Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

ValuesJam in 2003 gave IBM's workforce the opportunity to redefine the firm's core values for the first time in nearly 100 years. Ford reengineered its global product development process so that an engineering plan designed in Detroit can drive the shop floor in a European factory.

Process 15

Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

Daimler's engineers in Germany could not work with their Chrysler counterparts in Detroit , leading to the sale of the latter at a loss of some $35 billion. As we discuss in our next HBR article (coming in July 2011), collaborative leadership is a poorly understood yet crucial new leadership skill.

CIO 15

CIO Consensus Bottom-up Organizational Behavior 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

This was nothing short of an innovation blackout — it reminded me of the 2003 blackout that shut down business throughout the Northeast for a couple days and then had everyone scrambling to make up for lost time. The numbers need to be checked (and rechecked). Circular discussions with management on how to increase forecasts ensued.

Innovation 12

Innovation Budgeting Market Segmentation Bottom-up 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Leadership is changing — fast. Successful computer hacks now more often than not involve “social engineering,” the modern equivalent of an old-fashioned con. The 21st-Century CEO. Sponsored by Cognizant. It means we are moving into an era in which every company and organization must expect that secrets will get out.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage PR Information Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

While there are some factors that make social innovation more likely than not — such as intrapreneurs who will champion them — Davis and White find that competing for talent, strong brands, and leadership transitions all correlate with stronger social initiatives. Changing Your Company from the Inside Out. Add to Cart.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

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 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Silicon Valley was built on amazing products, not on stellar leadership skills. It’s true that if a start-up fails — or is sold — the need for enduring leadership may never arise. It’s true that if a start-up fails — or is sold — the need for enduring leadership may never arise. Simple is a feature of great management too.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Team Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

By now everyone knows the story: Kodak went into a free fall that led to bankruptcy in 2012 because it failed to respond to the disruption of digital technology — even though one of its own engineers invented a technology for capturing a digital image in 1975. Other companies can do the same. Build a Re-Founding Team.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Many large planes had to be landed at small airports that were equipped only with a few landing lights, controllers, and fire engines. Collaboration Leadership' With no rule-book to cover the circumstances, FAA employees had to disregard procedures or invent new ones.

Guidelines 11

Guidelines Goal Follow-up Engineering 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2011

With the economy still sputtering and unemployment still high, our great engine of job growth — small business — needs customers with money to spend, which means customers with jobs. Abdication of leadership. And as time drags on, the unemployed become harder to reintegrate into the economy. This is not an urgent problem.

Health Care 12

Health Care Crisis Drucker Long-term 12