Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

At the other end of the size spectrum, Walmart has committed to investing $2.7 Our careless treatment of time represents a shocking level of underinvestment in human capital. Both Kaizen events and Agile sprints are investments in innovation and human capital productivity.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

Teach For America (TFA), founded in 1989 with the goal to eliminate educational inequity in the United States, has placed more than 24,000 high-achieving college graduates in some of America's neediest schools, building a cadre of young, committed, and enthusiastic classroom teachers.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Education McKinsey Sample 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

” Jennifer Waldo , Head of Global Human Resources, GE Software Center, was at the epicenter of GE’s recruiting challenge. Second, we are incubating new software talent and [creating] software DNA. To get these two cultures to work together, first we had a strong commitment from the top, from CEO Jeff Immelt.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

It can take the perceived pressure off, while underestimating the fact that it takes dedicated time and human resources to build a promising idea into a viable product, and those resources are often already accounted for on other projects. OneLeap and the entrepreneurs help the company select the top ideas for prototyping.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2018

If companies want to be able to consistently innovate, they need dedicated innovation professionals to carry out the functions of discovery, development, incubation, acceleration, and scaling. But this innovation division can’t be siloed off from the rest of the business.

Incubator 8

Incubator Innovation Strategic Planning Human Resources 8