Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The Future of Retail. Retailers face several challenges as they enter the 2011 holiday season. Gas prices have risen 90% from 2008 to 2010, leaving consumers with $160 billion less spending money per year. Unemployment remains high. cost per meal) or at an individual unit level.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

For me, 2010 was the year when I let go of theories and focused on realities, most notably the real challenges of leading in the 21st century. One of the most memorable moments was listening to an executive of a British bank rescued by the government, who told his audience that the economic crisis had been a breakthrough moment in his career.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly 8:25 AM Tuesday November 30, 2010 by Joshua Gans | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print This years holiday shopping season improved somewhat over last year with sales likely to top $11 billion.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

On December 8 th , we’ll be meeting with Christine Magee of Sleep Country Canada to talk about her leadership lessons from close to two decades of building Canada’s best known mattress retailer. Click here to register for that session (12 seats only). Hope to see you then. Happy leading!

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

A manager in a retail company demanded a promotion during the recession, because he was "indispensable," he said. Years after a tragic explosion on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 in which 11 people lost their lives, BP was back in the news with a record fine and criminal charges. This happens to executives too.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

He is also CEO of Max-Ventures, a venture capital and retail consulting firm, and founder and CEO of Max-Wellness, a comprehensive health and wellness retail chain that launched in 2010. billion sale in his 16 years as CEO Beating the competition is never easy. To read Michael Feuer’s complete biography, click here.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 31, 2010

As they often say in retail stores about handling merchandise, “ If you break it you own it”. Terry Reply Gwyn Teatro November 8, 2010 at 5:06 pm Hi Terry, I like what you have to say about universal laws serving as our foundation. Breaking an established rule usually comes with a measure of risk. It’s a time to laugh.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

Consumers have more products, brands, and retailers to choose from than ever. The authors of a 2010 HBR article shared two test situations with introverted or extroverted leaders and tested how they reacted to proactive suggestions from employees. Pricing is much more transparent. According to Nielsen, nearly half of U.S.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

When I moved to Portland Oregon back in 2010, my intentions were to exist in a state of “semi-retirement” – that is, blending a little bit of work with a lot more down time. Those couple of things were the leadership traits that fueled and sustained me throughout my career, through the good times and the not-so-good times.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. Here, real estate developers and managers can orient their tenant selection around companies that provide higher-paying, family-supporting jobs with pathways for upward mobility and careers.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2013

Their distribution systems make CSD items available in virtually every retail format, in every country in the world, and have cost efficiencies that emerging brands cannot achieve. CSD has immense scale — $74 billion in annual retail sales in the US alone — and soda is purchased by 96 percent of US households.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I had to step back and think about the themes in my own career and what I’ve been hearing this year from women all over the country. 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. As of 2010, only 2.4% corporate boards. of the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

The results, published in “ Socializing Your CEO: From Marginal to Mainstream ,” show that CEO sociability has more than doubled since we began tracking the social activities of chief executives in 2010, when only 36% of CEOs were social. By conducting the search using social media, we automatically select out the dinosaurs.”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

In my teacher's mind, it was an investment in a future career. But my parents gave in, and purchased a beautiful viola that helped me sit 1st and 2nd chair in high school and college respectively, but doesn't help in my consulting career. As might retail investor services, which has led to the rise of Schwab and E-Trade.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

What's worse than having the perfect person to reach out to about a job opportunity, a career switch, or an impending move to Asia, and not being able to do so because you've lost touch? Did you have a family, get married or change careers? Have you been off at university completing your studies? Working or traveling abroad?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

The New York Times exposed the international retail giant's history of bribing Mexican government officials in order to dominate that market. At the same time, employees must have every assurance that blowing the whistle will not affect their career. One of every five Wal-Mart stores is in Mexico, where it is now the largest retailer.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Comments The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement I recently argued that in industries such as distribution and logistics (Amazon, FedEx, UPS), process manufacturing (Exxon), insurance (Aetna), restaurants (McDonalds), and retail banking (Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo), continuous process improvement is essential.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

12:53 PM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Edward Hallowell | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print If youre working — either from home or the office — over Thanksgiving, Im not sure whether to say, "Congratulations on your work ethic!" Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative.

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Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2015

Starting his career as a trainee at 7-11, he worked his way quickly through the ranks, gaining a reputation for operational excellence. He then launched Total Access , a service that allowed customers to use the Web and retail stores interchangeably. Today, we must learn how to shape networks around a shared purpose.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books 8:12 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print The boy was 11 years old when his father took him to live with a kinsman, a businessman with many shops in Lagos, Nigeria. All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

8:07 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Armin Trost | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Too often I hear even HR people saying, "HR is too important to be left to HR." The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR? Im sick about it. All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Six months into her new career, she already has several gigs lined up and, perhaps most importantly, feels confident that she can respond to inquiries promptly and professionally. In 2010 she left her position to “look for that dream job.” In the first three months, she had 25 different coffee and lunch dates.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared. All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 10, 2011

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in my career is that respect doesn’t have to be won by giving orders and demanding adherence to those orders. He is also CEO of Max-Ventures, a venture capital and retail consulting firm, and founder and CEO of Max-Wellness, a comprehensive health and wellness retail chain that launched in 2010.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Several years ago I sat down with the CEO of a fast-growing retail business. It’s a sign that our projects aren’t valued and our careers are stalling out. In 2010 I spent an afternoon with one of CEO Mike’s highest-performing store managers, a person I will call Ethan. His answer blew me away. “Say no!”

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Creativity Budgeting IPO Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

By 2010 the company had become the best-performing stock in the S&P 500, worth $30 per share and earning investors a return of 29 times. The company’s problems were compounded by the decline of traditional photo stores and the rise of the internet and discount camera retailers. Since then its stock has more than doubled.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative 11:52 AM Wednesday November 24, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Business is, above all, busy. And maybe its too busy. Lets face it. All rights reserved.

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Roundtable Talk

JULY 21, 2010

From the outside, Zappos.com is a successful online retailer, but from the inside Zappos.com has created a mission that is about creating happiness. AD Atticus | July 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM | An awesome post, thanks for sharing! LeaderTalker | July 25, 2010 at 11:09 PM | Thanks! LeaderTalker | July 25, 2010 at 11:10 PM | Thanks!

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CEO Retail Mission Statement Blog 46

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

If you had asked Singaporeans in 2010 to identify a successful local start-up, they might have paused for a few minutes before mentioning Creative Labs. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010. Singaporeans are not,” critics would respond. “Name a Singapore start-up.

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