The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 6, 2023

This isn’t a problem just at holiday time, of course, as digital technology allows work to creep into our personal lives all year round. For instance, the researchers found that checking email can actually make us feel more connected to our colleagues, which in turn makes us more productive.

Social Capital 104

Social Capital Participative Motivation Productivity 104

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. Human capital: who you are as a leader of innovation . Social capital: who you know with key expertise and resources.

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 24, 2013

For example, Amazon , a company with about $75 billion in annual revenue and a $140 billion market value, relies on metrics like continually rooting out inefficiencies and, with a few well-known peculiarities like "desks with repurposed doors," underights cost effectiveness and abhors “social cohesion."

Social Capital 77

Social Capital Cialdini Competitive Advantage Human Capital 77

Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As the business world and the Internet become increasingly intertwined , it''s becoming apparent just how relevant that platitude is to the success of your career and business. They know our value better than others since they have received a measurable ROI from our products and services. How People, Not Technology, Seal the Deal. .

Social Capital 113

Social Capital Gordon Self-aware Human Capital 113

Coaching Tip

JUNE 21, 2012

Technology has had a somewhat perverse effect on job-hunting. Technology allows [companies] to search for keywords. What all of the technological advancements have not done is to overcome the primary barrier to getting a job—which, from the employer’s standpoint, is being able to answer, ‘What type of worker will the applicant be?’?”

Tips 128

Tips Succession Social Capital McKinsey 128

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Aron Vellekoop Len/Getty Images. Core Competencies.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

We typically imagine that the young can help the old understand technology and the old can impart general wisdom. Actively building both tangible and intangible assets is crucial to creating a long and productive working life. Learning how to build and maintain tangible assets is crucial to leading a long and productive life.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Self-aware Reputation Mentor 8