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The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies

Harvard Business

. “Any time you start something new like [an innovation initiative], that cuts across many areas, there’s a potential for people feeling like you’re in their backyard,” says Michael Britt, a senior vice president who heads the Energy Innovation Center at Southern Company, a major utility operator.

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An Agenda for the Future of Global Business

Harvard Business

Traditionally, it has been government’s role to provide equality of opportunity (particularly through education), an effective safety net, and social, political, and economic stability. Toward a New Leadership Agenda. But it takes too long for new work skills to become codified and for the education system to deliver them.

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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Leadership Development. BTS GROUP KEY STATS. Practice Areas.

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How to Excel at Both Strategy and Execution

Harvard Business

For decades, we’ve often thought of leadership profiles in unique buckets—two popular varieties were the “visionaries”, who embrace strategy and think about amazing things to do, and the “operators”, who get stuff done. Adam Pretty/Getty Images. It just does not work.”

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business

Nine big brands with operations in Ohio publicly pressed the state to reinstate energy efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards. Finally, to educate the next generation of analysts, the CFA exam will now include a focus on ESG issues. Renewables Kept Growing and Getting Cheaper. Levi’s Shared What It Knows about Water.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business

We did not find any notable differences by age group or education. Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican.