Change Starts Here

JANUARY 8, 2013

For more than 100 years, United Illuminating provided electricity to its customers in Connecticut through distributed operations. In December 2010, the project team met for a one-day workshop to take stock of the potential “people issues” created by the move. The United Illuminating Story. It was clear a new approach was required.

Succession 81

Succession Workshop Project Budgeting 81

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

In the two decades from 1990 to 2010, our country fell from having the sixth-highest rate of female labor-force participation among 22 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, countries to 17th on the list. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

Diversity 66

Diversity Competitive Advantage Participative Committee 66

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

If we're to actually get better at innovation, we need to understand the operating conditions that lead to it and move past the bigotry and biases. To do so, let's look at two distinguished firms side by side to see how innovation is entirely independent of size and more a function of different operating rules. Here's the bottom line.

Operations 16

Operations Innovation Industry CEO 16

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Operation: Starting Gun in Moore, OK, Summer 2013 Photo By: Kirk Jackson, Team Rubicon 1. He has been profiled by Forbes , People , and on CNN and has been named a 2012 CNN Hero and awarded the 2011 GQ Better Men Better World Award. And, how to be prepared -- physically, mentally and emotionally.

How To 78

How To Analysis Decentralization Mentor 78

The Idolbuster

AUGUST 8, 2012

The values of the organization, (propagated by the founder/CEO) did not reward operational issues, or believe in customer feedback. Published on February 7, 2010 by Ray Williams in Wired for Success [link] retrieved August 12, 2012. In the context of shared values, it does. i] What Do Corporate Values Really Mean?

Organization 36

Organization McKinsey Organizational Behavior System 36

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In meat plants, tens of thousands of operators are “whizzing” meat products everyday in over sixty countries around the world. By the end of 2010, we have a prototype adaptation of our Whizard trimmer for tissue processing operating with the original customer, but we know that the tool is unsatisfactory in many ways.

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, for example, the global financial crisis caused private developers for the Olympic Village project to withdraw, requiring a refinancing package backed by government. Consider, too, that when threats materialize at large-scale events, the damage often spills over to other parties.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

In 2012 the rise in consumer activism and mobility, the Occupy movement, 24-hour accountability (thanks to social media), and global resource depletion will force every enterprise, large and small, to make CSR a focal point. in operating income, while companies with lower levels declined 32.7% (Towers Watson). Marketing experts agree.

Supply Chain 16

Supply Chain Company Strategic Planning Bottom-up 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The 2014 DHL Global Connectedness Index that one of us (Ghemawat) prepares with Steven Altman, and that was released on November 3, indicates that global connectedness started to deepen again in 2013 after its recovery stalled in 2012. Specifically, are companies from advanced economies failing to keep up with the big shift?

Globalization 9

Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

The fact is, London 2012 is the largest and most sophisticated sports information technology (IT) project of all time. It has been our responsibility to lead the consortium of IT partners involved in designing, building, and operating the massive, mission critical IT infrastructure and solutions that support the Games.

Committee 14

Committee Project Audience Information Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The 2014 DHL Global Connectedness Index that one of us (Ghemawat) prepares with Steven Altman, and that was released on November 3, indicates that global connectedness started to deepen again in 2013 after its recovery stalled in 2012. Specifically, are companies from advanced economies failing to keep up with the big shift?

Globalization 8

Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

To do so, it had to come up with a brand of management all its own, centered around “people analytics,” a quantitative approach to hiring and operations. Earlier this year, Google’s SVP of People Operations, Laszlo Bock, wrote about its latest “people analytics” experiment.

IPO 14

IPO Management Engineering Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

According to the 2010 National Poll commissioned by BIPAC and performed by Moore Information, Inc., overall, our studies consistently and conclusively show employed voters believe (43% in 2008, 52% in 2010) their employer "should be active in promoting public policies favorable to their industries." And I don't see a problem in that.

Politics 8

Politics Policies Survey Information 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Its gross domestic product has surged from less than $150 billion in 1978 to $8,227 billion in 2012 (see “China’s GDP” chart below). Foreign investors have flocked to the country’s shores as many of the world’s largest manufacturers have established operations there. percentage points in 2003-2012.

GDP 13

GDP Supply Chain Globalization Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2012

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Media 8

Media CEO Brand Corporate Accountability 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

having sacrificed customer intimacy for increased operational excellence gains through widespread cost cutting, are well documented. Organizations worry about fine-tuning their operations to handle the typical situations. Toyota''s fiscal 2013 profits were more than four times its earnings in 2010, and three times 2012''s.

Organization 8

Organization Supply Chain Customer Intimacy Stress 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Initially seeking low-cost and relatively unsophisticated ways to grow, the firm expanded its operations throughout Latin America in subsequent decades. By 2012 it had swallowed up more than a dozen U.S. In 2010 Sara Lee sold the bread business to Bimbo, which applied its execution focus to the business. It made its first U.S.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Efficiency Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

A 2010 McKinsey study finds that across all industry sectors, companies with the most women on their boards of directors significantly and consistently outperform those with no female representation: by 41 percent in terms of return on equity and by 56 percent in terms of operating results. As of 2010, women held just 15.7

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage McKinsey Resistance Crisis 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

More than half that reached the top quintile in terms of economic profit generation between 2001 and 2005 had been knocked off their perch a decade later, in 2010-15. We decomposed total productivity growth in the economy from 1965 to 2012 across 35 sectors, including 15 manufacturing sectors and 20 service sectors.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation Long-term Short-term GDP 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

In a 2010 survey, a record 36% of women ages 25-29 had attained a bachelor’s degree compared to 28% of men of the same age. In 2012, according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express Open, there are more than 8.3 In 2012, over 50% of dentists are women, as are 47% of medical students. million in 2011.

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We attracted many new doctors when we opened a replacement hospital in 2012, ultimately doubling the size of our medical staff. After much deliberation, we partnered with University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) in 2010. Five main factors make our clinical partnerships work: Joint operating committees that meet regularly.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Balanced Scorecard Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. billion in mining projects since 2010. ” Improving risk management. Fostering innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

And although the retail giant's green efforts have done a lot to showcase the company's commitment to sustainability, sometimes Walmart gives its critics some legitimate ammo, like the recent revelations and allegations of corruption in its Mexican operations. Of course not.

Ethics 11

Ethics Short-term Marketing Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

It initially lost about half of its revenues by divesting its copper and zinc smelting business, but by 2010 it had quadrupled its revenues to €2 billion through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth. A core shift takes time for several reasons. First, such transformations consume resources, both financial and human.

Company 10

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013. Maybe in 2010 it would have lured a young engineer from Google named Kevin Systrom to create a mobile version of the site. The right lessons from Kodak are subtle.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Worse still, the real issue, which is the possibility of lightening the real debt load by rescheduling payments and extending maturities (but without affecting the nominal value due to Greece’s official creditors), has been pushed away, and some in Germany would want to renege on a 2012 deal which reduced interest rates and extended payments.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Policies Crisis Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

The tick-borne illness kept JPMorgan Chase's Ina Drew out of the office for extended periods in 2010 and 2011. That discord in 2010 and 2011 contributed to the chief investment office's losing trades in 2012, the current and former bankers said. So it was Lyme disease that did it!

Management 10

Management Risk Management Competitive Intelligence Hedge 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

This news followed the bankruptcy in March of Wuxi Suntech , the main operating subsidiary of the world''s largest maker of solar panels, after it defaulted on a $541 million bond payment. In 2012, China''s top six solar companies had debt ratios of over 80%. billion in 2010. In parallel, from 2004 to 2011, U.S.

Bond 8

Bond Price Industry Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

By mid-2004, however, the operation was mired in conflict over control and differences in management style. Zhou reportedly felt that the original Yahoos were overpaid and lazy, whereas the Yahoo team felt bullied and believed Zhou wasn’t focused on the Yahoo operations. A 2010 Harvard Business School case by Julie M.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

According to the American Institute of Physics (PDF) , as of 2010, there are about 9,400 physics teachers teaching undergraduates every September in the United States. In a recent interview , Laszlo Bock, SVP of people operations at Google, said, "One of the things we''ve seen from all our data crunching is that G.P.A.''s

Education 10

Education Venture Capitalist Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% Novo Campo, a program launched in 2012 by ICV, helps local ranchers produce sustainable and deforestation-free beef. of revenues) and $13 million to $62 million (0.01% to 0.7% of revenues).

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

In 2010, my company created an app store. The optimism about Africa clouds some obvious challenges any operator in the continent will confront. Online businesses operate delivery motorbikes, which increase the cost of doing business there. But for e-commerce start-ups, it’s not that easy. Look at my own experience.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Open-book Marketing System 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

A future compensation action would reduce 2012 variable benefits (bonus or equity awards) in absolute terms (or through a much slower rate of increase). Ina Drew was in the bank's High Five in the proxy statement, with more than $15 million in total comp in 2010 and 2011 (cash, bonus, stock awards).

CIO 8

CIO Committee Risk Management Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In June 2010, we instituted a Patient Navigator Program in Mt. Between April 2011 and February 2012, our preliminary data suggest that patients cared for by a team with a PN (matched for age, case-mix group, and resource intensity level) experienced shorter actual length-of-stay (LOS)/expected LOS ratios compared to those not exposed to a PN.

Health Care 8

Health Care Constraint Follow-up Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Further, we'll see a roll-out of 4G wireless services across the country in 2012. According to Mergermarket, the value of investment activity rose from $111 million in 2010 to $829 million in 2011, while the number of deals doubled from 33 to 66. This expansion isn't just domestic.

Venture Capitalist 13

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

As of 2012, over 30,000 Mayo staff members had achieved the introductory certification level for competence in knowledge, skills, and attitudes. From January 2010, when the quality review board became operational, to December 2012, 230 QIPs were reviewed and 168 (73%) of them were approved for Part IV MOC.

Quality 8

Quality Mayo System Six Sigma 8