Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

In sales-driven companies (think pharmaceuticals and industrial equipment), they are often field sales managers who direct dozens of salespeople in the highest-volume regions. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

I never intended to disrupt my career over and again, eventually becoming a free agent. When my husband was on the hunt for an academic job after completing his PhD, his choices were Boston and San Antonio, both of which had the potential to cut my Wall Street career short. Perhaps you'll choose the course of independent employment.

MBO 10

MBO Learning Curve Christensen Trends 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Encore careers — jobs that blend income, personal meaning, and often some element of giving back — are becoming an increasingly popular alternative to full-time retirement. According to Encore.org , a think tank focused on Baby Boomers, work, and social purpose, nearly 9 million people ages 44 to 70 today are engaged in second-act careers.

Planning 10

Planning Freedman Learning-by-Doing Career 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2010

which bought the company from its founder in 2005. While searching for other people using Delicious to organize their professional networks, I discovered Marnie Webb, who had introduced the use of the nptech tag into the community of nonprofit technology users; Marnie became a client and a friend. On the face of it, Yahoo!

Media 15

Media Competitive Advantage Software Follow-up 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2011

But Thomson Reuters Foundation took a different tack in its response, going beyond donating to leverage its parent company's core competencies in information and the legal industry to catalyze change. Yet rape has only been outlawed in Haiti since 2005 and hundreds of thousands are still housed post-quake in insecure tent cities.

Porter 12

Porter Core Competence Globalization Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

A new Pew Research Center survey on the sharing economy shows that 8% of American adults earned money from an online employment platform in the last year across industries, such as ride hailing, online tasks, and cleaning/laundry. The gig economy workforce is growing. “You know how many people went to the dealer and buy new cars?”

Motivation 8

Motivation Survey Incentives Attrition 8

Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

How do you balance those two things in successfully moving forward with your career? The lessons do hold up surprisingly well, but then the core of the book is about creating something of value and being true to yourself and your audience, rather than obsessing about specific technologies and tactics.

Succession 236

Succession Media Mentor Blog 236

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

However, CEOs often don’t have the career background and education that would equip them to personally lead the process of new product development. Our research suggests that in certain industries—where breakthrough innovation is critical for growth—they should. The data captured a 20-year period, from 1995 to 2014.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The initiative, which drew inspiration from a joint program between Israel and the United States called the Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, allowed five venture capital companies to receive matching funds from the government. One year later, we partnered with the government to prototype a new program under the NFIE.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8