The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As individuals increasingly rely on autonomous products to carry out tasks such as household cleaning or lawn maintenance, these technologically advanced gadgets offer the allure of liberation from monotonous chores. Consequently, consumers exhibit reluctance in embracing these products.

Productivity 100

Productivity Products Delegation Proposal 100

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Importance of Onboarding New Employees This process is pivotal in ensuring a smooth, comfortable, and efficient transition for new hires into the company. A user-friendly platform reduces the learning curve and minimizes resistance, encouraging active engagement from the get-go.

Software 52

Software Efficiency Process Training 52

The Practical Leader

APRIL 12, 2023

Constant e-mails and phone calls bring a sense of urgency and importance that’s tough to resist, not to mention the thrill of instant accomplishment. Psychiatrist, and former Harvard professor, Edward Hallowell, founder of The Hallowell ADHD Centers, said, “I don’t blame technology. It feels like working.

Management 98

Management Tools Tips Brainstorming 98

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

An essential quality of a good manager is being adaptable to changing times, trends, technologies, and tasks to ensure they can help their team adjust easily as well. Because of their overseer responsibility, it often falls to managers to set new goals and establish the strategy that will dictate the workflow for the rest of their team.

Quality 52

Quality Management Delegation Skills 52

Leading Blog

MAY 10, 2016

In each Box there is a function that needs to be performed to lead a sustainable business: Box 1: The Present Box – Manage the present core business at peak efficiency and profitability. Our resistance to selectively give up the past is arrogance. It’s about managing preservation, destruction and creation.

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Govindarajan Insurance Learning-by-Doing Resistance 150

Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

Technology trends. When we work with C-suite executives and with senior teams in our organizational practice, we often hear concerns about the disconnections between the current organizational culture and the needed culture to implement the future-proof strategy,” our COO David Altman says. Leading Through Change Fatigue.

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Altman Decentralization COO Restructuring 76

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity. Resist the temptation to just advance a broad number of disparate initiatives, and alternatively focus your efforts on the completion of a few high impact objectives. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 412

Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Professors of business and corporate strategy (which includes me) research and lecture about the goal of long-term “sustained” competitive advantage, driven by grand plans that mesmerize and seduce the most seasoned leaders and leadership teams. Resistance from Within. Resistance from the Supplier. Resistance from the Customer.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Real Estate Resistance Competitive Advantage 52

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2024

Finance digital transformation involves leveraging cutting-edge technologies for better operational efficiency and enhanced strategic decision-making. Efficient workflows help you maintain consistent work quality, reduce waste, and maximize profits. In that case, the company still needs to be more efficient.

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Finance Technology BPM Company 106

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2011

In order for any change to occur – whether it’s a decision to purchase a product, or an implementation to add new technology – whatever touches the ultimate solution must buy-in to the change. In 1983, in London, I started up a body shop/recruitment company to support the ‘new’ language and ’4GL’ support technology called Focus.

Case Study 50

Case Study Technology Resistance Project 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 19, 2019

Lots of companies are still using outdated technology, despite there being plenty of new solutions and platforms that can fully transform and improve the way that they work. Not only does this improve efficiency, but it means that different team members can collaborate on one document all at the same time.

Software 51

Software Document Efficiency Download 51

CEO Blog

MAY 8, 2011

Early on, he quotes Baruch: " Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. 7 - reappraise strategy periodically. Good book - makes me re-think some of my strategy. Know your own failings, passions and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. " Focus on a few and watch them.

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Sharpe Resistance Books Efficiency 157

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Many strategy execution processes fail because the firm does not have something worth executing. The strategy consultants come in, do their work, and document the new strategy in a PowerPoint presentation and a weighty report. Many so-called strategies are in fact goals. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

Strategy 15

Strategy Bottom-up Balanced Scorecard Resistance 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Their engagement is higher than ever, thanks to new technology that allows for instant messaging, video conferencing, online collaborations and more. Resist the temptation to snack rather than eat proper meals, or even forget to eat altogether. Remote employees work harder and are happier than office-based staff.

Tips 94

Tips Short-term Software Long-term 94

Experience to Lead

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Being reluctant to adopt new learning strategies can block your and your team’s growth and prevent you from reaching your highest potential. Immersive technology is definitely the future. Can employees working in a hybrid or remote environment ever be as efficient as a physical office? You use new learning trends optimally.

Trends 52

Trends Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Agility 52

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? link] ATIG Dear Mike, Reasonably at the crucial moment, We can’t resist and reject that process. Which hat, or hats do you wear? WORDPRESS! [.]

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Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 318

Strategy Driven

JUNE 25, 2013

In fact, managers are far more comfortable having bloated staffs rather than either an understaffed organization or one with a staffing level demanding cutting edge efficiency in order to get the work done. Managers are responsible for deploying their workforce in a way that returns the highest investment value to their company.

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Resources Management Newsletter Article 61

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

link] Scot Herrick Best practices excuse management of really understanding their business and strategy. True leaders will most likely intuit a number of best practice scenarios before they discuss, research or implement their own strategy. They moved with the most efficient best practice as they unfold.

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 293

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Scott expresses his belief that the primary reason for the resistance seen in many companies to Deming’s ideas are that those in leadership positions are most concerned about maintaining what they have. When people care – quality products, efficient processes, happy customers, and a. certifications.

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Deming Engineering CEO System 28

Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 31, 2015

Again, it’s our brain’s tendency to find that path of least resistance; of assuaging any uncertainty we may have to grapple with by accepting only those narratives or assumptions that serve to reinforce how we choose to view our leadership and ourselves.

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Uncertainty Motivation Learning-by-Doing Short-term 100

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2017

But even when the technology is ready to use and has been shown to meet customer demands, there’s still a great deal of skepticism among consumers. In order to understand trust in the relationship between humans and automation, we have to explore trust in two dimensions: trust in the technology and trust in the innovating firm.

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Technology Transportation Influence Resistance 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2018

The results continued to improve throughout 2017 as the system learned and got smarter, while Maister learned how to improve the brand’s strategy in response to the insights produced by the AI. Resistance to disruptive, technology-driven change is not unusual. ​He scrambled to derail consideration of the new system.

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Resistance How To Audience Micromanagement 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Many conversations about data and analytics (D&A) start by focusing on technology. A robust, successful D&A function encompasses more than a stack of technologies, or a few people isolated on one floor of the building. Jumpstart process and cost efficiency? Drive strategy and accelerate change?

Organization 8

Organization How To Supply Chain Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Proactive employees do more than they are supposed to, are good at realizing ideas, and work to overcome resistance to change. For example, pushing for change without being told to can ignite resistance from supervising managers and fellow colleagues. Companies need proactive employees. But being proactive at work involves risk.

Middle Management 8

Middle Management Management Performance Review Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2018

If you knew about a technology that would help you improve organizational alignment, cut meeting times, and increase engagement in discussions, surely you’d use it all the time, right? Use videoconferencing to help yourself resist multitasking, and to help your team and colleagues maintain their focus. Maskot/Getty Images.

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Conference Commitment Rogers Tools 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

invests vast amounts in innovation – $135 billion from federal government sources alone in 2015 – yet it lacks a coherent intellectual property strategy to ensure that the investment pays off. The strategy of promoting its technology helped Europe win this battle and gather the spoils in growth, profitability, and employment.

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Licensing Technology Participative Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

MGI’s latest research with McKinsey Analytics on the state of the big data revolution measures the progress various industries have made toward capturing the revenue and efficiency gains we envisioned five years ago. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. Insight Center. The Next Analytics Age.

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Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

At the same time, front-runners across industries are partnering with technology companies to identify game-changing business solutions that can be achieved through AI. Because AI capabilities can potentially displace humans, in­surers need an effective and thoughtful HR strategy.

Insurance 8

Insurance Industry Content Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Twenty years ago, Louis Gerstner transformed IBM by emphasizing consulting and technology services — not just technology — to solve customer problems. How technology is changing the way we work. Can the elephant dance again? Insight Center. Corporate Culture for a Digital World. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Venture Capitalist Short-term ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

Bill and his team set out to develop a system that could bring all GE machines onto one efficient cloud -connected platform. Though technology would have allowed for a significantly virtual enterprise, it was important to Ruh to have a physical building where people could actually be located together.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Move from the plant floor to the executive suite and we’re known as a company who has brought several unique and inventive products to the industry that has improved the efficient delivery of protein products to a demanding consumer. Where We Came From and Why We’re Successful. The Challenge: Be Careful What You Ask For.

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Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2013

Widespread use of antivirus, intrusion detection technologies, improved cryptography algorithms, and methods for blacklisting infected web sites are just a few examples of how technical advances have improved cyber defense. This effect is similar to the overuse of antibiotics promoting antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Game Theory 8

Game Theory Incentives Diversity System 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We designed a data center that was 38% more energy efficient and that cost 24% less to build than a traditional data center. Since then, we’ve continued to lead the way in terms of energy efficiency. By instituting environmental impact reductions, we gained important cost efficiencies.

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Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

He had recently commented on a discussion on GHDonline.org regarding critical gaps in the diagnosis and treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis. They shared recent publications and discussed the best strategies for how to ensure that patients are treated swiftly and their families and communities protected. The Launch.

Globalization 9

Globalization Health Care Information Technology Chief Technology Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

Of course, digital technology can be used to improve or augment existing ways of operating, but it also opens entirely new ways of doing business based on digital networks like Uber, Airbnb, Yelp, and the Apple Developer Network — which is where a great deal of the digital value resides. No strategy is static. Insight Center.

Business Model 8

Business Model Human Capital Real Estate Forrester 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2016

In a large technology firm, for example, the CEO led a bi-weekly meeting of her top 20 people to review the business and make key decisions. People won’t always be this cooperative or open to feedback, so employees should be prepared for resistance and tread with caution. Roger Schwarz. Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting?

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CEO Rogers Review Efficiency 8