Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By leveraging external resources, companies can reduce time-to-market for innovative products and services. Enhance Competitiveness: Rationale: Staying ahead in the competitive landscape requires constant innovation. Accelerate Time-to-Market: Rationale: Open Innovation allows for faster access to new technologies and ideas.

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Planview

APRIL 6, 2023

Fresh off the pain of my poor Boilermakers loss in the NCAA tournament, I reflect on what a startling competitive disadvantage you’re at if your competitor can score buckets at three times your team’s speed. Speed of software delivery is either a competitive advantage or a startling disadvantage in the digital age.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

By dynamically assembling and reconfiguring innovation processes and resources, companies can quickly adapt their strategies , products, and services. Additionally, the framework promotes a structured approach to innovation , ensuring that resources are effectively allocated and innovation efforts are aligned with strategic objectives.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2024

Achieving this level of clarity necessitates a disciplined strategy approach, aligning resources, talent, and decisions with the company’s fundamental mission. Such dedication distinguishes a company in a competitive market, driving sustainable growth and fostering customer loyalty.

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Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Wellbeing isn’t just a perk; it’s a competitive advantage. And there’s a direct connection between the health of a company’s bottom line and the health and wellbeing of every company’s most important resource — its people.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2024

But they must act boldly and decisively to achieve a competitive cost position. Collectively, these measures help organizations sustain efficiency and redirect resources to invest in innovation, promote growth, and capture value.

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IdeaScale

JULY 25, 2023

The VRIO framework identifies four crucial characteristics that a resource must possess to provide your firm with a sustained competitive advantage. This article will talk about the VRIO Framework and four simple steps you can all follow to implement it. To start, here’s a brief explanation of the four characteristics.

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IdeaScale

JULY 25, 2023

The VRIO framework lays the foundation for mapping out and identifying which resources help you create a competitive edge over the market. To help you understand the importance of a VRIO Framework, this article talks about the advantages and limitations of VRIO. This analysis can be further used as a guide in making choices and [.]

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IdeaScale

JULY 24, 2023

A VRIO analysis is a method for evaluating a company’s internal competitive advantages. Therefore, It starts with four questions to determine whether your businesses’ internal resources can be a source of sustained [.]

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Recent research suggests that when resources become limited, many business leaders’ inclinations are to become risk-averse and protect their own interests, fostering a culture of conservatism and prioritizing stability over innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2024

Accelerators provide a structured environment of mentorship, education, and resources in exchange for equity. What role do business accelerators play in boosting the growth of early-stage companies? And they work.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This article shares some early examples of how new approaches to text and image generation, AI-generated video, customer insights, and more can help boost the competitiveness of SMEs willing to invest in generative AI tools.

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Kainexus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Picture this: A company overwhelmed by a sea of projects, each vying for attention, resources, and precious time. Now, imagine a systematic approach that aligns these projects with organizational goals, ensures efficient resource allocation, and maximizes return on investment.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Corporations can leverage this innovation to drive growth, remain competitive, and enter new markets. These collaborations can also provide startups with valuable resources, including market access, brand credibility, and operational expertise.

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Brunner

APRIL 24, 2020

Those with strong data science capabilities should not only be able to retain current business, but be a competitive resource on projects traditionally in the domain of the consultancies. macroeconomic conditions, weather, competition), operations (e.g., However, agencies may be in a better position than they think.

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Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

HR teams looking to differentiate their companies in today’s highly competitive hiring market would be wise to use financial education as one of their recruitment and retention tools. Digital tools and resources that enable employees to track their spending, set budgets, create goals, and document their progress.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 24, 2024

Differing levels of trust can impact the willingness of organizations to collaborate openly and share resources or information. Barrier: Building and maintaining trust may take time, and concerns about data security, intellectual property, or competition could impede collaboration.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Question how resources must be shifted to new areas, how deeply threatening such changes can be, how protective inertia emerges as the enemy of destabilizing innovation. It is about creating a competitive advantage in an increasingly commoditizing world. So, where do you want to focus your limited resources when it comes to innovation?

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Innovation in Practice

APRIL 13, 2017

As an innovation leader, you are now responsible for a bundle of resources that you’ll need to get the job done. Those resources include human resources - your team - and also include financial resources in the form of a budget. But a good leader thinks about resources beyond just human and financial.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Unhealthy Competition and Conflict While a certain level of competition can be motivating, an overemphasis on competition can breed conflict and undermine teamwork. Provide access to wellness programs or resources. Delve deeper into this topic with toxic workplace culture. Offer flexible working arrangements.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

It’s a systematic approach designed to minimize risk and allocate resources effectively. Integrating AI into the phases and gates processes is essential for organizations striving to maintain a competitive edge in today’s fast-paced market. Optimize resource allocation throughout the development process.

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Mike Shipulski

AUGUST 30, 2017

With every initiative, there are risks, rewards, and resources. Risk generally tracks with newness, reward usually tracks with incremental customer goodness and resources are governed by the work. Risk is about the probability of tackling the newness, reward is about the size of the prize and resources are about how the work is done.

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eZassi

MAY 17, 2017

Whether the focus is on product development, service delivery, customer satisfaction, or market share capture, competition drives a company to improve its performance. Internal Competitions. Creating an internal competition is an excellent way to motivate your workforce to develop innovative solutions and new business opportunities.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 28, 2022

In short, innovation is the engine of change and in today’s fiercely competitive environment resisting change is dangerous. Resources are scarce. What and where do you place your resources to gain greater impact? The key driver of the organization’s ability to change is innovation. This is what needs to change.

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Business and Tech

MARCH 16, 2023

Because the CHIPS Act encourages businesses to lean in by providing STEM spaces and equipment, offering scholarships, promoting employee volunteerism, funding competitions, and creating internships and apprenticeships, Broadcom Foundation is doing its part.

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Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 15, 2017

In effect, by being anticipatory and examining differing cultures before things get too far along, you can avoid potentially destructive mergers and acquisitions before investing the time and resources to try to make them happen. The post Organizational Culture: A Competitive Weapon appeared first on Daniel Burrus.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to the Startup Ecosystem Defining the Startup Ecosystem The term ‘startup ecosystem’ refers to the dynamic network of interconnected entities—individuals, organizations, and resources—that collectively contribute to the creation and growth of startups.

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Kainexus

AUGUST 30, 2023

Business processes serve as the backbone of an organization, defining how tasks are executed, resources are allocated, and goals are achieved. In this dynamic and competitive landscape, embracing continuous improvement through effective process improvement plans is paramount.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This is often based on the culture in the workplace team, and how resources are available to everyone, high and low performers alike. This is most often the case in situations where team members need to compete with one another for resources, and average performers feel like a higher performer will take resources from them.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

This could include difficulties adapting to rapidly changing market dynamics, a lack of collaboration and integration, inefficient resource allocation, or the inability to leverage emerging technologies effectively. Ecosystem design is becoming organizations’ “go-to” solution to accelerate their competitiveness.

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New Markets Advisors

MAY 29, 2019

For years, Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath has been telling us that the traditional strategy of finding and exploiting a sustainable competitive advantage is becoming outdated. The world is evolving too quickly for competitive advantages to last for a meaningful amount of time. Or so the argument goes.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CVC units often focus on securing a competitive advantage by investing in startups with innovative technologies or business models that align with the corporation’s strategic goals. Market Potential : An analysis of the startup’s target market size, growth rate, and competitive landscape.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

With clients, I always use a tool like the Ambition Matrix to look at where their current focus and resources lie, and how this aligns with their future ambitions. 20% of their innovation resources on adjacent innovations, to expand offerings and attract new customers. But what does a well-balanced innovation portfolio look like?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to Startup Accelerator Programs The Concept of Startup Acceleration Startup accelerator programs are designed to foster rapid growth of early-stage companies by providing them with the necessary resources and support.

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