Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

Its HR function has been instrumental in the $100 billion company's metamorphosis from a floundering computer manufacturer in the 1990s to a prosperous software and consulting services company today. HR has helped the organization absorb more than 125 acquisitions since 2000 , and integrate globally, saving $6 billion since 2005.

Globalization 15

Globalization Human Resources Diversity Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

What’s important is that hiring managers, interviewers, recruiters, and everyone at your company can identify critical characteristics that mesh well with that culture. There has been a lot of talk recently about how looking for culture fit can lead to discrimination against candidates and a lack of diversity.

Diversity 8

Diversity Human Resources Environment Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2012

In 2005, HP split off the printer business from the personal computer business, dissolved the Customer Solutions Group (CSG) which was a sales and marketing organization that cut across product categories, and pushed selling responsibilities down to the product business units. But that remains to be seen. There are many, many more.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Organization Sharpe 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When HR brings a communication orientation to its role, the entire company benefits. Our first, in 2005, aimed to transform the way Xerox's HR staff connected with its workforce and align Xerox employees with new business goals. Employee engagement was integral to Xerox's transformation and continued growth as a Fortune 500 company.

Marketing 8

Marketing Brand Benchmarking Marketing Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2011

Among the 3,000 Asian men and women surveyed by the CWLP, 25% feel they face bias in the workplace; a 2005 Gallup survey put the figure at an even higher 31%. For example, a female vice president at a major multinational was criticized by a boss for her Anglo-Indian accent, which he found "too stuffy." The result?

Human Capital 11

Human Capital Survey Globalization Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Consider TPG, the American-based PE firm that acquired a significant fraction of China’s Lenovo after its 2005 purchase of IBM’s personal-computer division. Elsewhere, at Chrysler by way of one well known counter-example, private equity has had a less sure impact on value creation.

Hedge 8

Hedge Sharpe Short-term Active Listening 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Uber has 600,000 active drivers and Lyft has 315,000 (though both companies may define “active” differently, many drivers work for both , and there is very high turnover). For example, one driver I interviewed, Nathan*, is in his late 60s and works as a licensed psychotherapist in Los Angeles. In the U.S., ” he asked.

Motivation 8

Motivation Survey Incentives Attrition 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Your network’s strategic advantage and, therefore, the extent to which it helps you step up to leadership, depends on three qualities: Breadth: Strong relationships with a diverse range of contacts. Breadth: How Diverse Is Your Network? For example, recently we were in a meeting discussing the results of a global people survey.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

TMETC, which was established in 2005, got a big talent boost when Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008. The Indian firms we studied promote diversity in their R&D management by hiring external talent to build and oversee their global innovation network. Is your company globalizing R&D?

Globalization 9

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 9

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. What did 2010 look like for you and your company? But there’s only one that really matters: Did your company effectively execute its plans and initiatives? Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

British law created the Community Interest Company in 2005, and a number of U.S. states have passed new corporate forms legislation in recent years, including Low Profit Limited Liability Companies, Benefit Corporations, and Flexible Purpose Corporations. Here are a few suggestions: Lead by Example.

CEO 12

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Most workplaces face constant imperatives for change—from trivial-seeming matters such as installing new office printers to major ones such as implementing new policies to support diversity. In 2005, Dave Licher was a project manager for a large defense contractor. ” Are You the Best Messenger? Finding the OK Zone.

Hovland 8

Hovland Sherif Company Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

A 2005 Gallup poll found that 21% of Americans believed men were better than women in terms of their math and science abilities (though 68% believed men and women were about the same). For example, in one study , professors rated the identical applications of fictional male or female students.

Long-term 13

Long-term Review Morale Engineering 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

Companies tend to repeat what has worked for them in the past. In our research on the telecom industry, for example, we found that the great majority of the executives we surveyed preferred internal development to external sourcing when they needed to develop differentiated products and services.

Strategy 14

Strategy First-mover Advantage Pharmaceuticals Learning-by-Doing 14

Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Teamwork is still defined as the coordinated activities of a cohesive group who contribute diverse skills and resources to accomplish a compelling common goal , but throughout corporate world, the nature of teams has experienced a change. Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion.

Tips 145

Tips Team Management Teamwork 145

Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Teamwork is still defined as the coordinated activities of a cohesive group who contribute diverse skills and resources to accomplish a compelling common goal , but throughout corporate world, the nature of teams has experienced a change. Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion.

Tips 133

Tips Team Management Teamwork 133

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

That company was a pioneer in the audio component market, having entered the MP3 market before Apple. ” In my first year in Singapore we might hear news about a company landing venture funding every few months, and an exit (cashing out either through an IPO or by selling itself to a larger company) every year.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8