The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

They believe that their findings add additional nuance to the current narrative that suggests that the decline in entrepreneurship is largely a consequence of higher startup costs, labor constraints, or even the aging population. Instead, you may want to ask how to make existing entrepreneurs more productive.”. Opportunity costs.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Long-term Cost of Capital Engineering 113

LDRLB

OCTOBER 4, 2011

And as usual, the illustrations come from new product development and business strategy. The fact is that most companies spend a surprising amount of effort actually resisting innovation in so-called non-creative functions like operations, finance, customer service, and sales. Create constraints. You can find more at [link].

Wilde 101

Wilde Innovation Resistance Leadership 101

LDRLB

OCTOBER 4, 2011

And as usual, the illustrations come from new product development and business strategy. The fact is that most companies spend a surprising amount of effort actually resisting innovation in so-called non-creative functions like operations, finance, customer service, and sales. Create constraints. You can find more at [link].

Wilde 90

Wilde Innovation Resistance Leadership 90

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

having fewer options to assess based upon the new found time constraint. The two most common outcomes created by a lack of contingency planning are: 1.) watching things grind to a halt as you scramble to evaluate options, and; 2.) Speed is your friend and should be leveraged to your advantage.

Contingency Plans 360

Contingency Plans Planning Blog Ryan 360

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Of course subordinating one's ego to more productive traits never hurts.:) Like you, I have not failed here often, but only due to much constraint and assistance from God's Spirit. I always say, it's more difficult to react right than to act right. This is a strong challenge for all of us.

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Emotional Intelligence Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Stating that a CEO of a start-up should operate with the same term limit constraints of a CEO of a Fortune 500 company is very unrealistic and dangerous thinking. Great CEOs possess the ability to refine their thinking and leadership skills to reflect the evolving needs of the enterprise and the changing global business climate.

CEO 305

CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 305

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

reduced due to time constraints, but if you wanted to get a head start on finding the best ones, check out this list by Mike Myatt, and this one by Jurgen on [.] reduced due to time constraints, but if you wanted to get a head start on finding the best ones, check out this list by Mike Myatt, and this one by Jurgen on [.]

Blog 411

Blog Leadership Follow-up Media 411

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

In low-income countries, according to World Bank data in a recent paper by the consultancy Dalberg, 43% of businesses with between 20 and 99 employees say that access to finance is a major constraint. The White House has called this gap between the demand and supply of finance for small and medium enterprises a "market failure.[and]

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Globalization Microfinance Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

As growth became a competitive imperative, business leaders began seeing the firm as a system of investment rather than a system of production. Financial capital was recognized as the scarce resource and its shortage a significant constraint on growth. Finance Human resources'

CFO 13

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Personal savings, insurance, credit, cash transfers from family and friends and other financing mechanisms offer promising opportunities to create security and steady employment but they require a nuanced understanding of product design and the local market conditions in order to be effective.

Microfinance 12

Microfinance Insurance Banking Bottom-up 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. To generate publicity that allows them to solicit broad feedback on their beta product.

Cost 8

Cost Decentralization Finance Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2011

Even now, years after that idea became a real product, it almost sounds like magic. This was not to be a man-in-a-garage-with-duct-tape project, but one requiring the resources of the MIT Media Lab and over $150 million in financing for the startup, E Ink. E Ink is hardly an isolated example.

Constraint 15

Constraint Creativity Innovation Resources 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

More of these productive, young firms would mean faster economic growth. In theory, more financing should mean better terms for startups, though it’s not clear that that’s how it always works in practice. Still, startup finance is something the American economy does comparatively well.

Venture Funding 10

Venture Funding IPO Finance Constraint 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee. As I have explained elsewhere , a finance committee is critical for a board in complex public companies like GE, which are involved in a broad range of retirement plans, stock buybacks, and large acquisitions.

Committee 8

Committee Welch Finance Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2018

Nonetheless, statistics show that women-owned businesses, which account for one-third of Swedish businesses, are not granted the corresponding proportion of government venture financing; in fact, women-owned businesses receive only 7%. ” Assumption 2: Women are reluctant to grow their businesses, whereas men are willing to do so.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Debt to Equity Ratio Real Estate Entrepreneur 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2018

Short-term budget constraints among both public and private insurers, and the fact that re-allocating resources away from low value services takes time, further limit investments in high-value services. Similar approaches could be used to help finance high-value health care investments that otherwise would be unaffordable.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Pharmaceuticals Incentives 8

HR Digest

MAY 6, 2024

By automating these processes, HR staff can focus on more strategic initiatives, improving overall efficiency and productivity. Increased Efficiency and Productivity HRIS automates time-consuming HR tasks such as payroll, timekeeping, and document collection, reducing the risk of errors and increasing efficiency.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources System Information Resources 52

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2015

If you ask someone who works in finance (as I had to) about PE and innovation, he or she will likely tell you that PE sponsors aren’t looking for the next big thing—they’re looking for companies that are dominant in a market, aren’t risky, and have a predictable and steady stream of cash to pay back debt.

LBO 8

LBO Innovation Sample Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Seeing the world through the same lens means you can’t anticipate critical questions, factors and influences that should be considered as you think about the market, the product or service you’ll offer, and how to pivot intelligently as your company faces new or unexpected pressures. It’s easy – too easy! –

Company 14

Company Venture Funding Banking Education 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2016

As more people move to urban areas, cities face ever more economic and environmental challenges, including resource constraints, economic restructuring, aging populations, and pressures on public finances. A Solid Foundation for Financing. Smarter Buildings: The Foundation for Smart Cities.

Content 8

Content Efficiency Energy Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

A focus on the huge need for additional investment and potential difficulties in financing it dominate the debate. The answer lies in improving the way we plan, build, and operate infrastructure — in other words, we need to boost its productivity. Global business Productivity Transportation PDF'

Transportation 8

Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Imports among the world’s 20 largest economies have fallen as a share of their gross domestic product for four consecutive years. Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988. at the forefront.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Policies Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Actively building both tangible and intangible assets is crucial to creating a long and productive working life. They have learned that some of the constraints they thought were immovable could be reframed by thinking more creatively about how they perform their tasks and what they consider the boundaries of these tasks.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Self-aware Reputation Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

A wave of public and private investment worldwide is going into making cities smarter — but that doesn’t change the fact that most municipal governments are working with serious spending constraints. Companies that want to serve them directly often have to think outside the box when it comes to financing.

Real Estate 10

Real Estate Company Transportation B2C 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

The most successful, visionary entrepreneurs dream not of millions of dollars, but of a world where their products change culture. But venture capitalists have focused on specific markets and business models, because of the constraints of the exit, which is how investors have made their returns to-date. Entrepreneurship Finance'

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Mezzanine Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Matt Ellis at CBRE, a global leader in real estate services, is designing financing structures that will provide capital for clients' energy efficiency initiatives. We watch as they work around institutional constraints and build a network of colleagues who are eager to help.

Real Estate 9

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

The opportunity may entail: 1) pioneering a truly innovative product; 2) devising a new business model; 3) creating a better or cheaper version of an existing product; or 4) targeting an existing product to new sets of customers. For example, a new venture might employ a new business model for an innovative product.

Definition 11

Definition Entrepreneur Tactics Business Model 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Plus, we have Iranian sanctions coming off, which is going to lead to a lot more Iranian production, a lot more Iraqi production, and more Libyan production. People see all of the economic constraints in growth around the world. These prices are going to stay low for some time. This is structural.

Price 8

Price Energy Constraint Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

Each of these units acquires its own resources within constraints authorized by its departmental budget. Instead, the finance office can allow the department to keep some of the savings it created, in excess of the original acquisition cost, in future year budgets. Heads of the various service lines/IPUs (e.g.,

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

LTCM was founded, in 1994, by some of the best minds in finance theory, including two Nobel Prize winners. Business leaders must pay attention to what can feasibly be achieved within organizational constraints — or have a clear path to removing them. Remember Long-Term Capital Management ?

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

Especially when a majority of your clients are women, it makes sense for women's voices to contribute to the next generation of products you will offer. For example, at Kenya Women Finance Trust , we were intrigued to hear about the "marriage counseling" its human resources department offers to the newlyweds among its women employees.

Microfinance 14

Microfinance Diversity Banking Entrepreneur 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

And when I started the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project a few years later, I got some strange looks, for it was odd to be a man talking about work and family at a business school known mainly for its strength in finance. Why," some of my colleagues wondered, "Are you focusing on this women's issue?".

Constraint 15

Constraint Bottom-up Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2017

Scholars from a number of fields have offered explanations for this transition, including globalization, technological change, declining unionization, heightened product market competition, and the rise of finance. And improved worker productivity and lower turnover frequently more than offsets these firms’ higher labor rates.

Marketing 8

Marketing Short-term Incentives Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

We came to this place easily and methodically, by providing resources of quickly-evolving technology with no constraints. Ironically, autonomy in corporate computing does not necessarily lead to greater productivity. We came here by allowing the "just keep everything" culture to take hold.

CIO 8

CIO CFO Zero Based Budgeting Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

But when leaders take this conservative growth approach even when there is reasonable certainty of success and available financing, they undersize their sales forces and forfeit opportunity. Do analysis that focuses on customers, not financial constraints. Split a Territory as Soon as Its Sales Hit a Threshold Level.

Company 8

Company Short-term Long-term Cost 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The report also explains the wide range of measures companies are adopting to tackle the complexity; from cutting down management layers to simplifying product portfolios and processes. “It is clear from the research that complexity has become a constraint and a risk for firms,&# says Abhik Sen, editor of the report.

Crisis 78

Crisis Survey Analysis Finance 78

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Since wage earners finance care, they should receive the lion’s share of the resulting savings — in the form of increased wages, job security, or enhancement of non-health-care benefits. Constraints on Health Care Budgets Can Drive Quality. From the Editors of Harvard Business Review and the New England Journal of Medicine.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cooper Insurance Cost 8