The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 20, 2019

million self-employed people in the United Kingdom are in ‘project’ roles, which basically means work performed by highly skilled freelancers that has a clear and identifiable end point, with projects usually lasting for weeks or months.

Budgeting 40

Budgeting Participative Marketing Operations 40

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

We set people up to use their area of expertise, be it strategy, accounting, operations, technology, finance, or human resources. In fact, 76% of staff on pro bono projects stated that they gained significant, job-relevant skills. At Deloitte, we treat these projects exactly the same as a paid client engagement.

Skills 8

Skills Real Estate Human Capital Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2013

Be strategic and operational. Adopt emerging technologies, while weighed down by the past. Today, however, technology innovation is creating a drastic change — across all major industries — in the way customers want to interact with their suppliers. Stay secure and boost innovation. Grow blended executives.

CIO 8

CIO Technology Storytelling Strategic Planning 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2014

As Quartz reported last year: Members of the Glass operations team have been on the road showing it off to companies and organizations, and they told Quartz that some of the most enthusiastic responses have come from manufacturers, teachers, medical companies, and hospitals. Should Google revise its strategy to pursue that opportunity?

Strategy 10

Strategy Early Adopters Innovation Proposal 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. We made a number of operational changes to the call center.

Organization 12

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Carr predicted that an organization''s ability to compete through investing in information technology was about to change dramatically. The IT boom of the 1980s and early ''90s had brought information technology to the corporate masses, unleashing the first full-scale technology revolution in the enterprise.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Before the iPhone was introduced, in 2007, Nokia was the dominant mobile phone maker with a clearly stated purpose — “Connecting people” — and an aggressive strategy for sustaining market dominance. Nokia was so immersed in executing its strategy that it lost sight of its purpose.

Strategy 13

Strategy Company How To Supply Chain 13