The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Now, as a recent report from the European Innovation Council suggests, the concern has moved from creating to keeping unicorns. This was then followed by concerns around the pandemic, with access to finance some way further down the list of concerns.

Press Release 105

Press Release Entrepreneur Long-term Ethics 105

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s like shadow-boxing against something that isn’t real; wasting energy on controlling the imaginary damage, instead of addressing the real problem. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided How to Create a Monthly Finance Routine. Braden Kelley provided Using Intuition to Drive Innovation Success.

Leadership Development 267

Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 267

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 21, 2021

Such calls for more financial support for startups are not new, with former EU research commission Carlos Moedas arguing for an EU-run venture fund back in 2015, which eventually became the European Innovation Council (EIC) this year. The €10 billion fund aims to back startups with a mixture of grants and equity investments.

Venture Funding 117

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Proposal Media 117

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Team dynamics The study surveyed over 140,000 alumni from Stanford University, resulting in a dataset of more than 1,000 entrepreneurs who founded ventures across 19 industries from 1960 to 2011, ranging from agriculture to energy and utilities.

Diversity 98

Diversity Organization Team Entrepreneur 98

Mills Scofield

MARCH 3, 2015

In the Venture Capital world we call this financing risk – putting good money after bad on the hope that at some point, Einstein’s Law of Insanity* will be wrong and the salvage mission becomes a successful rescue mission. Put your energy, time and resources into opportunities for growth, into potential launch missions.

Finance 70

Finance Cost Energy Innovation 70

Mills Scofield

MARCH 3, 2015

In the Venture Capital world we call this financing risk – putting good money after bad on the hope that at some point, Einstein’s Law of Insanity* will be wrong and the salvage mission becomes a successful rescue mission. Put your energy, time and resources into opportunities for growth, into potential launch missions.

Finance 70

Finance Cost Energy Innovation 70

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Creative Construction : The DNA of Sustained Innovation by Gary P. Pisano (PublicAffairs, 2019) The conventional wisdom is that only disruptive, nimble startups can innovate; once a business gets bigger and more complex corporate arteriosclerosis sets in. There's a better way. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

Books 236

Books Leadership P&L Learning-by-Doing 236

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2023

This puts a considerable strain on people’s finances and makes it that much harder to make ends meet. The current difficulties are largely being driven by the rising costs of energy and wider inflation, which are causing around 25% to say they worry that their business won’t survive the coming months.

Cost 86

Cost Crisis Survey Long-term 86

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

If your small business plan can move the nation forward, you’re a step closer to winning Uncle Sam’s financing and support. Boston , MA Innovative entrepreneurs will find fertile ground for their ideas in Boston. Partner with local R&D brainpower to start your own clean-energy venture.

Press Release 157

Press Release Discount Education Transportation 157

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

While the finances of employees may seem like none of an employer’s business, new research from the University of Pittsburgh suggests it is perhaps something employers should pay attention to. The last few years have seen a renewed focus on poverty, and especially on poverty for people who are in work.

Organization 93

Organization Finance Energy Stress 93

LDRLB

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s usually an individual endeavor focused on fitness, friendships, or finances. When it comes to business, great things can also happen when we apply the catalytic energy of the New Year to our teams and organizations. Breakthrough innovation isn’t much different; there are no maps for uncharted territory.

Strategy 160

Strategy Leadership Innovation Uncertainty 160

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. The only thing that spinning a bunch of plates insures is that you expend lots of energy in an attempt to forestall the inevitable. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

Blog 416

Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 416

Chart Your Course

JANUARY 13, 2017

The finance department is your business foundation so you need it to be one that you can trust. Your best sales team will find energy from your enthusiasm and creativity. One of the issues that tech innovators find is the mad-genius paradox. Your CFO should be Captain America with the emotional range of a rock.

CFO 100

CFO Chief Financial Officer Team Ethics 100

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Much of modern work revolves around teams, so it stands to reason that an enormous amount of time and energy is spent on ensuring that teams work effectively together. New research from Binghamton University suggests that raising the stakes might be the most effective way of securing team cohesion.

Microfinance 93

Microfinance Team Finance Reference 93

Lead Change Blog

JULY 9, 2019

What about in your finances, or in your relationships? Laura Schroeder of Working Girl contributed Alchemy: The Secret to Leading Innovative Teams. Karin writes: “There’s no faster way to suck the energy out of your culture than passive-aggressive behavior. Shelley asks: “Have you been hit by a storm?

Leadership Development 224

Leadership Development Development Leadership Team Building 224

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

In the last year, however, early-stage investments in clean energy production technologies have fallen substantially (see the table at the end of this piece for more detail). Most clean energy startups, on the other hand, need huge amounts of capital to get off the ground, and so far big payoffs have been scarce.

Energy 10

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 10

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2021

It was originated by the energy company Eesti Energia and developed a four-step methodology to engender an entrepreneurial mindset in students ranging from 13 to 19 years of age. The Global Innovation Index illustrates this, as they cite the inhibiting impact a shortage of human capital is having on the innovation potential of the nation.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Human Capital Comparison Education 100

Strategy Driven

APRIL 15, 2019

Manage Your Finances Closely. You not only want to keep accurate records for yourself and to run your business but also for when tax time comes around and you need to report your finances to others. You’ll never regret putting more time and energy into making sure your clients are satisfied and always taken care of. Hire Wisely.

Succession 57

Succession How To Finance Follow-up 57

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. Smart leaders avoid make-work and focus their energy on high impact initiatives, which may include a needed restructuring. I Think Not.

Restructuring 288

Restructuring Blog CEO Brand 288

Mills Scofield

MARCH 3, 2015

In the Venture Capital world we call this financing risk – putting good money after bad on the hope that at some point, Einstein’s Law of Insanity* will be wrong and the salvage mission becomes a successful rescue mission. Put your energy, time and resources into opportunities for growth, into potential launch missions.

Finance 70

Finance Cost Energy Resources 70

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2020

Casting one’s mind back to the days when companies used to follow the mantra laid down by economist Milton Friedman and focused their energies solely on maximising the returns for shareholders, and it seems an altogether different era. Use this fresh perspective to attempt to innovate around the trade-offs.

Kaplan 76

Kaplan Report Metrics Loyalty 76

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? A mouse running on a mousewheel can perfect their stride and reduce the amount of energy it takes to get "moving." Are you efficient or effective, or do you know?

Efficiency 354

Efficiency Blog Brand Depreciation 354

Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2017

It’s healthy for the community, the employees, and your company’s finances at the same time, and seems almost too good to be true. This is particularly relevant when communicating the new green vision to your employees; is it a vision of saving money on energy or is it to create a healthier community for your consumers?

PR 50

PR Energy Environment Marketing 50

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with. I Think Not.

Blog 382

Blog Leadership Loyalty Self-aware 382

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

It is also the only company in the finance industry to have bucked the trend of bringing gender parity in the boardroom. Resilient leadership is all about motivating teams, sustaining energy levels, and maintaining a growth orientation.

Project 52

Project Globalization Diversity Learning-by-Doing 52

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Where we place our greatest energies. As with most churches in need of revitalization, our finances had been struggling for several years. Thankfully we had good people in charges of our finances and they had held the church together through very difficult times. Church Revitalization Innovation Leadership Ministry'

Micromanagement 70

Micromanagement Long-term Finance Bureaucracy 70

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 30, 2019

Where we placed our greatest energies. We actually stopped some very large – some would say successful – events, because they took a lot of energy, but didn’t fulfill our key mission. Our employees were subjected to counter productive paperwork, for one example, which wasted time and zapped energy for momentum. (We

Micromanagement 40

Micromanagement Long-term Finance Energy 40

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 28, 2016

Where we place our greatest energies. We actually stopped some very large – some would say successful – events, because they took a lot of energy, but didn’t fulfill our key mission. Our employees were subjected to counter productive paperwork, for one example, which wasted time and zapped energy for momentum. (We

Micromanagement 56

Micromanagement Long-term Finance Energy 56

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

energy industries, from oil and gas to ethanol, wind, and solar, have long enjoyed lavish government subsidies and other support. One reason that clean energy tends to be more expensive than fossil fuel is that it can be. But those days are coming to an end. As long as it's subsidized, there is little pressure to compete on price.

Energy 10

Energy Price Long-term Banking 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2018

As we explain in Reverse Innovation in Health Care , Narayana Health’s founder, Dr. Devi Shetty, wanted to disrupt U.S. ” Narayana Health brought innovative practices honed in India to HCCI to offer first-rate care for 25-40% of U.S. Reverse Innovation in Health Care: How to Make Value-Based Delivery Work.

Health Care 15

Health Care System Innovation Price 15

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. Thank you for sharing Mike! I Think Not.

Blog 412

Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 412

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Do you have great vision? Are you a master of strategy? I Think Not.

Blog 332

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 332

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2014

Reading the headlines, you might think that the most urgent question about national success in innovation and growth is whether the U.S. Germany does a better job on innovation in areas as diverse as sustainable energy systems, molecular biotech, lasers, and experimental software engineering. or China should get the gold medal.

Innovation 15

Innovation GDP Telecommunications Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Consider Apple, hardly a byword in the energy business. This summer, the company applied for federal licenses to sell directly to customers the excess renewable energy it generates on its new campus and in facilities across Oregon, Nevada, and California. But solar electricity is only the beginning of the future energy marketplace.

Energy 8

Energy Licensing Efficiency Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Few people realize the important role water plays in our daily energy use, or the energy required to heat, treat, and supply water. Meanwhile, the electricity used for water treatment can be as much as one-third of a city’s energy bill. Most companies’ value chains are heavily dependent on water and energy resources.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part. As I said above, your yield usually directly correlates to your efforts.

Media 325

Media Blog Tools Influence 325

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

I recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Economist Corporate Network in Singapore about innovation in Asia. But what I really wanted to discuss were the three biggest trends I see affecting innovation in the region. Tuck Professor Vijay Govindarajan calls this reverse innovation. The race for the middle.

Trends 15

Trends Innovation Govindarajan Class 15