The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 30, 2023

The rise of deglobalization and the resulting uncertainty in the global business landscape has prompted technology-based industries to reevaluate their overarching strategies. In this context, the question arises: how can industrial companies ensure sustainable growth in today’s global markets?

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Globalization Trends Industry Incentives 114

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

For example, they may use black-hat link-building tactics or keyword stuffing to attract visitors. This is a great option for businesses that want to avoid the uncertainty of hourly consultancy fees. However, ask the agency for a breakdown of costs and to cite examples of previous client successes.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Finding the right leaders in an industry that demands excellence, strategic vision, and a deep understanding of financial markets can drive success and stay ahead of the competition. In a constantly evolving industry, these leaders can quickly adjust their strategies and approaches to meet changing market conditions.

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Finance Execution Leadership Long-term 411

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As a result, executives must be willing to evolve their leadership capabilities to drive sustainable business growth and maintain a competitive edge in the market. Another significant challenge for executives is managing organizational complexity.

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Execution Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Leadership 407

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Workers who adapt and grow with the organization in a time of accelerated change will be able to launch products and services that meet market needs. When I was a technology marketing exec in 2009, I heard the words nurture marketing. When I was a technology marketing exec in 2009, I heard the words nurture marketing.

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Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

In Creative Construction , Gary Pisano says that when big organizations fail to innovate, the root cause is often related to “management practice and leadership than with organizational scale per se.” The best strategy when facing high degrees of uncertainty is to hedge and build options for the future.”.

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Innovation Company Construction Creativity 286

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Uncover Effective, Expert Personal Brand Statement Examples​ What do Rand Fishkin, Charlie Puth, and Martha Stewart all have in common? They are all killer personal brand examples. Click "READ MORE" to discover the 29 steps and examples to creating a successful personal brand.

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 27, 2020

As one example, the opening today of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs portal, for businesses to make claims on that governmental support, will feel like drinking from a fire hose at full blast. Mostly, because of the uncertainty they feel. Understanding today’s reality. What are the indicators for the future? He called it winning.

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Planning Globalization Uncertainty Mentor 191

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2021

The risks start small and manageable but soon become unmanageable. You may be facing increasing competition, a shrinking market, or an unreliable workforce, for example, all of which can make it difficult to continue with the business plan. The market is one of the most significant factors affecting your business value.

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Entrepreneur Uncertainty Company Planning 122

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 30, 2013

When it comes to courageous leadership, the image that often comes to mind is of a leader who is not just assertive in the face of uncertainty, but who also exudes a sense of fearlessness regarding the situation before them. And yet, the reality is that courage in leadership is not about the absence of fear.

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Uncertainty Long-term Short-term Learning-by-Doing 279

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite the many hurdles caused by COVID-19, the financial uncertainty has inspired people to save more and slow down their usual spending habits. For example, many have to give up gym memberships in exchange for free workout tutorials on YouTube. Amid the sadness, uncertainty, and global unrest, managing your finances may seem tough.

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Comparison How To Finance Uncertainty 118

Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2023

ChMC Case Study: Marco Amitrano Managing Partner and Head of Clients & Markets at PWC UK Chartered Management Consultant Award: The way forward for the consultancy industry. As the dialogue about what Chartered Management Consultants can offer to the industry increases, those holding the status will stand out from the rest.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2020

While this source is primarily attributable to the individual, it doesn’t mean the manager doesn’t have a role to play too. It’s important for managers to pay attention and help their employees to “get up to speed.” Given the sudden changes and uncertainty that have occurred as a result of the pandemic, employees are stressed.

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Motivation Quinn Stress Uncertainty 120

Eric Jacobson

JULY 19, 2021

Debbie Laskey is my trusted resource for expert advice on marketing, customer service and leadership. As background, Debbie has nearly 20 years of marketing experience and an MBA Degree. Debbie : From the outset in early 2020, the pandemic caused uncertainty about people’s health. How do you define employee engagement?

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Brand Participative Uncertainty Blog 65

HR Digest

JANUARY 2, 2024

The importance of career cushioning is hard to deny, especially considering the job uncertainty and high number of layoffs in 2023. Importance of Career Cushioning With the economy still in the process of settling down and the job market being what it is, career cushioning becomes almost essential for employees who want stability.

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Career Learning-by-Doing Industry Examples 52

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For example, executive coaching is often likened to general business coaching, which is an incorrect and potentially dangerous comparison to make. These blind spots can often be unproblematic until moments of instability or uncertainty suddenly become detrimental. This then creates cultures of continuous development in the workplace.

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Executive Coaching Execution Self-aware Company 318

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 12, 2011

“I explained the theory of the Lean Startup, repeating my definition: an organization designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.” The Lean Startup delivers a lot of great insight for leadership and product management. Don’t capitulate: Don’t just give in to what customers think they want. “We

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 8, 2018

A sterling example of a company that takes both of these realities into account – the outside world and the inside world – is Apple. Nor can it certify that all forays into new markets will turn out well. Larry Ackerman is a leading authority on organizational and personal identity and the pioneer of Identity-Based Management.

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Chemicals Short-term Insurance Uncertainty 149

The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The economic uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting businesses of every size in every industry. Managers just like you are putting their plans on pause, and training programs are often among the first line items cut. Leadership development and change management are woven closely together.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Leadership Pipeline 96

Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. For example, self-awareness is critical to understanding how to improve your influence and executive communication.

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Skip Prichard

MAY 2, 2019

They are complexity, uncertainty, relationships, egos, and emotions. On the other hand, when a corporate leader (whether a manager or an executive) is tasked to run a project that brings a new product to the market, for example, that manager will usually be given a budget and a team to work with.

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Succession Entrepreneur Uncertainty Budgeting 84

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 4, 2021

They’ve seen them wrestling with children, in trying to manage personal and professional challenges at home, more Zoom gaffes than we can count, etc., which has given employers a deeply humanistic view of those they manage. But as you grow, you’ll need specialists on the team: great salespeople, creative marketers, and robust techies.

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Advice How To Forrester Incentives 122

HR Digest

OCTOBER 2, 2023

According to an SHRM article, managers spend an average of 210 hours a year on performance management activities. People want to know what you think and believe that a manager’s input could improve their performance and satisfaction at work. This is why the language used in employee evaluations is important.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

In a world that grows more complex every day, executives often face scrutiny as they lead through uncertainty. To manage these challenges, executives are called on to adopt a long-term perspective on organizational strategy while staying in tune with the present-day needs of clients, customers and team members.

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Training Execution Leadership Emotional Intelligence 52

HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Management gurus are seeking to provide clarity, stability, direction to their employees and customers. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow. Establishing an incident management plan to ensure a safe working environment for their customers and employees.

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Short-term Committee Incentives Long-term 59

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Being a new business owner is an exciting time in your life but may also be cause for some uncertainty. Meet with them often to pick their brain and understand more clearly what you can be doing to improve your management style and become a more successful leader and boss. Expand Your Marketing Efforts. Focus on Your Customers.

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Advertising How To Mentor Entrepreneur 50

HR Digest

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Once upon a time, HR tech scene was as dull and vapid as getting ghosted by a recruiter in a slow job market. A handful of companies dominated the market, all them strong, pedestrian. But recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the global human resource (HR) technology market, particularly in North America.

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Venture Capitalist CAGR Human Resources Software 52

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2020

The investment market dealing with precious metals has barely made the cut in terms of popularity among people, and it’s not something many people tap into, if they do hear about it, it’s mostly for either gold, silver or palladium. One such example is that of a large Swiss-based pharmaceutical company that invested around $11.3

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Price Short-term Long-term Globalization 67

HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Management gurus are seeking to provide clarity, stability, direction to their employees and customers. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow. Establishing an incident management plan to ensure a safe working environment for their customers and employees.

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Short-term Committee Incentives Long-term 52

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

As Brexit-related uncertainty engulfs the UK, with both the Government and its citizens trying to prepare for an unknown future, elsewhere in Europe there are brighter and more optimistic skies. For example, the Verify Scheme , introduced in 2016, failed consistently to hit performance and growth targets.

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Pharmaceuticals Entrepreneur Politics Globalization 69

Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

It’s clear that in many cases, women are not just influencing the market; they are the market. In other words, women have been the market for some time now yet many executives have not taken action on this huge opportunity. For example, for the first time ever, IBM chose a woman CEO, Virginia “Ginni” Rometty.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Missing the turn or making it too late can cause a company to stagnate or implode or can spell the death of the idea; or worse, the idea becomes someone else’s to bring to market without you. Here’s an example. You’re not managing your energy well. Effective time management begins with good energy management.

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Delegation Maturity CEO Execution 243

Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 26, 2013

In the pursuit of profits and market share, it’s easy for an organization to lose that connection to why they started this journey in the first place and why others couldn’t address it as well as they could. Consider, for example, the current obsession over innovation.

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Organization Uncertainty Short-term Teamwork 272

Coaching Tip

AUGUST 18, 2011

With smaller staffs, higher stress levels and uncertainties around the economy, are employers changing what they look for in prospective employees? Thirty-four percent of hiring managers said they are placing greater emphasis on emotional intelligence when hiring and promoting employees post-recession, according to a new CareerBuilder survey.

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Emotional Intelligence Sample Human Resources Survey 118

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2020

For example, how well do the compensation, rewards and recognition and promotions systems in your organization align with your strategy? Leaders should convey a realistic picture of the dynamic environment of the market where conditions are likely to change rapidly. Most importantly, it sets the right example for others to emulate.

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Planning Learning-by-Doing Ryan Environment 117

HR Digest

OCTOBER 15, 2020

We’ve seen it in past periods of economic uncertainty. As another example, the World Economic Forum recently released a new set of metrics focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators and disclosures for financial markets. Haven’t seen a drop in productivity yet? It’s likely coming.

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Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Once upon a time, before the era of big data analytics, corporations had similarly routine business growth issues and threats: i.e.: after years of being the market leader in a specific product category, they quickly begin to lose market share, they wanted to introduce their product into a new market.

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Stage-Gate Productivity Products Innovation 128