article thumbnail

Does The Age Of A Board Affect Company Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Innovation involves trying out new things, making improvements, and seeing what works in the market. This can make it tough for company leaders to push for innovation. The study found that if that was the case, firms seem to be “more” innovative than normal. This takes time and patience. But there’s a problem.

article thumbnail

November 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! The Lead Change Group would like to thank the Remote Leadership Institute (RLI) for sponsoring the Lead Change Group (including this carnival) for November 2016. Miki Saxon of MAPping Company Success contributed Golden Oldie: Customer Service Week 2016.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

November 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! The Lead Change Group would like to thank the Remote Leadership Institute (RLI) for sponsoring the Lead Change Group (including this carnival) for November 2016. Miki Saxon of MAPping Company Success contributed Golden Oldie: Customer Service Week 2016.

article thumbnail

Why Leaders Need To Show Humility

Tanveer Naseer

The hubris displayed by Skilling, along with founder Kenneth Lay and CFO Andrew Fastow, didn’t just destroy Enron. The trust of many in a system that has been the most spectacular generator of innovation in history was damaged by the unbridled greed of a few. Reproduced by permission of AMACOM. All rights reserved.

Kaplan 100
article thumbnail

Two Powerful Ways Managers Can Curb Implicit Biases

Harvard Business Review

And sameness blocks performance and innovation. Diversity, on the other hand, spurs innovation. In research spanning decades, Columbia professor Katherine Phillips has repeatedly found that, when tasked to innovate, teams that include diverse members and that value the contributions of all their members outperform homogenous teams.

Power 12
article thumbnail

The Best Retailers Combine Bricks and Clicks

Harvard Business Review

percent between the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016. percent of retail sales in the first quarter of 2016. percent of retail sales shifted from offline to online between the beginning of 2015 and 2016. As the CFO of Macy’s put it recently, “ “We’re frankly scratching our heads.”

Retail 8
article thumbnail

How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

GE has been steadily reducing its ratio of SG&A expense from 18% in 2011 to a targeted 12% in 2016, and in fall 2015 CEO Jeff Immelt told CNBC he planned to take out $1 billion in costs in the next two years on slightly declining revenues. ” When she sensed that the experts were not listening to each other, she intervened.