Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2011

Ask a buy-side analyst why Amazon or Apple fetches the price-earnings multiple they do, and inevitably the conversation turns to things like their ability to innovate, their capacity to capture and grow the best talent, their skill at managing brand and vendor relationships or ecosystems. If you can't measure it, how can you manage it?

Intangible Assets 15

Intangible Assets Analysis Pharmaceuticals Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

Pharmaceutical company Lilly has said , “Many tragic world events have shaken our employees, making it difficult for them to bring their full selves to work. When Ursula Burns became CEO of Xerox, in 2009, she described how the Fortune 500 company suffered from “terminal niceness.” Do not tolerate incivility.

Diversity 9

Diversity Politics Survey Incubator 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

After 2009, the Cuban economy really didn’t recover. It could be an ideal location for healthcare organizations, but also for those in applied sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. pharmaceutical company could be a great asset in the future. They’re colossally impressive in the management of politics.

Biotechnology 8

Biotechnology Tourism Human Capital Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2013

When we surveyed over 300 global executives between 2008 and 2009, one of the primary concerns they expressed was their inability to compete long term without a solid innovation engine that can grow their top line. Finding ideas is never the problem — initially. The challenge is finding radical ideas consistently year after year.

Skills 8

Skills Power Six Sigma Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

But our 14 million workers, thanks to the machines they operate and the smart, disciplined way in which they work, produce about the same amount of stuff, measured in dollar terms, as China’s 100-plus million factory workers, according to a 2009 study by the BLS. Chinese factory workers. Those are pre-Great Recession numbers. Far from it.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Magazine Pharmaceuticals Creativity 8

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 8, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. The Kansas City Star newspaper recently featured a story about Marion Laboratories and its 60th anniversary.

Mentor 56

Mentor Mission Statement Tips Open-book 56

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

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

It appears Nokia was not able to coordinate decisions and activities across departments or levels of management. Many innovative ideas became the victims of in-fighting among managers who had competing objectives. The BRIDGE that held for Gap Closers #1 and 2 : The Ability to Manage Change. When one million bottles of St.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In 2009, Michael Mandel, former Chief Economist for Businessweek and founder of a key economics blog , presented new research in a cover story called " The Failed Promise of Innovation in the U.S. " Real median household income in 2009 was at the same level at 1997. Unpacking the past decade's experience with innovation can guide us.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

Managers and other business leaders face a dilemma: with increasingly diverse environments to manage and rising stakes to get it right, how do they identify the most effective approach to business strategy and marshal the right thinking and behaviors to conceive and execute it, supported by the appropriate frameworks and tools?

Strategy 8

Strategy Competitive Advantage Environment Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

This is the challenge for all kinds of disruptors, whether in the auto industry, pharmaceuticals, service industries, or healthcare. A123 Systems promised to be a clean tech success with a soaring IPO in 2009. The fact is, going it alone, we believe, is simply not the way to go at all.

Innovation 13

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2013

In 2009, security staff at a Texas bank smelled something funny in the air and asked customers to evacuate because they suspected a carbon monoxide leak. At pharmaceutical company Pfizer, they have a "Straight Talk" program. during which management had to spend a few days speaking with and working alongside people in the field.

How To 8

How To Uncertainty Pharmaceuticals Banking 8