Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2013

If your company''s management team isn''t as global as its target markets, you aren''t alone. Only 14% of the world´s 500 largest corporations by revenue, the Fortune Global 500 , are led by a CEO who hails from a country other than the one where the corporation is headquartered, as Herman Vantrappen and I reported this June in Fortune.

Globalization 9

Globalization Diversity Survey CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

One response to today’s climate crisis has been a belief that markets and corporate innovation will provide the solution. Our research involved a detailed cross-case analysis of five major corporations operating in Australia over 10 years, from 2005 to 2015. Wallace Garrison/Getty Images.

Goal 8

Goal Short-term Insurance Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

They said that it might be possible to go to the FDA, add warnings to the label, and keep Vioxx on the market, but they believed that the most responsible course of action in the interests of the patient was to voluntarily withdraw the drug. We had important new drugs and vaccines that we expected to bring to market over the next few years.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Long-term Short-term Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

As the online world took them to task, according to marketing blogger, Kivi Leroux Miller , nearly 24 hours went by before Komen posted anything on its Facebook or Twitter accounts and three days before Nancy Brinker, Komen's CEO, released a video statement. And just over a third (38%) reported social media as a CEO-level agenda item.

Media 17

Media Definition CEO Reputation 17

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

This vignette raises a key leadership question: Why do leaders wait too long to modify or abandon their business models? When IBM sold its PC division to Lenovo in 2005, many people questioned the wisdom of divesting a successful business, especially one that IBM had worked so hard to create.

Business Model 16

Business Model Incubator Supply Chain Welch 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2015

To move from a reactive posture to a proactive leadership position in driving health care reform, large employers have a lever at their fingertips that they have not often deployed in procuring health care: their purchasing power. Employers can readily apply market forces and supply-chain tools to improve the performance of both.

Health Care 8

Health Care Supply Chain Incentives Quality 8

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We’ve each taken on the topic of influence in leadership and are exchanging blog posts. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.”

Influence 275

Influence Blog Politics Learning-by-Doing 275

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 28, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full 3 For Your Leadership Reading List: The Half-Full Book Review by Starbucker on January 28, 2010 As the big stack on my desk attests, I love to read books that expand my knowledge and offer new insights on topics that interest me.

Books 176

Books Review Leadership Crisis 176

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

The piece, which won a Pulitzer Prize for reporter David Barstow , raised a host of personal accountability and corporate governance issues for the company. Late last month, on the second anniversary of the story nearly to the day, Walmart released its first Global Compliance Report (GCR).

Compliance 8

Compliance Committee Globalization CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

Did Yahoo’s leadership really miss the importance of smartphones? I looked at quarterly earnings call transcripts for Yahoo and two of its competitors from late 2005 to the first quarter of 2016 and counted mentions of “mobile,” “phone,” or “smartphone.” The company has written off its $7.2

CEO 8

CEO Content Long-term Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Managed by Q, a cleaning and office services company in New York City, decided to pay employees higher wages than the prevailing market rate. And wages are stagnant.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

This vignette raises a key leadership question: Why do leaders wait too long to modify or abandon their business models? When IBM sold its PC division to Lenovo in 2005, many people questioned the wisdom of divesting a successful business, especially one that IBM had worked so hard to create.

Business Model 8

Business Model Incubator Supply Chain Welch 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Dimon’s raise obviously has special resonance because JP Morgan’s legal woes were one of the top business stories last year as it agreed to $20 billion in payments to settle a variety of cases involving the bank’s conduct since 2005 when Dimon became JPM CEO. Boards Ethics Leadership'

Banking 8

Banking Fashion CEO Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Here are a few suggestions: Lead by Example.

CEO 11

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Even as recently as 2005, European players were able to hold the ball for three seconds, on average, before passing; today, they can keep the ball for less than a second before being challenged. That leadership style is effective as long as you’re always one step ahead of rivals, and know what’s best for your team.

Cooper 16

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 16

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2007

In my book Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People (Portfolio, 2005) I have a large section entitled "Fix Your Weaknesses", and present case studies in which good results became even better when managers minimized a serious weakness.

Management 120

Management Seminar Case Study Talent Management 120

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2013

In 2008, the coffee chain was struggling to maintain its market position and to ward off a growing set of competitive threats. As reports on that effort demonstrate, Schultz placed communication at the center of his turnaround strategy. Consider the example of Starbucks. Today our meetings are different. We actually debate issues.

Company 8

Company Video CEO Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Even as recently as 2005, European players were able to hold the ball for three seconds, on average, before passing; today, they can keep the ball for less than a second before being challenged. That leadership style is effective as long as you’re always one step ahead of rivals, and know what’s best for your team.

Cooper 8

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

We found that 49 percent of the leaders surveyed in the study reported a gap between their organization’s ability to formulate and communicate a vision and strategy and its ability to deliver results. Execution Gap Maker #2: Nokia Nokia’s share of the worldwide market for mobile phones continued to slip in 2010. So what happened?

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In 2014, as in previous years, the dominant reason for discontinuation of a venture in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania was that the business was not profitable, as per the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014 Global report. In any case, this is an indicator of wasted resources, and wasted dreams.

Deming 28

Deming Library Entrepreneur Conference 28

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

stock exchanges has declined by almost 50% from its peak in 1996, despite dramatic increase in aggregate market capitalization. firms gravitate towards digital strategies, firms have less need for elaborate finance, marketing, production, distribution, accounting, and human resource departments. stock exchanges.

IPO 11

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Hill began to dig into the scholarship around leadership and innovation, she soon realized there was a lot of research on both. What most distinguishes innovation leadership, the book argues, is recognition that innovation is a “team sport,” not the act of a sole inventor. As Harvard Business School Professor Linda A.

Education 8

Education Innovation Execution Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Hill began to dig into the scholarship around leadership and innovation, she soon realized there was a lot of research on both. What most distinguishes innovation leadership, the book argues, is recognition that innovation is a “team sport,” not the act of a sole inventor. As Harvard Business School Professor Linda A.

Education 8

Education Innovation Execution Content 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Too many companies still follow a “Plan-then-Do” approach to strategy: The organization works tirelessly to create its best forecasts about the future market and competitive landscape. Leadership then specifies a plan that it believes will position the company to win in this predicted future. Value flexibility. Take Google.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Contingency Plans Company 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This has been a remarkable year for the markets. A recurring theme in those interviews was bemoaning major changes in R&D strategy that occurred as a consequence of new, often outside, leadership. This means they generate less revenue, profit and market value per dollar of R&D. MirageC/Getty Images.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Indeed, a 2003 Lancet study reported that 63% of child deaths in the 42 countries that account for 90% of global child mortality could be prevented each year through more effective primary care. Market focus. Management and leadership skills. North Star Alliance is a strong example in SubSaharan Africa.

Development 8

Development Health Care Operations Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

A recent Pew Research Foundation study reported that 92% of all LGBTQ adults felt that society is more accepting of them than a decade ago, and 87% of adults report personally knowing someone who is gay or lesbian (up from 61% in 1993).

Education 8

Education Document Survey Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2015

Huawei’s revenue from overseas markets exceeded that from the Chinese market for the first time in 2005. of the company’s total, and 82,471 employees hold the rest (as stated in Huawei’s 2014 Annual report). billion and net profits of $4.49 billion (both in U.S.

Succession 8

Succession Golden Handcuff IPO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2013

A United Nations report held him responsible for killings by a rebel group in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo. But if you send someone and say, "Go on, look and find for me something that is at fault," in any place in this world somebody will come up with piles and piles to things to report about. They''re critical.

Porter 10

Porter Tourism Politics Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In 2005, for instance, the agency issued its first net neutrality policy statement. Nevertheless, on December 14, FCC leadership has scheduled a vote to eliminate these rules. It’s also costly and impractical for small businesses to report their internet access difficulties to the FTC.

Policies 8

Policies Content Long-term Operations 8