The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2021

Across a number of experiments, the researchers asked volunteers to picture a hypothetical company that has a number of strong products and high market potential. The researchers point to an almost romanticization of leadership which puts society at risk of overvaluing it in comparison to seemingly more mundane managers.

Management 138

Management Committee Comparison Leadership Development 138

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 24, 2016

Within days of receiving Einstein’s letter, FDR established an advisory committee to investigate using atomic energy for national defense. Their productivity was lackluster, and the quality of their work was disappointing. Savvy marketers understand this and shape brands to appeal to how we like to think of ourselves.

Team 244

Team Letter Project Micromanagement 244

Experience to Lead

JUNE 8, 2023

Further, research has shown that organizations that embrace diversity and inclusion (D&I) yield higher market share which can translate to higher financial performance. Organizations that embrace D&I tend to benefit from more engaged talent, improved decision making, creativity and innovation, all by leveraging diverse perspectives.

Diversity 98

Diversity Case Study Banking Committee 98

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 15, 2012

With 15 years of marketing experience and an MBA Degree, Debbie developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the non-profit arena, and the insurance industry. Eric: What personality traits are ideal for a marketing leader ?

Marketing 68

Marketing Real Estate B2C B2B 68

LDRLB

MAY 7, 2012

Magic can’t happen in cultures that don’t worship innovation. Innovation starts with leadership. Most big company cultures are not innovative. Oh yes, they talk about innovation in their annual reports and their mission statements. But this isn’t the Apple, Google or Amazon type of innovation. Failure is lauded.

Mission Statement 113

Mission Statement Innovation Committee Teamwork 113

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 25, 2013

For those who pushback at a five member board, please show me a large board where the Executive Committee does not do the lion’s share of the work anyway. They will eliminate unproductive effort, just as manufacturers eliminated waste in the production process to compete in global markets. It will be well worth the effort.

Technology 251

Technology Strategy Committee Resources 251

Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Instead, longevity is based on entrepreneurial thinking and innovation – in exploring ways to adapt corporate and business strategies in response to market, technological, and social and cultural change. It is fashionable today to have management committees, at various organizational levels, working as teams. Let me explain.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Real Estate Resistance Competitive Advantage 52

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 25, 2010

Over the last century we grew myopic and obsessed with increasing efficiency and productivity and forgot that human beings need time for relationships too. Several excellent books also address the issue of declining connection in society including Bowling Alone , The Amer ican Paradox and The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies.

Social Capital 284

Social Capital McCarthy Godin Committee 284

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Over 150 companies, including Durkee, Cremora, San Giorgio, Ronzoni, and McCormick, now use the entire line of Flapper products, and Weatherchem continues to lead the industry in offering the widest, most innovative array of closure products.

Committee 140

Committee Automotive Ethics Productivity 140

LDRLB

MAY 7, 2012

Magic can’t happen in cultures that don’t worship innovation. Innovation starts with leadership. Most big company cultures are not innovative. Oh yes, they talk about innovation in their annual reports and their mission statements. But this isn’t the Apple, Google or Amazon type of innovation.

Mission Statement 90

Mission Statement Innovation Committee Teamwork 90

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Companies and government agencies often make the mistake of viewing innovation as a set of unconstrained activities with no discipline. In reality, for innovation to contribute to a company or government agency, it needs to be designed as a process from start to deployment. As the head of the U.S.

Process 11

Process Innovation Incubator Committee 11

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Missing the turn or making it too late can cause a company to stagnate or implode or can spell the death of the idea; or worse, the idea becomes someone else’s to bring to market without you. When you started out you rightly focused on developing your unique new product, service, or solution. Others do not. What’s the differentiator?

Delegation 243

Delegation Maturity CEO Execution 243

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

Governing boards might seem like the last place for innovation. New products are, of course, the province of R&D teams or research partners. But new strategies and structures are squarely in the board’s domain, and we have seen any number of governing boards innovating with, not just monitoring, management.

Innovation 8

Innovation Committee Charan Technology 8

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

You can spend all the time in the world on strategy sessions, competitive plans, innovation , and product development, but it all falls apart if you don’t have the right talent. How would you treat a similar issue with your accounting processes, with your marketing results or your sales team drivers? Hire the Best.

Sports 103

Sports Definition Long-term Quality 103

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

being pushed into the market is reaching truly overwhelming proportions. It’s been my experience that regardless of the subject, it is precisely when the noise becomes the loudest, that it’s most difficult for the consumer to extract quality and value from the market. How many of these practitioners are qualified?

Blog 333

Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 333

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Many firms struggle to exploit the innovation potential of their global networks. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Many firms struggle to exploit the innovation potential of their global networks. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

And it is strangling both US competitiveness, and the ability for US firms to innovate. One of the prime drivers of economic growth inside America over the past century has been disruptive innovation ; yet the phenomenon that Lessig describes is increasingly being used by large incumbent firms as a mechanism to stave off the process.

Innovation 19

Innovation Transportation Disruptive Innovation Price 19

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Websites that sell products are digital platforms, not the arbitrators of quality in the business world. That means doing things correctly the first time, without wasting counter-productive time in cleaning up mistakes. Productivity translates to profitability in an advantageous climate in which to function.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Most people are more products of pop culture than they are of training. I served on boards of directors, search committees, awards panels, review boards and task forces for many. Innovating programs, strategies and methodologies. Being productive and fulfilled. This series will have three more to come. Fostering respect.

Strategic Planning 51

Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 51

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

One of the most common complaints senior executives have about disruptive innovation is its seemingly snail-like pace. How is it, they wonder, that it takes us forever to pursue ideas that promise to create new markets when the world seems to be innovating at a dizzying pace? Push to learn in market.

Innovation 9

Innovation Venture Capitalist Uncertainty Strategic Planning 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

It’s not easy for big companies to innovate. Moreover, the skills that are cherished and rewarded for achieving current results differ from those that aid in discovery and experimentation, both of which are needed to drive innovation. First they agreed to shift funding from small, incremental acquisitions to innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Metrics Christensen Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Your energy and track record of successfully launching high-impact initiatives scored you a plum role heading up innovation. Expectations are high, but some skeptics in the organization feel that innovation is an overhyped buzzword that doesn’t justify being a separate function. Congratulations!

Innovation 8

Innovation Planning Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2011

We all know innovation has its own language conventions, rich with revolutions , evolutions , ecosystems , and more. Innovators, after all, are trying to communicate the promise of something that may not exist yet, and sometimes that requires some optimistic adornment. For example, "this product was part of a natural evolution."

Innovation 15

Innovation Construction Engineering Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

On my last trip to India, I witnessed an innovation experiment, National Agro Foundation (NAF) , that addresses this wicked problem. Addressing the agriculture value chain—soil testing, facilitation of inputs and credit, market linkage, and field advisory services—is part and parcel of agriculture development initiatives.

Innovation 8

Innovation Microfinance Parcell Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2015

That bill, known as the Innovation Act, was reintroduced last month in the House by its author, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, along with a bi-partisan group of 20 co-sponsors. The Innovation Act’s provisions would make an important dent in the worst excesses of the system.

Innovation 8

Innovation Technology System Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Four years ago, Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, approached me about a brainstorm: an event recognizing and celebrating breakthrough innovators. When I suggested to Clayton Christensen that we partner with Hatkoff to create the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards , Clay’s response was : I trust you Whitney.

Innovation 9

Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

It's during these periods that needless layers are piled on: product lines expand, often without good reason; processes become more detailed and entrenched; project teams grow larger; and more people are involved in approving and completing every task. They behave, in other words, like innovators.

Innovation 12

Innovation Committee Real Estate Creativity 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

When I urge managers in a company to make open innovation part of their innovation strategy, they get it conceptually. Although the search has been productive, members within the FVA leadership circle wanted to see if there was a better search process that would unearth more solutions and potentially create more value.

Innovation 8

Innovation Maturity Engineering Industry 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Competition without relationships turns products and services turn into commodities. One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. Then come down—whether it is getting published or getting a new product into stores. Proceed with extreme caution.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

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 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

When the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee wraps up the Third Plenum on November 12, 2014, a shift from efficiency to innovation will likely be one of the major planks in its vision for China. Some argue that China is already well on its way to becoming a global innovation power that will rival the US and Europe.

Innovation 8

Innovation Globalization Venture Capitalist GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Congress has been the piñata in every poll lately, but recently presented bipartisan legislation — the Start-up Innovation Credit Act of 2013 (SICA) introduced by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) — is proof that Capitol Hill has its share of good ideas.

Stage-Gate 15

Stage-Gate Committee Entrepreneur Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

It shouldn’t happen, but it does: You realize much too late that your innovation project is in deep trouble. In a recent analysis of a massive, expensive innovation failure, Kim van Oorschot of BI Norwegian Business School, Henk Akkermans of the University of Tilburg in the Netherlands, and Kishore Sengupta and Luk N.

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Innovation Execution Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

Believe it or not, bureaucracy was once a progressive innovation. But agile innovation teams work better than current approaches, and agile principles hold that making immediate progress beats waiting for perfect solutions before starting out. Still, that frustration is a natural part of agile innovation.

Bureaucracy 9

Bureaucracy Agility Energy Constraint 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2016

When my publication, Innovation Leader, surveyed 170 executives who work in R&D, strategy, and new product development roles at large public companies, we found that 82% said they’ve already deployed some elements of the lean startup approach. Show customers barely-working products with rough edges?

Company 8

Company Airlines Ries Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2016

But for Catalyst, the pharmaceutical company that purchased the North American rights to a slightly modified formulation of 3,4 DAP (Firdapse) in 2012, the drug represented a market opportunity to the tune of $300 million to $900 million annually ($60,000 to $100,000 or more per patient). Senate Special Committee on Aging.

Price 14

Price Pharmaceuticals Company Health Care 14