world.

Entrepreneur 65

Entrepreneur Self-aware Storytelling Early Adopters 65

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

Whitney Johnson – Thinkers 50 award-winning Management Thinker 2015-17, Disruptive Innovation expert, author Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Telisa Yancy – Executive vice president and champion of customers, employees, growth, and innovation for American Family Insurance.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching Human Resources Magazine CEO 70

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2016

This was the context when on Christmas day 2013, the then designated Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa offered me the aforementioned thankless and non-lucrative opportunity. Separate the transformation or innovation team from the traditional part of the organization. Turbulence. Build bonds to strengthen trust.

How To 50

How To Chief Information Officer Tourism Politics 50

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

The most recent being Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation. Paul Nunes and I have known each other for many years, and we’ve both been writing about the subject of disruptive innovation from different vantage points and different angles. DAVID: Yeah. You call it this big bang disruption.

Early Adopters 60

Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

The tech sector, which has become as famous for toxic company cultures as for innovation, and as well-known for human resource headaches as for hoodie-wearing CEOs, could use a little of the mellowness and wisdom that comes with age. But I was an “old-school” hotel guy and had never used Airbnb. Sounded good.

Industry 15

Industry Library Hotels Human Resources 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

Judson Manor is a gracious former 1920s luxury hotel near The Cleveland Clinic, Case Western University, and many of the museums and arts institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. 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

MAY 16, 2016

After a general election that saw an Islamist-led coalition rise to power, the country witnessed two political assassinations in February and July 2013. This was the context when, on Christmas Day 2013, the then-designated Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa offered me the aforementioned thankless and non-lucrative opportunity.

Politics 10

Politics Chief Information Officer Tourism Environment 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

McDonald’s should apply to franchisees a model similar to the one it uses for its suppliers: The company engages in long-term relationships with suppliers to make it clear that they’ll work together on tough issues, not just issue fines; brings suppliers together periodically to learn from each other; and rewards innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Compliance Franchising How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

At one of the company’s sustainability ”milestone meetings” in 2013, one senior exec said the initiatives would “help us keep our stores up and running no matter how bad the weather is or who else might be down.” The list included multiple questions about whether the hotel chain purchased or used renewable energy.

CEO 8

CEO ROI Environment Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2016

Thus we have a world in which citizens find it easier to compare pubs than public schools, to compare hotels than hospitals. The ones who are really innovating aim bigger. Innovation in Cities. Too many governments measure impact in terms of thousands of downloads or impressions, rather than tens of thousands or even millions.

Technology 8

Technology Audience Call Center Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Even though the client's office was a few minutes away from the hotel, we left at 8:00, an hour before the start of meeting. If anything, it made them more committed to finding creative ways to drive innovation and growth. The purpose of my visit was a full-day client workshop the next day. You are either very early or late."

Incubator 8

Incubator Banking Hotels Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2015

Marissa Mayer’s move to ban working from home at Yahoo in 2013 caused a media firestorm over the costs and benefits of this rapidly growing practice. Ctrip decided to run a nine-month experiment with its airfare and hotel divisions in the firm’s Shanghai headquarters call center.

Policies 8

Policies Call Center Attitude Survey Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

India has been increasing its spending on infrastructure such as airports, new cities, hotels, ports, roads, bridges, hospitals, and power plants. Amazon’s India CEO Amit Agarwal and Renault’s India CEO Sumit Sawhney have considerable autonomy to innovate in India. India has seen growth in infrastructure spending.

Globalization 8

Globalization CAGR Class Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

The term “unicorns,” coined, in 2013, by Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures , is commonly used to identify venture-backed private companies valued at $1 billion or more. All Airbnb does is offer a connection between home and flat owners with rooms to rent to people looking for a lower-priced alternative to hotels.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8