Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. What are the critical levers for change that could be enhanced through technology? But there's more.

Education 15

Education Technology Engineering Committee 15

Coaching Tip

MAY 31, 2011

In 2002 he published Creative Destruction , which argues that globalization created much of the art and music we might consider "native." Reggae in Jamaica, for example, borrowed from commercial rhythm and blues broadcasts that drifted over the water from New Orleans and Miami. The work is priced on Amazon.com at $3.99

Globalization 84

Globalization Crisis Creativity Short-term 84

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Some examples of shared team learning are: Regular seminars and guest lecturers: Bring in experts and professors on various topics related to the history, science, or culture of your industry as well as sociologists, anthropologists, and technologists who work in peripherally related fields. These are just a few examples.

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

Take Cisco, for example. billion from 2002 through 2004. Cisco followed this pattern: In 2001, its patent activity narrowed dramatically from a broad array of technological areas to relatively few. Cisco’s example demonstrates that corporate vision comes in many flavors. Drawing on data from the U.S.

Innovation 8

Innovation Parcell Wireless Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

We know, for example, that developing leaders is essential. But in a world in which bringing managers in every year for a week of offsite training is so 1960s, how do you make the leadership development process relevant to the global economy? Randy MacDonald: "We observed that 80% of leadership development is based on work experience.

Globalization 15

Globalization Human Resources Diversity Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

PPG (originally “Pittsburgh Plate Glass”) is a splendid example of such a transformation. For example, the company may have identified the perfect acquisition target, but be outbid by a rival. For example, Umicore’s 2003 acquisition of PMG increased its revenues by 50%. Allow time and persevere.

Company 10

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

In a 2002 HBR article titled “Predicting the Unpredictable,” my business partner Eric Bonabeau introduced the concept of a gent-based simulation (ABS), which at that time was a relatively novel approach to solving complex business problems through computer simulations.

Management 8

Management Supply Chain Tools Article 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Amazon and Google are examples of companies known for their sustained exploratory drive, while also focusing relentlessly on operational efficiency and commercial excellence. ” Tata Consulting Services, an IT service provider, is an excellent example of a large company which runs such an adaptive approach to strategy.

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

There is a much more important change in the global distribution of power underway, and the play for leadership of the World Bank signals that emerging markets will be increasingly bold in asserting their views about the management of the global economy. A few commodity agreements were signed, for example in sugar and rubber.

Globalization 11

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In hindsight, this thinking turned out to be far less important than what we learned about leadership, control, and trust, which ultimately were reflected in how each of the businesses was created, capitalized, and staffed. search engine company Inktomi in 2002. Ma and the Alibaba leadership team would retain management control.

Chief Financial Officer 9

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

K-Mart closed 617 of its under-performing department stores and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2002. This is yet another example of niche consultants skewing the client in the wrong directions. As was discussed in Chapter 8, technology constitutes one tenth of 1% of any organization’s overall Big Picture.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 8, 2018

Since 2002, she has served as a judge for the Web Marketing Association’s annual web award competition; and she’s been included in the "Top 100 Branding Experts" list to follow on Twitter @DebbieLaskeyMBA. All aspects of business have been affected from technology to human resources to marketing.

Brand 50

Brand Tips Media Customer Loyalty 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Yet, companies and executives spend endless amounts of time and money trying to foster collaboration through technology, training, and memos instead of quickly defining the problem, framing the challenges, and inspiring people to come together and tackle it. Let’s remind ourselves of three outstanding examples of collaboration.

Guidelines 10

Guidelines Goal Follow-up Engineering 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

When Sir Dave Brailsford became head of British Cycling in 2002, the team had almost no record of success: British cycling had only won a single gold medal in its 76-year history. That quickly changed under Sir Dave’s leadership. HBR: Can you share some examples of your marginal gains approach? People want to win.

Kaizen 8

Kaizen Critical Success Factor Competitive Advantage Brainstorming 8

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

One of the key faults found in all these discussions on the differences between Millennials and the other generational cohorts is that they often differentiate generational values with respect to technological differences – in particular, differences in usage – as opposed to sociological ones. Available online at: [link] (2) Costanza D.P.,

P&L 243

P&L Fraser Motivation Organizational Behavior 243

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged. The very idea of leading people in jobs is changing with the democratization of work and the continued advance of digital technology. Digital technology is increasing the complexity and options associated with this plurality of work.

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Disaggregation Development Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

Situation One: It’s a Technology in Search of a Need. In 2002 I worked with a client at a large global electronics company. Instead of selling the concept of the “connected home,” Nest focused on specific problems their customers wanted to solve in addition to good technology. billion in 2014. Fix or kill?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Long-term Marketing 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

This client was a prime example of a leading CEO who served his community, profession and firm well. The Enron scandals of 2001 and 2002 focused only upon cooked books audit committees and deal making. Technology companies must now learn the lessons that steady-growth companies in other industries absorbed.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57