The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

A new paper from INSEAD documents a trial undertaken to test a new training program for entrepreneurs that aims to help improve their competencies in areas such as networking, human capital management and business model innovation. Skills for scaling. ” Learning to be an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 79

Entrepreneur Human Capital Skills Social Capital 79

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 24, 2013

For example, Amazon , a company with about $75 billion in annual revenue and a $140 billion market value, relies on metrics like continually rooting out inefficiencies and, with a few well-known peculiarities like "desks with repurposed doors," underights cost effectiveness and abhors “social cohesion."

Social Capital 77

Social Capital Cialdini Competitive Advantage Human Capital 77

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Sebastian, an organization hacker, is the author of The Serendipity Machine - the inspiring story of the highly innovative, international coworking network Seats2meet.com. So Seats2meet.com invented a currency for nonmonetary, nontransactional exchange, aptly calling it social capital. Yes, you can orchestrate serendipity!!

Social Capital 169

Social Capital Open-book Network Economy Innovation 169

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 19, 2013

For example, in studies of network maps in organizations comparing people’s position in information networks (i.e., who obtains information from whom), influence networks (i.e., Being a positive energizer made individuals four times more likely to succeed than being at the center of an information or influence network.

Charisma 177

Charisma Taylorism Taylor Social Capital 177

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2020

In the last half-century, the pace of change and the many innovations that have reorganized our behavior in no way compare with the unanticipated situation we now face from the coronavirus pandemic. And yet every day we must act – even making tough choices – without much information about the best direction to take.

Crisis 66

Crisis Open-book Fixed Costs Social Capital 66

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 10, 2017

The networking goal is more likely to be about developing deep and long-term strategic relationships than for completing short-term tasks. Developing these networks—and the influence that they afford—is critical to success. Developing these networks—and the influence that they afford—is critical to success.

Long-term 100

Long-term Short-term Social Capital Bureaucracy 100

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 6, 2011

Here’s what Jason wrote: For the uninitiated, the Leadership Development Carnival is collection of blog posts, normally maintained by Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership by Dan , about leadership development. Amy has a unique ability to see around corners and figure out what’s coming in the talent development space.

Article 199

Article Leadership Ingham McCarthy 199

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Even organizations that remain headquartered in other cities have set up innovation outposts there in the hope that high-tech silicon dust will rub off on them. Setting up innovation outposts in global technology clusters, such as Silicon Valley, Boston, and Tel Aviv, is highly popular among Fortune 500 corporations. Related Video.

Innovation 8

Innovation Social Capital CRM Tacit Knowledge 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

There is not much agreement about what makes an idea innovative, and what makes an innovative idea valuable. Likewise, experts disagree on the type and level of innovation that is most beneficial for organizations. Likewise, experts disagree on the type and level of innovation that is most beneficial for organizations.

Innovation 8

Innovation Succession Creativity Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

Are there peculiar features of African entrepreneurship we may consider relevant to big global debates on development and sustainability? This is to say, while many workers may not save enough in cash, they build confidence and contacts that in the generally informal economy can be as good as cash.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

On occasion, these senior executives may designate lieutenants to sit on the brand council as their representatives, but they ensure the designees have the social capital, as well as the authority, to participate fully. The brand council is charged with using the brand as the lens for strategic business decision-making.

Brand 8

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Social Media, Social Business, Social Innovation, Social Era — are they all the same, or are they quite different? about six years ago, and the emphasis was on the on software tools and platforms that increase information flow. Sometimes people use the term Social Capitalism to get to this same idea.

Media 8

Media Supply Chain Tools Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Political economist Francis Fukuyama predicted a future when social capital would be as important as physical capital, and that only those societies with a high degree of social trust would be able to create large-scale organizations capable of competing in the new economy.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content Power Transportation 8