The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Fossil fuel subsidies are hugely important, as they amounted to nearly $5 trillion around the world in 2013, or 6.5% Driving change. Driving change. of global GDP. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the analysis found that subsidies matter, but that better managed companies appear to respond to the external environment more intensely.

Energy 84

Energy Quality Banking GDP 84

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The researchers used data on Texas residents with bachelor’s degrees from the American Community Survey 5-Year Sample for 2013-2017. New research from Rice University wades into the debate, and suggests that college graduates tend to earn more when they major in fields that are closely tied to jobs. Linking academia and industry.

Education 62

Education Engineering Sample Analysis 62

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Hewlett is the founding president of the Center for Talent Innovation. Her book, Forget a Mentor: Find a Sponsor , was named one of the ten best business books of 2013 and won the Axiom Book Award.

Execution 50

Execution Emotional Intelligence Charisma How To 50

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 18, 2014

Hewlett is the founding president of the Center for Talent Innovation. Her book, Forget a Mentor: Find a Sponsor , was named one of the ten best business books of 2013 and won the Axiom Book Award. Thanks HapperCollinsPublishers for sending me a copy of Executive Presence.

Execution 61

Execution Emotional Intelligence Charisma Mentor 61

HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

A survey of executives found that women view leaders as those who share their knowledge and connect with their colleagues to help the team and the business. Women gaining more power to lead, green-light projects, and innovate does not come at the expense of men. In fact, women at the table make more successful businesses.

Books 105

Books Entrepreneur Leadership Advice 105

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

To achieve growth, economies the world over rely on small businesses to create jobs, increase competition and spur innovation. In the latest forecasts from The Economist Intelligence Unit, global GDP growth for 2013 has been revised down to 3.1% – only slightly up on GDP growth for 2012 (2.9%). Consider leaving a comment!

Engineering 50

Engineering Resources GDP Strategic Planning 50

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Technology is central to these concerns, with numerous surveys citing high levels of anxiety among people that their work is at risk from automation. Yet inequality remains, and the researchers argue that the economy has saved to such an extent that investment in innovation has been strangled. Boosting productivity.

Technology 47

Technology Report Productivity Products 47

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 95

Osborne Report Marketing Technology 95

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 26, 2022

In Oxford’s Michael Osborne and Carl Benedikt Frey’s hugely influential 2013 paper looking at the likelihood of automation for various professions, truck driving was one of the professions that were projected to be automated in double-quick time. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the U.S.

Osborne 75

Osborne Transportation Operations Hedge 75

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The researchers collected data from the China Employer-Employee Survey to gauge how many firms are using robots. A recent study explores what the roots of this growth have been, and what the implications of the growth in robotics in China might be for the future of work.

Automotive 74

Automotive Banking Industry Information Technology 74

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Innovation begins with management; by fostering a culture that prioritizes innovation, creativity is incentivized among team members. Customer centricity: It’s been proven that companies that prioritize their customers see greater business results and continually bring more innovative products to the market. All rights reserved.

Organization 58

Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 58

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Through a study of AI that included a survey of 3,073 executives and 160 case studies across 14 sectors and 10 countries, and through a separate digital research program , we have identified 10 key insights CEOs need to know to embark on a successful AI journey. Believe the hype that AI can potentially boost your top and bottom line.

Survey 12

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 12

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Indeed, a recent survey of 1 000 small business owners by the UK consultancy firm Sandler Training found that one in five entrepreneurs came up with their startup idea while they were on vacation. moments that precede unique discoveries or innovations.”

Leadership 277

Leadership Learning-by-Doing Wiseman Long-term 277

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 22, 2013

Gore & Associates, the materials firm famous for innovative products such as Gore-Tex and for its radically nonhierarchical management structure. These numbers, which Dunbar has teased out of surveys and ethnographies, grow by a factor of roughly three. . Sources: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, January 14, 2013.

Energy 117

Energy Tips Software Engineering 117

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

PriceWaterhouseCoopers unveiled their annual CEO survey at this year's meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos. The survey offers a broad sentiment sample from over 1300 CEOs from 68 countries. That correlates with what your survey reports. Of the CEOs surveyed, 50%-plus said things will stay the same for their companies.

Survey 8

Survey CEO Insurance Supply Chain 8

Change Starts Here

JULY 9, 2013

Now in the middle of 2013, they are on track to beat this year’s goal to surpass 2012’s profits by 25%. Survey scores on communication and accountability have increased. They introduced many new value-added and innovative new products. By year-end, they had doubled it.

Balanced Scorecard 95

Balanced Scorecard Workshop Supply Chain Objective 95

Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2015

Research done by Deloitte’s Center for the Edge in 2013 concluded that “redesigning the work environment will be key to achieving sustainable business performance improvement.”. With all the competing demands and plethora of workspace design trends, perhaps it’s no wonder that Gensler’s 2013 U.S. Workplace Survey noted that “U.S

Chief Executive Officer 50

Chief Executive Officer Open-book Competitive Advantage Trends 50

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. As a female entrepreneur who has built a successful company over the past decade, I forced myself to look even further ahead and determine what might be coming, not just in 2013 but in the next five years or so.

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

A case study we just published on Samsung’s European innovation team offers some helpful insights. It details how in 2010, Samsung set up a small consumer-focused innovation team in London, headed by Luke Mansfield. Rather, it is to position themselves to create disruptive innovation. When Innovation Is Strategy.

Innovation 8

Innovation Marketing Disruptive Innovation Project 8

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Welcome to the March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! The Workplace Environment: Culture, Change, Innovation, and Empowerment. Taking Risks is Necessary, But Costs of Failure Should Still be Managed discusses how to maximize innovation and improvement while minimizing the impact of failure.

Leadership Development 205

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 205

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2013

"Innovation" has become a buzzword in the customer experience field. In a recent Forrester survey of 100 customer experience professionals, nearly half of respondents said that their executive team''s strategy for customer experience is market differentiation. Sixty-four percent have allocated time to innovation activities.

Innovation 8

Innovation Forrester Business Model Long-term 8

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 3, 2013

Welcome to the June 3rd, 2013 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! original in their ideas, their creative and innovative thoughts go beyond. Dye from Lead Change Group presents Why Your Employee Survey is a Waste of Time. You''ve heard of "speed dating"? 30 leadership bloggers in 90 minutes.

Leadership Development 249

Leadership Development Development Leadership Lewin 249

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

If you only read one piece, make it this one by David Garvin in 2013 , on how Google sold its engineers on management. gDNA is a longitudinal survey of Google employees on everything from happiness to teamwork to office layout. How Google innovates. The first step to innovating like Google, they argue, is patience.

IPO 15

IPO Management Engineering Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

What exactly are the issues that people have with Europe’s innovativeness? Half or more of those surveyed believed that European innovators were good, even world class, and that they had good business and technological skills. Let’s look at innovativeness. The US is usually seen as a hotbed of innovation.

Globalization 8

Globalization Survey GDP Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

Innovators such as Elon Musk and Jony Ive have become household names. ” Note that in order to feel open and confident enough to innovate, you have to ensure you aren’t dwelling too much on past failures or setbacks. The contemporary business world lauds those who are seen as creative. You need to share your ideas.

Creativity 13

Creativity Forrester Proposal How To 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2017

The reality seems less impressive, as a global IBM survey of more than 1,700 CEOs found that 71% identified human capital as a key source of competitive advantage, yet a global study by Tata Consultancy Services showed that only 5% of big-data investments were in human resources. on a 5-point scale).

Human Capital 12

Human Capital Metrics Analysis Survey 12

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 14, 2021

The study utilized data from two national surveys conducted in 2013, both of which used many of the same respondents. The surveys provided a measure for the happiness of each respondent via a time diary for a single day, during which they rated how happy they felt when performing various routine activities.

Comparison 141

Comparison Survey Analysis Participative 141

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

Not many would associate innovation with large, service-oriented nonprofits with decades of history. In 2010, the Seilers surveyed all officers and social services staff. Whether through survey responses or calculations of need, pulling frontline data helped all sites own their challenge. The results corroborated their concerns.

Microfinance 9

Microfinance Strategic Planning Finance Globalization 9

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

People are living longer with more access to medical care and innovations and progress in medicine. Another survey says 20 percent of the population is engaged in some form of caregiving. People have a longer lifespan with more access to medical care and innovations and progress in medicine. In the U.S.

Absenteeism 105

Absenteeism Policies Cost Human Resources 105

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2015

In our survey research , a mere 7% of executives said that their company’s digital initiatives were helping them to launch new businesses. Business model innovation is hard. There is another way to make money from business model innovation. And only 15% said digital was helping them to create new business models.

Business Model 8

Business Model Insurance Technology Audience 8

Chart Your Course

JANUARY 9, 2014

September 11, 2013. A recent survey of more than 1,000 corporate directors, conducted in partnership with WomenCorporateDirectors and Heidrick & Struggles, outlined the problems by region and by industry. According to this same survey, the largest talent shortages are in Japan (85 percent) followed by Brazil (68 percent).

Skills 159

Skills White Paper Case Study Telecommunications 159

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 cut of sales.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Supply Chain Technology Parcell 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

A 2008 survey of 250 managers in the UK revealed that 90% of them believed that political skill is required to succeed and to improve one’s career prospects. A 2013 study published in the Journal of Leadership Studies finds that men and women see themselves as equal in relation to their political abilities.

Politics 8

Politics Cooper Mentor Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

But the reality is that the youth who will be tomorrow’s innovators, educators, politicians, and business professionals aren’t ready to meet such competitive expectations — not so much because they’re untrained, but because they’re unequipped emotionally. If the U.S.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Development Cost-Benefit Analysis Education 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation. Nike embedded sustainability into its innovation process and created the $1 billion-plus Flyknit line, which uses a specialized yarn system, requiring minimal labor and generating large profit margins. in 2014.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

American business remains the country's most vibrant source of innovation. Pew's January 2013 poll drives this point home — their survey found that a mere 26% of Americans trust the government in Washington to do the right thing just about always or most of the time. And as they do, business managers should take note.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Six Sigma Benchmarking Outsourcing 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. Large companies forming deeper alliances with key suppliers is a clear first step that can yield tangible benefits.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8