The Horizons Tracker

JULY 16, 2019

Digital transformation is something most companies seem to be doing, but there is incredible variance in the success of these initiatives. The survey, which saw around 4,800 senior managers quizzed, showed that digitally mature companies are both more innovative, and indeed innovating in a different way to less digitally mature organizations.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 29, 2021

“This year’s study shows that executives across industries and around the world are investing in the digital maturity of their organizations,” the authors say. Using digital technology to better engage with customers and sell more effectively. Use digital technology to enrich the customer experience. Making the first step.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 23, 2020

Salvation is offered, as it so often is, by a second report , this time from consulting firm Accenture, which also highlights the struggles executives are having in getting the most out of the latest technologies. Timing : Creating an appropriate sequence and roadmaps for deploying new technology.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 18, 2023

The concept of HR value delivery encompasses the ability of HR departments to not only meet the needs of the business but also to create a positive impact on the overall success of the organization. It has evolved through different waves, showcasing the maturation of HR work and its impact on organizational success.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

An organization that is nimble has the modernized and matured their practices related to people, processes, technologies, ecosystems, and strategy such that they can seize opportunities as they present themselves and stave off issues that present themselves more readily, as each will be presented more quickly than in the past.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. EY is known for its focus on innovation.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In fact, it were the L&D teams that were instrumental in bringing about wider acceptance of innovative measures, processes and strategies, including reimagining how employees learn to work in a digitized world. Managers will increasingly need to take up more innovative roles to manage disparate and dispersed teams.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. In 2011, Kodak made the list of Top 10 Fortune 500 Employers With Older Workers, called out for employing a disproportionately high percentage of mature workers. In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

Admonished by my mother and father for unsportsmanlike behavior, I eventually matured and forged a stiff upper lip in defeat. There is no doubt in my mind that my ferocious competitive spirit is responsible for my success in corporate life. Live a culture of innovation. Nobody wants to compete in a financial spitting contest.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 2, 2021

For instance, the growing array of digital tools is likely to make solutions more technologically advanced so that real-time and remote responses to customer needs can be delivered. A recent paper highlights the growth of customer success management as a dedicated field.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The productivity and economic success of the U.K. For instance, research from the University of Gothenburg highlights the stereotypes older workers face, as they’re expected to have difficulty processing information, less interest in technology, and generally struggle to pick up new things.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 20, 2012

A successful strategy for the 1980, but not true anymore today! More and more successful leaders have confronted these fears and turned them into insights and strengths for their and their organizations’ future. These leaders are free of fear in their objective decision making and ready to cease the opportunities, achieving success.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team. Best wishes for continued success Ben. The simple truth is that all great leaders are highly skilled in matters of delegation.

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HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

In recent years, Rawlinson has worked alongside some of the biggest names in the technology industry to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace. To make a success of digital transformation, effective leadership and mature organizational culture is required. It’s an ambitious and inspiring initiative.

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Diversity Strategy Trends Policies 98

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

His hard work and diligence is evident in both his commitment and the success of his ministry. We are living in a new era of technology and understanding and Pete has his finger on the pulse of how to relate/reach individuals. I wish you continued success. His leadership is remarkable! I like your new interview format.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. pastortom2022 Great post Mike and especially to many of us who have not experienced a great level of success or notoriety. will go into decline.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success. And, emotional intelligence has been linked to successful leadership (just did a paper on this for a university class). Best wishes for continued success Kalyan. The good news?

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Blog Leadership Emotional Intelligence CEO 416

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives. You would be wrong.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

In today’s post I’ll bust a few myths, reveal an evil secret or two, and share with you what you need to know in order to be successful with social media… Understanding the Context Let me cut right to the chase - business is fluid. Spare me the complex charts & diagrams, and the trite commentary from the latest guru.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Bally Technologies , a leading provider of gaming systems for casinos, has earned more than 60 awards for innovation in just the last four years. How did Bally Technologies do it? Through an innovation excellence framework. But while the foundational elements are the same, Bally Technologies uses them in a distinct way.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 28, 2013

In my case, my most powerful ideas – ideas that enabled me to lead innovative programs of worldwide scope when I was at Intel – have come from conversations with people in other organizations. You can start with near-competitors – companies that use similar technologies but make different product lines.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2015

It is the hub of the world’s energy industry, headquarters of medical innovation and entrepreneurial phenomena. Recurring themes include pioneer spirit, business innovation, community give-back, growth and vision. It has seen industries emerge and mature. Houston was the first word spoken from the moon.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Mature corporations are designed to execute on the science of delivery — not engage in the art of discovery. They're bad at innovation by design: All the pressures and processes that drive them toward a profitable, efficient operation tend to get in the way of developing the innovations that can actually transform the business.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

So why, despite all the evidence to the contrary, do we see so many corporations dip their toes into the pool of innovation instead of diving in? Corporate innovation is already a difficult proposition; why doom it to failure by pursuing it half-heartedly? With the right approach, innovation at a big company is realistic.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Great leaders intrinsically understand that team building catalyzes collaboration, creates both disruptive and incremental innovation, facilitates a certainty of execution, and is one of the key foundational elements associated with creating a dynamic corporate culture. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment and kind words John.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. One of the most poignant summaries of the market for innovative technology solutions in education is that it is forever in its infancy.

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The Empowered Buisness

AUGUST 18, 2015

However, for many organizations, over-emphasis on accountability stifles creative thinking, innovation and visioning. As we mature as adults, we lose that creative spark. Someone whose success and excellence you would like to model. That’s a good thing to a point. You need accountability to achieve your company goals.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

Over the past few decades, Silicon Valley has been such a powerful engine for entrepreneurship in technology that, all too often, it is considered to be some kind of panacea. The Silicon Valley model, for all of its charms, was developed at a specific time, for a specific industry, which was developing a specific set of technologies.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

Management knows it and so does Wall Street: The year-to-year viability of a company depends on its ability to innovate. Yet many companies have not yet learned to manage innovation strategically. One tool we've developed to help companies manage their innovation portfolio is the Innovation Ambition Matrix (see the chart below).

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Ansoff Tools Innovation Management 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Those that successfully harvest vast troves of data can improve productivity; make faster and more accurate decisions; reduce costs; increase competitive advantage; discover new business models and innovations; and better engage customers, employees, and partners. That’s still true. How to Become a Digital Enterprise.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2017

Many large companies yearn to rekindle the innovative magic of entrepreneurship, but very few actually succeed. The reasons have been well documented and include: Large, established companies answer to investors who value predictable, consistent financial results, and so are intolerant of the risks inherent in bold innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

So why, despite all the evidence to the contrary, do we see so many corporations dip their toes into the pool of innovation instead of diving in? Corporate innovation is already a difficult proposition; why doom it to failure by pursuing it half-heartedly? With the right approach, innovation at a big company is realistic.

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Innovation Company Technology Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

When it comes to innovation in industries with strategically narrow windows of opportunities, speed is everything. This quickening pace — what academics and journalists have called innovation on steroids — is beginning to reach IT departments. Innovations were virtually prevented by stifling complexity.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

There’s little argument that Tesla is a wildly innovative company. Tesla clearly doesn’t qualify under the traditional definition of a disruptive innovation. For one thing, it’s not clear what disruptive technology the company is offering. car manufacturer and all but three worldwide.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The concept of open innovation has moved from business phrase to business reality over the last ten years. When PARC became a for-profit subsidiary of Xerox to practice open innovation in 2002, Henry Chesbrough had not yet published his book Open Innovation and the concept was not well understood. Know the risks and the costs.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

I wanted to see if there was a method to that magic, since it’s so critical for organizations to keep innovating and reinventing if they want to survive over the long term. Many companies, including my own, have learned this the hard way as core products and services have matured beyond their sell-by date.)

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