Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The experience of Esquel Group proves that a stakeholder-based strategy is feasible in even the toughest of industries. It's a myth that the garment industry's growth must be tied with the overuse of labor and that competition must be based on low wages. The garment industry must transform itself to remain relevant.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2011

That McDonald's or Pret a Manger is less open to disruptive innovation than El Bulli? If you believe any, or all, of those things, then you're not a business sophisticate, you're an innovation snob. My concern over innovation condescension was provoked by surprising comments on a previous post. What could be less innovative?

Innovation 14

Innovation Disruptive Innovation Technology Fashion 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Eminent industry leaders worry that the biggest risk tied to artificial intelligence is the militaristic downfall of humanity. The good news is that AI is an opportunity to build technology with less human bias and built-in inequality than has been the case in previous innovations. CSA Images/Printstock Collection/Getty Images.

Diversity 8

Diversity Technology Engineering Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

James Wilson debunks the widespread misconception that AI systems will replace humans in one industry after another. Sustainers who ensure intelligent systems stay true to their original goals without crossing ethical lines or reinforcing bias. Place your innovation bets. It does not mean human workers will become obsolete.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

What promotional vehicles are most successful in your industry? Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. Adapt ideas from other industries. Google your name periodically.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The world's biggest and fastest search engine can't help but generate terabytes and petabytes of actionable investment intelligence. In fact, Google chief economist Hal Varian (and other economists and forecasters) already use the search engine's data and analytics to predict economic futures. Who would want to invest with us?

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. Together, these constituted radical moves for an industrial company headquartered on the East Coast.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2012

That was the question we put to a global community of hackers and innovators in the Long-Term Capitalism Challenge. In just two-and-a-half months, we received some 148 entries from leaders, thinkers, and innovators of all stripes, from every corner of the globe. Management Innovation According to Nature's Genius.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Innovation Diversity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

industries, and a review of hundreds of academic studies on the psychology of human performance, shows that most leaders and organizations tend to focus on just one type of performance. Adaptive performance manifests as creativity, problem solving, grit, innovation, and citizenship. They couldn’t adapt to improve their work.

Organization 9

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

I remember attending a Hewlett-Packard meeting for industry analysts in the early 1990s and hearing HP proudly declare that it was becoming a software company. Software had turned into a stronger driver of revenue in the computer industry than hardware, and HP management had realized that it had to make the shift to sustain its growth.

Software 13

Software Intellectual Capital Maturity Customer Loyalty 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Not to mention boardroom soap operas, front-page ethics scandals, and more changes of direction than a surfer in a hurricane. That's because the work of making deep-seated, meaningful change — sustaining success and unleashing innovation over the long term — is that hardest work there is. Where is the succession planning?

Venture Capitalist 14

Venture Capitalist CEO Long-term Magazine 14

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

When your work requires you to use your genius it’s not only more fun but you’ll naturally be motivated to deliver great work, you’ll naturally continue to evolve and grow and innovate, and you’’ll naturally be of service and find others are seeking you out for greater opportunities. Self-assuredness.

Career 74

Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Moreover, ethical followers can help leaders avoid making questionable decisions and high performing followers often motivate leaders to raise their own levels of performance. Gordy earned his bachelor’s degree from the USAF Academy and his PhD in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of Minnesota.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

A privacy-industrial complex has sprung up from this — technology, services, and policies all aimed at trying to protect data while allowing it to flow freely enough to keep the modern electronic bazaar thriving. Economic data tracking can help identify opportunities for innovation and growth. ” He was right.

Proposal 8

Proposal Policies Information Technology Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Data science and AI lie at the most overheated end of the software engineering spectrum, and there is a massive shortage of graduates and postgraduates emerging with the necessary skills. These are essential transformative skills, not just for those who may go on to become software engineers, but also for everyone.

Skills 1

Skills Content Chief Technology Officer Retail 1

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

Herewith, my tiny argument: TED thinking assumes complex social problems are essentially engineering challenges, and that short nuggets of Technology, Edutainment, and Design can fix everything, fast and cheap. When ideas are reduced to engineering challenges, the focus naturally becomes near-term utility in the so-called real world.

Industry 8

Industry Ethics Audience Technology 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). In some industries, the figure is as high as 30 times…six is the mean average. Repairing ethically wrong actions. ” One pound equals 16 ounces.

Planning 50

Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Eight years ago I published a book, The Medici Effect , that examines how and why groundbreaking ideas occur at the intersection of different cultures, industries, and disciplines. The obvious targets were people in the field of innovation — those working in strategy, R&D, business development, and entrepreneurship.

Succession 15

Succession Diversity Open-book Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

I admit that when Microsoft unveiled its holographic computing engine at its Windows 10 event last week, I didn’t pay much attention. Doesn’t this face the same ethics and social challenges as Glass? This is precisely what made Glass vulnerable to the ethical and social issues that dogged it. Courtesy of Microsoft.

Forrester 8

Forrester Technology Execution Automotive 8

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 24, 2012

Coaching is even starting to work its way into some MBA programs, which is good news for the coaching industry. This new business model will require a different model of leadership development – one that pays more attention to ethics, the environment, how decisions impact the community and society, and human rights. Virtual reality.

Leadership Development 256

Leadership Development Development Leadership Globalization 256

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

Over the past three centuries, the spread of industrial technologies gradually weakened Britain while stimulating the United States. China's late-20th-century rise is very much the unfinished business of the Industrial Revolution. But America's edge is eroding fast as it struggles to keep first-mover advantage over its innovations.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage GDP Technology Biotechnology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2018

We need to start preparing for a new era of innovation in which different technologies, such as genomics, materials science, and robotics , rise to the fore. Every technology follows a similar path of discovery, engineering, and transformation. These efforts are already greatly increasing our ability to innovate.

Industry 9

Industry GDP Technology Agility 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Unfortunately for the accused, they are students — not engineers or project managers — and the professor meant to ban such collaboration in his instructions to the test. Traditional schooling frequently fails to prepare students to think critically, innovate, and be creative.

Education 8

Education Incentives Efficiency Learning-by-Doing 8