HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spanish flu).

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Short-term Committee Incentives Long-term 59

HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spanish flu).

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Short-term Committee Incentives Long-term 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

But building a consistently strong top leadership team is difficult for at least three reasons: the tendency to be loyal to existing members, the lack of management depth to promote from, and many CEOs’ lack of experience in many functional areas. Back in 2001, it was growing rapidly. Leadership Small/medium business'

Leadership 8

Leadership Leadership Pipeline Loyalty CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

But how well schools meet this goal, and to what extent their teaching influences their students’ leadership, is an open question. This changed after Peter Dolan (Dartmouth, 1980) took the helm in 2001. In another supplementary analysis, we used the rankings of finance departments in business schools.

Influence 13

Influence Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Clarke painted a picture of how computers would change our way of life by the year 2001. As a leadership team, we strive to maintain consistency in the outcomes for each role so everyone knows exactly where the bar is and that it is not going to change unexpectedly. In his 1974 interview with ABC News , science fiction author Arthur C.

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Team Organization Management Consultative 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

And when I started the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project a few years later, I got some strange looks, for it was odd to be a man talking about work and family at a business school known mainly for its strength in finance. My teaching focuses instead on "performance," "results," and "leadership." The time has come.

Constraint 15

Constraint Bottom-up Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Sure, I could probably contribute to economic growth more directly, by buying a better car (if they actually now make a better car than my 2001 Ford Windstar) and a bigger TV. An amount like that could contribute in its own way to (pick your least objectionable option) safety net programs, defense spending, or paying interest on the U.S.

Christensen 9

Christensen Ethics Letter Finance 9

Coaching Tip

JULY 10, 2012

To progress, we need to pay attention to the worldwide grassroots leadership movements and locally grow skilled grassroots leaders who are ready, willing and able to help others make a difference in the lives of all Americans. . a year between 2001 and 2007 and plunged by 26.2% Agno: Can't Get Enough Leadership: Self Coaching Secrets.

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Class Price Bottom-up Health Care 110

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

billion in net income during the five years prior to its bankruptcy in 2001, while only $114 million in net cash was generated (or a mere 3% of reported income). Leadership and culture are key drivers of behavior. The board and management are in place to provide leadership and oversight. That meant Enron was able to report $3.3

Management 12

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

firms gravitate towards digital strategies, firms have less need for elaborate finance, marketing, production, distribution, accounting, and human resource departments. Chief finance officers increasingly question the ability of a day trader to value a digital company. retains its leadership in technological progress.

IPO 11

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Leadership is changing — fast. The second World War had left business slow and finances strained. Then came the September 11, 2001, attacks, followed by fully-fledged economic crises in the U.S. Insight Center. The 21st-Century CEO. Sponsored by Cognizant. Anecdotal evidence supports this view.

Management 8

Management Uncertainty Crisis Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

A recurring theme in those interviews was bemoaning major changes in R&D strategy that occurred as a consequence of new, often outside, leadership. CEOs from rival firms); conversely not all inside CEOs have it (CEOs promoted from finance). There are many reasons companies benefit from hiring an outsider, such as to effect change.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

We’ve found that CEOs of big pharmaceutical companies, for example, are more likely to have a background as company lawyers, salespeople, or finance managers, than one in medicine or pharmaceutical R&D. For example, Terry Semel, who succeeded Tim Koogle as CEO of Yahoo in 2001, had a media marketing background at Warner Brothers.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

The Bush cuts also gradually raised the estate exemption and lowered the estate tax from 2001 until 2010, when the estate tax disappeared for that year only. Barring any Congressional action to change this law, taxes were set to revert back to their pre-2001 rates on January 1, 2011.

Press Release 178

Press Release Discount Insurance PR 178

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

It made sense, because we looked at the competition as our well-financed enemy, and so there was no way we could win at the spending war,” says Bell. “So Within two years, the brand went from a small share to 25% of the Canadian market,” notes Bell. We were big believers in creativity and we had a culture of big ideas.

Brand 100

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