The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Nugent, and Hoda Selim, explores the topic through the particular lens of the six Arab nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. The centrepiece of the institute is the Qatar Science & Technology Park, which brings together applied research and technology innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship.

Resources 87

Resources Innovation GDP Education 87

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 24, 2017

If you’ve ever watched a large commercial logistics operation at work, you’ll have noticed something: everything is standardized. That’s why leading companies always make sure that the numbers reported in their software matches up to the figures after a physical count. The best way to do this is to use scanning technology.

Supply Chain 50

Supply Chain Strategy Cost Software 50

Skip Prichard

APRIL 12, 2021

Leadership is shifting as we grapple with technology changes, shifting market realities, new business models, and unpredictable outside forces. The definition that I operate from is that leadership is any means by which two or more people develop the ability to cooperate and take collective action. Tom Goodell. .

Self-aware 134

Self-aware Leadership Team Open-book 134

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Bally Technologies , a leading provider of gaming systems for casinos, has earned more than 60 awards for innovation in just the last four years. How did Bally Technologies do it? But while the foundational elements are the same, Bally Technologies uses them in a distinct way. Through an innovation excellence framework.

Technology 8

Technology Innovation Kaizen Chief Executive Officer 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

But investing in an internal communications strategy that leverages mobile app technology can play an integral role in reaching employees, connecting strategy with operations and helping companies thrive, according to new research by Staffbase. Reach and relevance have become the greatest weaknesses of internal communications.

Content 8

Content Middle Management Directory CIO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2018

Terri Cooper, Principal & Chief Inclusion Officer, Deloitte Consulting LLP. Today, we’re talking with Dr. Terri Cooper, the Global Sector Leader for healthcare and the US national chief inclusion leader for Deloitte. We’re discussing a new Deloitte report around leadership in a diverse new world.

Cooper 8

Cooper Content Diversity Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2017

The importance of culture is magnified during a new strategic implementation, says Hilton Romanski, CSO of multinational technology company Cisco, because companies and their employees are moving from a comfort zone to an uncomfortable, uncertain future. Promote team engagement and effective cross-business cooperation.

Strategy 8

Strategy Content Management Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Western business people are ensnared in low-level court proceedings in China far more regularly than is reported in the West, the risk remains low of a retaliatory move against a Western executive of similar status to Meng. national security concerns because they incorporate Chinese technology into their end products.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer NGO Technology Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

Trade secrets, confidential business plans, and operational security depend on it. But when I put the question to top management, well, they''re busy — not their problem, that''s for sure — and they refer me to the chief information officer or the chief technology officer. To find out, I like to ask questions. But security?

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

According to a 2009 report issued by the United States Government Accountability Office, a significant portion of independent contracting doesn’t pass the smell test and in fact represents misclassification of workers. However, the guidance received an unanticipated level of attention from companies operating in the digital world.

Document 11

Document Insurance Construction Cooper 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Rather than cooperating, too many functions end up competing for power, influence, and limited resources. One study reports that 85% of workers experience some regular form of conflict, with U.S. It can be challenging to synchronize complex tasks across multiple functions. And such rivalry is more than a nuisance: It’s costly.

How To 8

How To Sharpe Operations Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

On paper, the project seemed like it would be a hit: The investment by the mining company would bring jobs and 21st-century technology to an economically poor area and tax revenues to the government. For example, the delays associated with social conflict at large mining operations can run in the vicinity of $20 million per week.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

In particular, expect it to challenge your conception of cybersecurity and your ability to deliver it in IoT-enabled digital networks, your commercial operations, and your partner ecosystems. Fully realizing the value of IoT will require connected devices do more than supervise, monitor, and report.

White Paper 8

White Paper Policies Risk Management Competitive Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

Yes, political hacktivists brag about Web pages defaced and customer information released over the Internet, but companies rarely reveal the attacks that result in the loss of valuable intellectual property — business plans, proprietary technologies or fraudulent payments. These attacks can be devastating.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Risk Management Hedge Banking 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

National Infrastructure Week, May 11-15, should mark the acceleration of giving entrepreneurs and innovators a prominent seat at the table, adding technology opportunities to solve America’s infrastructure problems. In the case of the FAA and mobile technology, the slow-moving agency is trying its best to be nimbler.

Transportation 8

Transportation Entrepreneur Wireless Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Even the near-term outlook has been quite negative: A 2016 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said 9% of jobs in the 21 countries that make up its membership could be automated. Four years ago, an Oxford University study predicted 47% of jobs could be automated by 2033.

Company 11

Company Survey Finance Engineering 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Consider for example CFO Ric Magnuson of Group Health Cooperative , a nonprofit health care system in Seattle with 10,000 employees, who started out as a skeptic on the process improvement activities his company launched in 2008.

Finance 11

Finance CFO Budgeting Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Companies like Google operate simultaneously in multiple ecosystems, as do their competitors. Instead, it has just focused on the mobile-operating-system market. Android is Google’s open-source operating system (OS), which means that it can be adopted by any device manufacturer and modified to provide different functionality.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Incentives Operations Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The company’s website reported that Kickstarter has now funded over 50,000 projects , with pledges coming from over 5,000,000 individual backers. services such as Kickstarter (and others including Indiegogo and Rockethub ) have operated on a donation model. The crowdfunding service Kickstarter reached an important milestone last week.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Finance Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. When firms fail to establish good relationships with their stakeholders, it can lead to increased conflict and reduced stakeholder cooperation. ” Improving risk management.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2018

According to our research , over 60% of reported attacks on publicly traded U.S. Competitors might even consider taking this cooperation a step further and implement programs through which they share vendor security ratings and flag potential issues. Tim Robberts/Getty Images. Hold supply managers accountable.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Metrics Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2013

Sixty-nine percent of these respondents report that their companies have dedicated personnel for customer experience innovation. Other companies pray that technology can save them. Sixty-two percent of our panelists report that technology advancements drive their firms'' innovation activities.

Innovation 8

Innovation Forrester Business Model Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2018

“It’s no good fighting an election campaign on the facts,” Cambridge Analytica’s managing director told an undercover reporter, “because actually it’s all about emotion.” James Graham/Getty Images. ” To target U.S. The European Commission, for example, fined Google a record €2.42

Company 9

Company Advertising Incentives Engineering 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

Worker stress levels are rising, with over half of the global workforce (53%) reporting that they are closer to burnout than they were just five years ago, according to a Regus Group survey of over 22,000 business people across 100 countries. Technology can be helpful, too: Try out a few mindfulness apps or devices yourself, and pass them on.

Stress 8

Stress Team Management Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

When East Germany collapsed in 1989, it was reported to have over 90,000 employees and over 170,000 informants. There was always that chance someone was reporting back on you. Technology, on the other hand, makes it much easier. But the technology alone isn''t the problem. It might have been a colleague. A neighbor.

Film 8

Film Information Technology Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Competition has become more complex too, with companies increasingly sourcing or manufacturing globally, facing technology-based rivals trying to disrupt incumbents, and taking on emerging giants with unexpected sources of competitive advantage. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world.

Cooper 15

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Just in the last month, Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission issued a cease-and-desist order on Lyft and Uber operations. But companies in this space can benefit from being more cooperative with regulators. Government Technology' In addition, surveys in Europe show CO 2 emissions are being cut by up to 50%”.

Business Model 8

Business Model Hotels Venture Capitalist Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Competition has become more complex too, with companies increasingly sourcing or manufacturing globally, facing technology-based rivals trying to disrupt incumbents, and taking on emerging giants with unexpected sources of competitive advantage. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world.

Cooper 8

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Millions of savers and borrowers listened (and still listen) to reports of record profits at their bank — even as they are told their local branch is closing to save costs. One of my favorites is the story of the JAK Members Bank (or JAK Medlemsbank), a co-operative member-owned financial institution based in Skovde, Sweden.

Banking 8

Banking Finance Globalization Film 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Enter a new report from the Center for American Progress, co-led by Larry Summers, the Harvard economist, and Ed Balls, a Member of the British Parliament. Rising income inequality is a feature of most advanced economies , and yet we seem hard-pressed to do anything about it.

Class 8

Class Outsourcing Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Millions of savers and borrowers listened (and still listen) to reports of record profits at their bank — even as they are told their local branch is closing to save costs. One of my favorites is the story of the JAK Members Bank (or JAK Medlemsbank), a co-operative member-owned financial institution based in Skovde, Sweden.

Banking 8

Banking Finance Globalization Film 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The UK Treasury’s April 2016 report about the economic pain caused by Brexit, 200 pages long and generally well executed, is an example: It was dismissed as “gobbledygook.” Both in terms of operations and organization, this is certainly responsive to a more protectionist environment. in the U.S.,

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8