Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

As new technologies in social media, transportation, and telecommunications bring us closer together, it's more critical than ever for organizations to recruit, develop, and retain multicultural leaders who can skillfully navigate both the opportunities and challenges of a more connected world. The world is getting smaller.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Leadership Telecommunications Talent Management 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Technological improvements in health care have given us the quality of life we enjoy today. Making autos was a craft, and very few people were skilled enough to put one together. Knowledge and technology have advanced at a such a rapid pace that today that quite a number of medical conditions can be treated using a “process” approach.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Lean Production Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. For example, from telecommunication companies to fintech entrepreneurs, African banking fees and commissions are under tremendous presure. Innovate ferociously. Across Africa, banking is being redesigned.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. Ndubuisi Ekekwe is a founder of the non-profit African Institution of Technology.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Consider the case of an Asian telecommunications company that found 20 percent of its marketing budget was being squandered in markets with the lowest lifetime customer value. Create a technology engine that powers the front lines. But for all the potential technology provides, it’s important not to lose sight of what the point is.

Marketing 11

Marketing Guidelines B2C Analysis 11

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 14, 2013

This trend means that leaders of successful organizations will need to develop different organizational structures, systems, and skills in order to meet these new customer requirements. Many technologies, such as computers, copiers, fax machines, and other office equipment are rapidly converging. Making complex, multi-business deals.

Telecommunications 111

Telecommunications Franchising Consultative Diversity 111

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But Apple’s technological innovativeness is not the full story. Think about it this way: Most health apps that you can find in the App Store are a technological marvel. Before, people couldn’t monitor their health regularly because they didn’t have the skills, time, money, or easy access to a doctor.

Industry 8

Industry Supply Chain Innovation Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Each can be used to complement your predictive skills, giving you a new edge against rivals that rely mainly on number-crunching: Redirect conversations toward genuine competency. During the discussion, the software CEO realized their significant expertise in technology hardware administration could become the basis for an adjacent business.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Although well-intentioned, these programs often have the unintended consequences of benefiting the wrong businesses, favoring sub-optimal technology, and creating market distortion. But increasing public awareness of entrepreneurial skills isn't all we can do. Picture something like a rotational program for innovation.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Licensing Telecommunications Incubator 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Technology : Providers of mobile banking and cash transfer solutions are doing particularly well in the economy due to the country’s multi-currency exchange regime and low availability of U.S. Technology solutions that help accelerate improvements of Zimbabwe’s decaying infrastructure will also be in high demand.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

DDI’s High-Resolution Leadership study reviewed true assessment data from 10,000 global leaders and found no difference in the battle of the sexes for leadership skills. Men and women equally qualified in business drivers around hard- and soft-business skills—with neither gender scoring high. Wellins, Ph.D.,

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

In 2006, 26-year-old Frank Wang started up DJI in a dorm room at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. As part of his graduate thesis, he perfected an electronics flight controller, a critical element of drone technology. But DJI is testament to China’s transformation from copycat to high tech innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Engineering Business Model Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

This is understandable but not good: The syndrome can lead to board timidity, herd mentality, and an aversion to innovation, which can hurt or even kill an enterprise. What are your special skills — digital marketing know-how you learned in fast-moving consumer goods? Start with capabilities. Now comes the harder part: character.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence CEO Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2012

In Mexico, in the innovative sectors that entrepreneurs usually enter — mobile technology, branchless banking, housing for rural or semi-urban areas, basic services such as water, telecommunications, education, etc. — there is either a lack of "roads" or lack of access to them.

Industry 9

Industry Telecommunications Incentives Banking 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

It is clear to us that the failure of different parts of the system — payers, providers, patients, professionals, policy makers, politicians, the public, and the press — to pull in the same direction is a serious drag on innovation and progress. Making these changes required skill, will, and time underpinned by rigorous process.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Telecommunications Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2011

Declining prices of computer hardware enabled American companies to invest heavily in information technology, which in turn, drove a surge in U.S. We were content to let the Chinese and the Indians take the low-valued-added, low-skilled stuff. It also potentially means that we will lose our advantage in innovation. productivity.

Real Estate 13

Real Estate Policies Telecommunications Industry 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

and China take the lead in tech innovation. Telecommunications, marketplace platforms, payment services, and postal and logistics systems are balkanized. Investing in innovation capacity. Some of the best places for such changes to take root are in the cities that become technology hubs: Berlin, London, Barcelona are examples.

Crisis 8

Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8