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. This paper suggests in some ways, it most definitely can.

Entrepreneur 74

Entrepreneur Human Capital Skills Social Capital 74

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 18, 2014

Since the benefits of mentoring are well documented, this research took a closer look at the less explored side of the issue surveying 318 businesswomen from 19 different countries and 30 different industries. Since women often have difficulty building social capital at work, mentoring is even more critical to their success.

Mentor 253

Mentor Survey Social Capital Globalization 253

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

In one case, two operational leaders at Kelly Services, a workforce solutions firm, created a Business Resource Group to promote leadership development and increase employee engagement. Gratitude for help received encourages paying it forward and helping others, as Nat Bulkley and I documented in a large-scale study.

Energy 8

Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. They also have more influence and authority over company resources.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8