Leading Blog

JUNE 3, 2011

Toyota Under Fire deals with not only the massive recall of 2009-2010, but also Toyota’s response to the oil crisis and recession. Thoroughly consider alternative solutions, then pick a path, develop a detailed plan, and execute with discipline and energy. Lesson 3: Even the Best Culture Develops Weaknesses.

Crisis 278

Crisis Contingency Plans Long-term Decentralization 278

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

According to Amazon’s leadership principles, leaders are instructed to “ hire and develop the best ” and “insist on the highest standards.” “Empowerment must be much, much more than a mere slogan,” Mackey wrote in a 2010 blog post. “It should be within the very DNA of the organization.”

Price 13

Price Decentralization Long-term CEO 13

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

What did 2010 look like for you and your company? This is a book for the times we live in—and one that for many companies could mean the difference between success and failure. OnPoint Consulting’s 2010 Execution Gap Maker Round-Up… Execution Gap Maker #1: BP (Need I say more?) More like a chasm, really.)

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

But after the Great Recession of 2007-2009, when developed economies effectively froze in place, their appetites only sharpened. Our survey found that the vast majority (83%) of these companies have suffered significant losses since 2010. of annual revenues from 2010 to 2014. of annual revenues from 2010 to 2014.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

Diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, chronic kidney disease, and stroke are on the rise in both the developed and the developing world, and they have a few things in common. First, they are responsible for contributing a large chunk of patients into the health care system, especially in developed countries like the US.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Incentives Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In 2010, when MD Anderson decided to introduce time-driven activity-based costing , a method for measuring costs of treating a patient’s medical condition across a cycle of care, the ICCI provided the leadership and resources to develop the capabilities for a pilot project and then to scale the approach across the institution.

Health Care 8

Health Care Management Cost Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. But the real key to our ultimate success in China was the match with Alibaba’s leadership team.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10