Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. Connectors in the middle. Essential Experts.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

During my years at OSHA, where I served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor from 2009 through the beginning of 2017, I received several reports of safety system failures at DuPont facilities. The reality is that virtually all workplace injuries are preventable, and safety management and operational excellence are intimately linked.

Operations 17

Operations Chemicals CEO Metrics 17

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The Great Recession of 2007 to 2009 was under way. Expenditures on control functions related to implementing new regulations such as compliance, risk, finance, operations, and technology have been cut — but only by 10%. Investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed. Lehman Brothers toppled.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Bottom-up Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

India Business Council found that its large company members were prepared to invest $40 billion into India by 2017. America’s largest insurer, Allstate, announced plans to invest $1 billion in its India operations. Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington last September, the U.S.-India

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Price Marketing Learning-by-Doing 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

After being denounced for years for its dictatorship and destructive economic policies, Zimbabwe entered a new chapter in November 2017, following the military’s removal of president Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years. ALEXANDER JOE/Getty Images. Consumers use bitcoins to pay for imported cars , among other purchases.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2017

pneumonia, heart failure, shortness of breath) between 2009 and 2014. A 2017 survey of roughly 900 locum tenens performed by Staffcare, a U.S.-based Developing these could help hospitals and clinics better identify, onboard, and manage highly qualified locum tenens. Our study was recently published in JAMA.

Quality 8

Quality Survey Short-term Efficiency 8