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February 20, 2019 Making Learning a Part of Everyday Work By Josh Bersin, Marc Zao-Sanders Here's what individuals and companies should try.

Competition How Big a Problem Is It That a Few Shareholders Own Stock in So Many Competing Companies? by Jacob Greenspon The case against horizontal shareholdings. Innovation How Innovative Companies Help Frontier Markets Grow Efosa Ojomo, global prosperity lead at the Clayton Christensen Institute, argues that international aid is not the best way to develop poor countries, nor are investments in natural resource extraction, outsourced labor, or incremental improvements to existing offerings for established customer bases. Instead, entrepreneurs, investors, and global companies should focus on market-creating innovations. Just like Henry Ford in the United States a century ago, they should see opportunity in the struggles of frontier markets, target non-consumption, and create not just products and services but whole ecosystems around them, which then promote stability and economic growth. Ojomo is the co-author of the HBR article "Cracking Frontier Markets" and the book The Prosperity Paradox. Sponsor content FROM DELOITTE AI Is Not Just Getting Better; It's Becoming More Pervasive Sponsor content from Deloitte. Leadership & Managing people 5 Ways Bosses Can Reduce the Stigma of Mental Health at Work by Diana O'Brien, Jen Fisher One in four adults struggle with a mental health issue.

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