The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

There has been much research to highlight the competitive advantages human capital can provide to an organization, and so it stands to reason that much thought has been given to understanding the various factors that influence someone’s decision to depart their employer. Chicken and egg.

Human Capital 115

Human Capital Human Resources Competitive Advantage Loyalty 115

HR Digest

JULY 4, 2023

It’s no longer an elusive concept influenced by everyone but led by no one. It’s a model that embraces different perspectives, from employees to customers, from middle managers to the CEO. Board of Directors: Guide the development of the desired culture, aligning it with business goals and stakeholder needs.

Company 98

Company Middle Management Mission Statement Bottom-up 98

Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Many years later, French mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace developed Bayes’s idea into a powerful theory, which we now know as the Bayes Theorem. Bayes has even influenced the design of machine learning techniques, notably the naive Bayes classifier. Probabilistic risk managers will think about the future of how they work.

Uncertainty 308

Uncertainty Sports Credit Rating Learning-by-Doing 308

Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

Businesses regularly establish routines in the way they operate, but when problems arise and they’re thrown a curve ball, those routines and competencies may no longer work for the situation managers find themselves in. One of the quickest ways to learn organizational resilience is to be thrown in the deep end.

Learning-by-Doing 52

Learning-by-Doing Travel Competitive Advantage Crisis 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Risk management is now at the heart of the governance model for the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement, and not only because of their growing scale and complexity. These risks can emanate from the realm of security, public health, natural ecology, technology, or economics.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. By developing a qualitative and quantitative filtering mechanism for your decisioning process you can make better decisions in a shorter period of time. Decisions made at the gut instinct or data level can be made quickly, but offer a higher level of risk.

Blog 396

Blog Analysis CEO Brand 396

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Exploring Key Factors Influencing Effective Governance First and foremost, it is crucial to comprehend that governance is not a single-dimensional concept but a complex amalgamation of factors working in harmony. These factors form a formidable foundation for effective organizational governance when paired together.

Compliance 235

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. I Think Not.

Business Model 298

Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 298

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

It is important to teach business domestically and internationally that: We must understand how to use power and influence for positive change. We must learn to benefit from change management, not to become victims of it. It is an ongoing dialog that companies have with themselves. Ethics and profits are not conflicting goals.

Ethics 51

Ethics Mission Statement Strategic Planning Benchmarking 51

Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Steve Anderson spent his career in the insurance industry focused on risk and business growth. He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. The S-Team (senior leadership team) developed Amazon’s flywheel. Fortunately, Bezos gave you his plan, if you just know where to look.

Letter 85

Letter Collins Long-term Parcell 85

Strategy Driven

JUNE 26, 2014

Many thanks to my colleague Jerry Talley for initially developing this concept of a Macro Map. that could influence the choice of one project or another. Relate Articles: Risk Management Best Practice 3 – Procedure Annotation and Commitment Tracking. A Macro Map can help. Do Your Business Process Metrics Measure Up?

Process 57

Process Strategy BPM Metrics 57

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Planning, tactics, organizational development. Demonstrated integrity and dependability assure customers and stakeholders that you will use your size and influence rightly. Business Development. You develop-champion the tools to change. Study and utilize marketing and business development techniques. Philosophy.

Leadership 50

Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In the enterprise risk management (ERM) arena, in particular, it is mandatory that incisive analysis of decision options means taking rigorous steps to challenge not only the scenarios we develop, but also their underlying assumptions.

Kahneman 15

Kahneman Risk Management How To Commitment 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. Pop culture influences of non-profit icons, events and campaigns. Communicating and developing people skills. Strategic planning, how-to instructions. Communications programs for NPOs.

Strategic Planning 51

Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 51

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2012

But how can the CEO influence far-flung staff to do the right thing consistently? The answer is found in a sound risk management program that trains, equips, monitors, measures and rewards people for avoiding mistakes and making good decisions. MORE ON MANAGING RISKY BEHAVIORS. Managing Risks Means Managing Arguments.

Risk Management 10

Risk Management Insurance Incentives Retail 10

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2018

Since 92% of all problems in companies stem from poor management decisions, do a better job of training managers to be leaders. Each one influences the other and the whole of the enterprise. Always recognize the Big Picture aspect to all business decisions. Always remember and trust that the customer is king.

Company 51

Company Self-aware Creativity Marketing 51

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Developed during World War II, CARVER (then one letter shorter and known as CARVE) was originally used by analysts to determine where bomber pilots could most effectively drop their munitions on enemy targets. (One One of the most overused expressions thrown around by wannabe “Wall Street Rambos” is business is war.

Tools 11

Tools Risk Management Budgeting SWOT 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Both practices have long developed insights into their customers based on data and analytics. But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, risk managers have become increasingly involved in business strategy and decisions. Gauge and influence a customer’s “next best action.” Standardize customer data.

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2016

This is not surprising: Growing regulation, increased investor focus on governance issues, and scary new categories of corporate risk (e.g. The understandable growth of risk management functions and their ascendancy in influencing strategy is important, but only part of the story here.

Benchmarking 10

Benchmarking Company Short-term Long-term 10

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I often observe ego centered conflicts among senior executives, which turn into a competition for turf, budget, power, influence, control, and ultimately survival. Where do you see “X&# account in > and what can we do to (improve customer satisfaction, increase influence with key stakeholders, increase the life-cycle value, etc.)?

Team Building 284

Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

How can leaders develop a specific view of the industry- and firm-level implications? These unknowns have the potential to influence the evolution of the financial, institutional, and real economies. ” From the map, combine various values to develop multiple scenarios. Financial economy. For example, a U.S. Run scenarios.

Uncertainty 9

Uncertainty Short-term Supply Chain Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In contrast, 70% of respondents think their boards have effective processes for staying current on the company; 69% for compliance; 66% for financial planning; and 55% for risk management — although we should note that managing risks is a crucial consideration when pursuing innovation.

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Risk management processes don't — but they should. A better understanding of the drivers of behavior is needed for both banks and consumers to understand risk, and for the financial system to provide timely and targeted interventions. The challenge of better risk management cannot be achieved through regulation alone.

Banking 10

Banking Pharmaceuticals Microfinance Risk Management 10

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

In order for your enterprise to turn an idea into a monetizing and/or value creating event you should develop a strategic plan that attempts to measure the idea against the following 15 elements: 1. It should be developed as a solution to a problem or to exploit an opportunity. Be careful of high level, pie-in-the-sky projections.

Blog 384

Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 384

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

In one of the most comprehensive global surveys of corporate directors to date, we found that they were very worried about developing and enacting strategic plans that will enable their organizations to succeed. Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. Not competitive threats.

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2013

Developing appropriate solutions requires understanding networks comprised of multitudes of heterogeneous layered subnetworks managed by organizations around the world, each with their own policies and incentives. Rather, they develop strategies for managing and coexisting with them in a way that minimizes damage to the overall system.

Game Theory 8

Game Theory Incentives Diversity System 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

Recent incidents with Japan and the air defense identification zone resulted in a very significant US response: trips by Secretary Hagel, President Obama, announcements on the US Defense Treaty pertaining to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands issue – ultimately leading to the US and Japan developing a much closer relationship. China’s number one.”

Long-term 8

Long-term Politics Globalization Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

When I flew into Lagos last month – only a few days after Nigeria had confirmed its first case of the Ebola Virus Disease – the city was clearly deep in risk management mode. In a similar way, clinics and pharmacies should actively seek to build trusted brands by engaging more proactively with under-served communities.

Health Care 8

Health Care Disruptive Innovation Franchising Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Gene Morphis, former CFO of CVS and David's Bridal suggests: "There is an interesting intersection between risk management and innovation that emerges in the CMO-CIO interface." It's up to the CEO to ensure that marketing and IT are on the same page in terms of both innovation goals and risk management.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Norton Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

” That’s not cynicism; that’s savvy risk management. For an Uber, Airbnb , Weibo, Google, 23andMe and most strategically-situated post-industrial disruptors, managing regulatory combat quickly assumes primacy over managing either innovation investment or customer satisfaction. Insight Center.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Levitt Tourism Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Two major trends are shaping this development: the growth of network technologies and the growing cultural tolerance for foreign business practices even in countries far away from the global mainstream. Take Worldreader , a nonprofit working to spark an e-book publishing phenomenon targeted at school needs in the developing world.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Globalization Technology Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

For medical conditions or sets of related medical conditions that can easily be treated on their own, the advantage of this model relative to the global payments model is that the provider is only financially accountable for the types of diagnoses that it can reasonably influence.

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Health Care Cost Globalization 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. Sales rankings vary, with various influencers. We make a good product… that should be enough. Why must we spend time on things other than our core business? We just cannot afford to make the investments. Everything is subject to interpretation.

Budgeting 75

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 75

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

They consider agility as well as access risks. They''ll even work with other silos — IT operations, application development, compliance, legal, HR, etc. The solution may lie beyond their sphere of influence. Difficult conversations IT management Risk management' This is where communication matters.

Agility 8

Agility How To Incentives CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

In fact, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) estimates that almost a quarter (24.2%) of all New Zealanders with university-level educations have emigrated. We also asked the directors to assess their companies’ performance on talent management by evaluating the following nine practices: attracting top talent.

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Analysis Globalization Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

However, it is not failed projects as much as projects not taken on that will most influence the future success of an enterprise. IT must lead by showing how technology is applied in IT itself, then influencing and guiding the organization in making the right decisions and coming up with an innovative product plan.

Dunning 8

Dunning Project CTO Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

But that technology is still in its early stages, and as it develops you can be sure that bad actors will be working on ways to defeat it. Industries often form coalitions to influence the government on regulations affecting their business interests.

Reputation 10

Reputation Company Video Crisis 10