Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 3, 2014

The report identified the top four skills that have the greatest impact on leader preparedness and confidence in addressing VUCA challenges: introducing and managing change; building consensus and commitment; inspiring others toward a challenging future vision and leading across generations. DDI Senior Vice President and study co-author.

Human Capital 103

Human Capital Conference Metrics Talent Management 103

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

The public pension funds, endowments, and foundations (called limited partners, or LPs) that foot the bill for the industry through their investments in VC funds do so to realize the outsized returns that VC claims to provide. There are, of course, individual firms that succeed in generating venture rates of return.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Industry 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

It’s a perfect storm bringing us to two important tipping points: one of belief and commitment to action, and one of economics. This week, an important coalition of coalitions, We Mean Business , launched with its own report and commitment by large organizations to recognize the reality of climate science and the ability to act on it.

IRR 8

IRR Energy Tips Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

The old model — get a job, earn money, pay back — is being replaced by an earlier commitment to change. Finally, innovation in the financial markets are funding novel approaches to address these problems. If not, the investors receive a lower return and risk losing their capital. The government benefits by saving money.

Bond 11

Bond Education Finance Video 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation. Nike embedded sustainability into its innovation process and created the $1 billion-plus Flyknit line, which uses a specialized yarn system, requiring minimal labor and generating large profit margins.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

As “better, cheaper, faster, smaller, more convenient, and more personalized” became the new norm, the ability to innovate with committed employees and agile processes became critical. But it’s not good at innovation. The other economy—the Creative Economy—is an economy of continuous innovation and transformation.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

Soon, All Saints will add another innovation: an online tool that parishioners can use to make the church aware of their particular talents and interests. That’s a rate of return most investors would take in a heartbeat, and it bespeaks the commitment that comes with deepening engagement, not continuing “membership.”

Drucker 8

Drucker Objective Self-aware Rate of Return 8