Ron Edmondson

JULY 17, 2018

Does having the latest technology take a bigger role than teaching children to be good citizens and to generously love others? Does being the best on the traveling soccer or dance team have a higher priority than finding ways to serve others? Help them learn what the terms budget — and savings — and investment.

Learning-by-Doing 36

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Energy System 36

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2017

You have to consider salaries, marketing budget, office size, technology services, and on and on. By the time she opened Candlebar, it was 100% over budget. They were realistic about their expenses and budgeted carefully. She replaced the first builder, but the second insisted on making even more renovations.

Strategy 9

Strategy Budgeting Cost Price 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2015

It requires a new set of tools: a more open and flexible mind-set, significant process changes, as well as new technology and infrastructure. Big financial services companies are challenged when it comes to connecting with younger consumers, particularly about personal finance. By 2020, half of all travelers will be Millennials.

Company 8

Company Hotels Travel Class 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Metaphors from nature, sports, and travel are very useful to generate repurposed solutions. While doing business online is one of the biggest money-savers (cuts down on travel and meetings), it can also waste time through indirectness, poor timing, too much detail, or messages sent too quickly without thought or polish.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

But they don’t think nearly enough about operational meltdowns – technological glitches and other problems that can put them out of business. Firms in this segment have many more “moving parts” than start-up companies – systems connected to other systems, more layers of management through which bad news in the field must travel, etc.

Operations 8

Operations Company Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

They have given their social media staff a clear mission and a great deal of autonomy; the account’s managers chat with customers, offer up front to solve problems, and empathize with frustrated travelers. The energy, finance, and technology sectors tend to tweet using a male-biased tone of voice.

Company 8

Company Airlines Brand Analysis 8

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 12, 2015

Does having the latest technology take a bigger role than teaching children to be good citizens and to generously love others? Does being the best on the traveling soccer or dance team have a higher priority than finding ways to serve others? Help them learn what the terms budget — and savings — and investment.

Learning-by-Doing 30

Learning-by-Doing Long-term System Energy 30

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

This is the latest step in the company''s journey to dramatically reduce the cost of space travel, and follows the first private resupply of the International Space Station with the launch of their Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft last fall. The complexity of the Shuttle and its reliance on 1970''s technology drove costs up.

Cost 8

Cost Innovation Long-term Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Technology and new concepts of living, as well as progressive notions of urbanization, industrial capitalism, consumerism, ecotourism, and renewable systems, could meld to fashion a new shared-growth paradigm. The technology systems that undergird this effort are far-flung. And I do it from Africa.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14

HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

If you are someone who wants to travel the world, gain diverse perspectives, experience global practices, witness your industry from the understanding of outsider perspectives, etc. Global Experience For many of us, the value of experience outweighs anything that money and success can provide.

Examples 52

Examples Goal Career Short-term 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. Yet every enterprise is essentially a square-peg business waiting for a round-hole world.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2017

One hundred employees were given sociometrist budgets (similar to the ID badges worn by all employees) to track in-person behavior, including movement, proximity to other badges, and volume and tone of speech. Women were also denied financing 53% of the time, while men’s applications were dismissed 38% of the time.

Entrepreneur 4

Entrepreneur Career Analysis Article 4