Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The question is how to equip employees with the skills to handle complexities such as creating innovative solutions to emergent problems, understanding new markets, and pushing back on the "status quo." They too have struggled to operate in complex environments, and have developed the skills and expertise to overcome these challenges.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Company Six Sigma Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Founders Forum is a franchise started by two successful UK-based entrepreneurs, Brent Hoberman and Jonnie Goodwin, to stimulate US-style entrepreneurship in the European region, and now around the world. Consumer demand for innovative digital services, when executed ably, seems unquenchable; and that demand is stimulating capital flows.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 12

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 14, 2013

This trend means that leaders of successful organizations will need to develop different organizational structures, systems, and skills in order to meet these new customer requirements. Skills in developing partnerships that cross boundaries are critical. Skills in developing partnerships that cross boundaries are critical.

Telecommunications 111

Telecommunications Franchising Consultative Diversity 111

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Product upgrades make up the majority of corporate research and development activity. At Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development and Owner/President Management Program. Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service.

Brand 8

Brand Education Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Long before "think global, act local" was the conventional wisdom for how corporations should operate in the international interconnected marketplace, we at Children's Television Workshop (CTW), as it was known then, pioneered the development of a flexible global brand. Taking The Long View.

Globalization 8

Globalization Power Workshop Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

For one thing, thanks to a long history of exclusive municipal franchising regulations that didn’t end until 1992, the two companies don’t overlap in any market—TWC customers will become Comcast customers (and get arguably better technology and service in the process), but no local market will see a decline in the number of competitors.

Technology 8

Technology Content Information Technology Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

While advances in health care in the developed world often emphasize new technologies, in developing lower- and middle-income countries simply expanding the reach of basic primary care services is crucial to improving health. In developing countries, primary care tends to be delivered by a mix of public and private sector providers.

Development 8

Development Health Care Operations Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2012

For a social entrepreneur with an innovative solution, the holy grail is scaling it —that is, taking it to a level where the new approach operates efficiently and effectively to achieve significant mitigation of a social problem. They are: Staffing. Stimulating Market Forces.

How To 13

How To Franchising ROI Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

These concerns get polite nods here and there but, mostly, serious Africans ignore them and firmly redirect the conversation back to private equity, or franchise deals, or something along those lines. The technology systems that undergird this effort are far-flung. Bottom line: Are you game or are you out? And I do it from Africa.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Real Madrid is one of the most recognized soccer franchises in the world. With over 500 million dedicated fans, it also happens to be one of the most innovative franchises when it comes to fan engagement. Real Madrid: winning the hearts and minds of 500 million dedicated fans.

Sports 8

Sports Brand Content Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2013

Industrial age measures can''t evaluate Serendipity Economy results, leaving its outcomes like invention and innovation, process improvements, and new businesses relegated to the evidence of anecdote. IT needs to create models that examine and reflect the potential for enhanced value coming from such systems.

CTO 8

CTO Franchising CIO Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The for-profit arm, Embrace Innovations, would raise money from venture capitalists — though our first screening criteria would be investors who were aligned with our social mission. Thus far, through this approach, Embrace and Embrace Innovations have helped over 3,000 babies with our product.

NGO 8

NGO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

in November, which has in part been attributed to staying open for Thanksgiving, McDonald’s is urging its franchises to open on Christmas Day. And they've now narrowed the possibilities of the web for an entire generation of users who don't realize how much more innovative and meaningful their experience could be." — Justin Fox.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Franchising Cooper Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2018

Each of these lessons deals with a different aspect of creating and scaling a new business model, defined as a way of growing in new markets via four components that must work together as a system: the customer value proposition, the profit formula, as well as key resources, and key organizational processes. Be ambitious but start small.

Business Model 8

Business Model Transportation ROI Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

As the tragedy of this particular Ebola outbreak has grown, it has become increasingly evident that health systems across West Africa are painfully underprepared to handle such a crisis. Diseases like Ebola do not discriminate between the rich or poor; West Africa needs health delivery systems that are equally democratic.

Health Care 8

Health Care Disruptive Innovation Franchising Innovation 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Without these term limits, the congress has no reason to include themselves in the health care system they impose on us. One might add that at the time of the Founders, America had approximately 2 million people, and many fewer had the franchise than today. However, I have recently changes my tune. Now we're over 300 million.

Blog 415

Blog Politics Short-term Long-term 415