The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Last year online learning platform Coursera released their first Global Skills Index to try and understand the changing nature of skills development around the world. The data highlights the rapid adoption of various digital technologies by small and medium-sized businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Uneven spread. billion per year.

Skills 106

Skills GDP Crisis Short-term 106

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2020

As we battle global threats, from COVID-19 to global warming, achieving new heights in data analysis will enable new solutions to world problems. These new exascale systems combine the latest technologies in AI, engineering and science, to achieve performance faster than any supercomputer before. Agile HPC Software Solutions.

Power 65

Power Management Software Benchmarking 65

Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 17, 2013

Proliferation: Global Mobile devices to go from 3.4 The Digital Marketer: Benchmark & Trends Report 2012. CMSWire: Key location-based Technology Stats and the Effect on Business. Location-Aware: 19% of Men and 10% of Women setup their social media accounts to automatically include location in their posts.

Forrester 197

Forrester Retail Media Succession 197

The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Depending on your needs and goals, the specific capabilities you seek will vary, but there are a few essential criteria to look for that can serve as benchmarks during your selection process. So, how do you find the right learning partner? Criteria 1: Industry Visibility.

Compliance 83

Compliance Training Industry Learning-by-Doing 83

Strategy Driven

MAY 17, 2019

Business intelligence software has played a major role in helping organizations meet their challenges like narrowing margins, high customer expectations, and global competition. How quickly and accurately a company responds in this technology-driven competitive market is the main difference between success and failure.

Business Intelligence 55

Business Intelligence Software Succession Operations 55

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Implementing new strategies driven by advanced technology contributes significantly to organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Financial metrics, such as return on investment (ROI), profitability, growth rates, and market share, provide insight into the monetary impact of the governance improvements.

Compliance 235

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 31, 2011

Feliciano, Senior Managing Consultant / Strategy & Change Consultant, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at IBM Global Business Services - Strategy & Change. Industry Benchmark reports from three perspectives: (Financial, Market, Competition). Executive Behaviors & Motivators DISC® profile.

Executive Coaching 101

Executive Coaching Execution Six Sigma Benchmarking 101

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

When it comes to understanding the pace of global digital evolution , the digital growth of developed countries usually has little to tell us about the digital future of developing ones. The ASEAN region is an example of how benchmarking works. The Global Digital Economy. A Case Study of Digital Catch-up in the ASEAN.

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Policies Globalization Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

A 2014 study from Constellation Research quantified the accelerating rate of change in the enterprise by examining a simple benchmark — the entry and exit of U.S. Read more from DXC Technology: Embracing Digital Change Requires a Clear Strategic Focus. Digital transformation transcends technology. No industry is immune.

Technology 8

Technology Industry GDP Content 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2013

Benchmark data isn''t sexy stuff, but occasionally the numbers reveal surprising findings. Who, for instance, would have guessed that global NGOs spend nearly 80% more to track their finances and employ nearly twice as many finance staff as comparable for-profit multinationals? For funders, this means a change in attitudes and actions.

Globalization 8

Globalization NGO Benchmarking Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

These present drivers of its economy, however, are under threat from technology. Of the 400 top global universities, only three are in Africa. All through, Africa was on my mind as I benchmarked my new environment to what I left behind. Education drives technology. Most want to be global without a local creed.

Education 8

Education Technology IPO GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2018

In one example, a people analytics team at a global CPG company was enlisted to help optimize a financial process that took place monthly in every country subsidiary around the world. When they brought that data-driven story to the front lines, suddenly a platitude was transformed into a useful benchmark that got the attention of managers.

Process 15

Process Strategy Benchmarking Storytelling 15

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

According to the International Labor Organization , the global labor force participation rate for women stands at 47 percent. Establish Benchmarks Make it a point to define industry and market benchmarks to compare your organization’s compensation practices.

System 52

System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy , Booz & Company’s Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with a coherence premium – a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. Let’s go after it.”

Resources 51

Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The Great One's well-known words are often repeated in corporate corridors during discussions about understanding market trends. Technologies will change, distribution channels for content will change, usage environments will change. "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been" - Wayne Gretzky. Think about it.

Benchmarking 14

Benchmarking Maslow Analysis Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

This is especially true in the commercial buildings market, specifically large commercial buildings, where well over 75 percent of existing buildings will still be in use in fifteen years’ time. To gain market traction, retrofits need to be: Relevant (appropriate to their building).

NPV 8

NPV Energy Efficiency Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

The heart-wrenching scene reminded me of the terrible challenges that today’s job-seekers face thanks to the advance of technologies that make human labor obsolete. While the men of Finisterre could flee economic conditions in Spain, there is no escaping employment market upheaval in the digital age. So what are we to do?

GDP 8

GDP Porter Education Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

What these stories underscore is that our digital evolution and our productive use of new technologies rests on how well we can build digital trust. the ride-sharing company, the social media platform, and the digital payments technology) of trust. But is it possible to measure digital trust and compare it across countries?

Survey 9

Survey Environment Technology Comparison 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Even more striking, new research from the McKinsey Global Institute analyzes firm-level financial results and finds a stark contrast in performance between the biggest U.S. They already report that the domestic supplier base is hollowed out, depriving them of the agility they need to respond quickly to new market opportunities.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) looked at the state of digitization in sectors across the U.S. Recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) looked at the state of digitization in sectors across the U.S. And how can companies benchmark themselves against competitors? First, digital assets.

Industry 8

Industry Benchmarking Supply Chain Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

But we are also regularly reminded of the lack of true differentiation in most mainstream global companies — and of the opportunities they are thus squandering. But starting in the early 2000s, the advantages of scale were mostly eliminated, in large part because of globalization, deregulation, and the rise of digital technology.

IAM 11

IAM Productivity Products Company 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

We're fortunate to own a leadership position amongst our traditional competitors but recognize that we're at a point at which our benchmark must move. For decades, the utility-metering industry was dominated by a handful of middle-market companies, many of which still run successful and profitable businesses.

CEO 8

CEO Chief Executive Officer Venture Funding Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns. By giving employees room to explore their full potential and range of interests, BCLs also gain a competitive edge in the talent market. Broaden perspectives.

Innovation 16

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 16

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 25, 2019

In a global marketplace there has been a number of innovative solutions emerging that provide telling glimpses into the future of education, and a recent report from the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and WorldSkills UK uncovers a handful of the most innovative ones from Switzerland, Shanghai, Russia and Singapore.

Skills 72

Skills Innovation Education Restructuring 72

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

Second, changes in technology have dramatically lowered the cost of experimentation and create unprecedented transparency into problems, solutions, and results. Finally, innovation in the financial markets are funding novel approaches to address these problems. Second, technology made Khan Academy possible.

Bond 11

Bond Education Finance Video 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Not long ago, the chief executive of a global telecommunications firm shared with me his frustration that "even in a meeting with the CEO, most institutional investors seek only granular data points to plug into their models. They can signal to the market the types of investors they wish to own their shares. over this period.

Long-term 13

Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Adding a chief marketing officer (CMO) became crucial as new channels and media raised the complexity of brand building, while Chief strategy officers (CSOs) joined top teams to help grapple with complex and fast-changing global markets. The hunt for such talent is taking place in the world’s hottest market for advanced skills.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Information Technology Metrics CFO 8

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

HR analytics enables organizations to attract and retain top talent, optimize resource allocation, and adapt to changing market dynamics. This type of analytics is commonly used for reporting, benchmarking, and monitoring HR metrics.

Metrics 98

Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Financial performance. The same was true of Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Lynn Dessert from Elephants at Work completes a hail mary pass with Using the Benchmarks® Assessment for Leadership Development. "As As with many assessments, Benchmarks® delivers insights to many leaders about their actions and behaviors through feedback from a broad range of groups they interact with inside their organization.".

Leadership Development 243

Leadership Development Development Leadership Benchmarking 243

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2012

A few years back, I helped a large, very compartmentalized and extremely silo-ed global organization launch an internal competition. This market made even the (relatively) crude digital platforms for sharing relevant and valuable. Its goal was to promote greater sharing of ideas, information, best practice and innovative processes.

Incentives 8

Incentives Tools Benchmarking Innovation 8

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

​ For example, the job function I have now, digital marketing , didn’t exist when I left college, and had I focused on other areas without adapting as my career progressed, I might’ve missed my calling in digital marketing. Always keep up with emerging trends and technologies in your specific sector.

Career 74

Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Ask anyone in technology. Even today, with more than $200B in market capitalization largely derived from that same data, investors struggle to value the company’s information. We need to mark our information assets to market or depreciate them as they become obsolete. Sometime soon, the world around us will be smart.

Business Model 8

Business Model System Management Supply Chain 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2011

It may be: human resources, organizational development, training, technology, sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, coaching or financial management. You employ state-of-the-art technology and are in the vanguard of your industry. You must have both a Sales Plan and a Marketing Plan as sub-sets of your Strategic Plan.

Strategic Planning 75

Strategic Planning Advertising Consultative Planning 75

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2015

Failure to benchmark results and accomplishments. That having an E-mail address or a website makes one an expert on technology. That technology is the most important driving force in business and society. Overt marketing hype led to an unwatchful marketplace… which always wakes up to the realities of business eventually.

Self-aware 50

Self-aware System Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up 50

HR Digest

APRIL 30, 2019

Talking to The HR Digest, Bendotti describes how he has set about renewing this giant as a Global Top Employer. Charles Bendotti: With more than 77000 global employees at PMI, collaboration for us unlocks unprecedented value and it is a necessity to ensure we can operate effectively. How did PMI approach this unique challenge?

Globalization 40

Globalization Human Resources Long-term Diversity 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

This is especially true when businesses are considering entering emerging markets or aim to realize opportunities to create high-performance, high-value products and services that appeal to consumers in poor and rich countries alike. Engineers are very good at solving problems they know are problems.

Engineering 8

Engineering Innovation Constraint Price 8