In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

billion in sales) provides huge economies of scale throughout the operation, especially in production, fixed overheads, distribution and marketing. Delight Global Snacks Consumers. It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. Their size ($49.2 This is a tremendous competitive advantage.

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Strategy CEO Company Competitive Advantage 131

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Women in the LEAD

JUNE 25, 2010

There is an inspiring video clip from the film at the Global Dialogue Center Knowledge Gallery exhibit on Viktor Frankl. It draws on the unlimited energy of the mind. It lines up all the laws of nature as they operate both inside and outside of you, to get its way. Blessings flow!  Our thoughts are powerful.

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Letter Video Positioning Simon 68

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

billion in sales) provides huge economies of scale throughout the operation, especially in production, fixed overheads, distribution and marketing. Delight Global Snacks Consumers. It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. Their size ($49.2 This is a tremendous competitive advantage.

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Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 74

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever's London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. Over the past few years, we've all become much more aware of the forces that will powerfully shape global society over the next decade. And of course, more pressure on climate.

Globalization 14

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

In the last year, however, early-stage investments in clean energy production technologies have fallen substantially (see the table at the end of this piece for more detail). Most clean energy startups, on the other hand, need huge amounts of capital to get off the ground, and so far big payoffs have been scarce.

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Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

The global manufacturing sector is on the threshold of a dynamic new phase that will provide renewed opportunity for manufacturing firms — and a host of new challenges. We see two forces that will dominate global manufacturing in the coming decade. These forces will shift the dynamics of the global manufacturing sector.

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Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2010

About the Authors Randy Dobbs, author of Transformational Leadership , is a Senior Operating Executive at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; one of the largest and most successful private-equity firms in the United States. Thank you again for listening to the StrategyDriven Podcast ! To read Randy’s complete biography, click here.

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Newsletter Bottom-up Welch Tools 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The report’s beginnings trace back to 2009, when the annual UN global climate conference resulted in an agreement that the world should hold warming to 2.0°C The report’s beginnings trace back to 2009, when the annual UN global climate conference resulted in an agreement that the world should hold warming to 2.0°C

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Efficiency Supply Chain Energy Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Previously, she was the vice president of Global Public Policy at Facebook. The company focuses on building environmentally friendly work sites and data centers and improving access to clean energy for all. When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated.

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Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Posted by Thornton May on November 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment The classic Harvard Business School case “Otisline (A)” 1 begins with the quote, “… our objective is to go unnoticed.” In the global economy, can analytic practitioners be hugely successful in their careers while going unnoticed?

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Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51

Women in the LEAD

JUNE 25, 2010

There is an inspiring video clip from the film at the Global Dialogue Center Knowledge Gallery exhibit on Viktor Frankl. It draws on the unlimited energy of the mind. It lines up all the laws of nature as they operate both inside and outside of you, to get its way. Blessings flow! Warm regards.

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Simon Video Film Positioning 40

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

has taken in the fight against global climate change: The S&P 500 and Dow Jones stock indexes rose to record highs. Americans — and American companies — have also connected the dots between clean energy and economic growth, with 87% last year saying that developing clean energy should be a priority for the President and Congress.

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Power Planning Proposal Energy 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.

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Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

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. Since 2008, through government subsidies, the manufacturing capacity of China''s solar-panel industry grew tenfold, leading to a vast global oversupply.

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Bond Price Industry Globalization 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Carlos is responsible for more than 300 brands globally, and it’s no wonder why – he has a plan and he’s sticking to it. Following are a few of the ideas Carlos shared yesterday: Dreaming BIG and dreaming small take the same amount of energy – why not dream BIG? Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

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Blog Brand Media Influence 360

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

How has Coca-Cola integrated these CSR principles into your operations? Coca-Cola operates in more than 200 countries and the needs of each market depend on a variety of factors. Thus, we operate a value creation model that is globally driven but locally focused. It can be difficult to measure and compare.

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CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 11

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 7, 2018

With One Ford, he put the purpose and values of the Ford brand at the center of the organization and unified the company’s people, plans, operations, and products to restore the brand to automotive leadership. In 2010, Motor Trend named one of Ford’s newest cars, the Ford Fusion, “Car of the Year.”

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Brand BPR FOB Automotive 193

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In 2014, according to the latest United Nations estimate, direct foreign investment (FDI) in emerging markets reached more than $700 billion — accounting for over half (56%) of all global FDI flows for the first time. But how much do these hazards actually cost global companies in emerging markets? Which are the most costly?

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Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

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.

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Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2013

Operating in this environment requires persistence, flexibility, and a deep-rooted desire to change the status quo. For some outsiders, the upheavals that began in Tunisia in 2010 offered their first glimpse of this spirit. Entrepreneurship Global business' The "Power of Yalla" has always pulsed through the Arab world.

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Entrepreneur Power Politics Human Resources 9

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.

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Ethics Short-term Marketing Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

Haven't we been down this road before with energy and carbon emissions? Here are a few highlights from the 2010 CDP WD report, which went out to 302 of the world's largest companies. All water issues are local — any global water strategy is actually implemented within each and every watershed. Doesn't this sound familiar?

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Price Report Resources Committee 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Chinese companies are relatively new to the M&A game, governments in many target markets are quick to detect a political agenda, Chinese companies sometimes struggle to obtain financing or face unexpected political opposition at home, and many acquiring Chinese firms operate in particularly dynamic — and volatile — global markets.

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Due Diligence Strategic Planning Politics Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

New research , funded by the Tony Elumelu Foundation and conducted by my team at the African Institution of Technology , shows that within Africa, innovation is accelerating and the continent is finding better ways of solving local problems, even as it attracts top technology global brands. In addition, Africa needs to develop its manpower.

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Innovation Engineering Entrepreneur Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a conference of global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Mumbai — an event called Founders Forum India. 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.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

We hear from business leaders who perceive that flexible work is a make-people-feel-good play that disrupts operations and drags down performance. Global, virtual teams are on the rise. All this change has got people asking whether this is good for business and good for workers. Work is less repetitive and more collaborative.

Productivity 14

Productivity Products Real Estate Bottom-up 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

A 2010 meta-analysis detailed many of the different issues that make divestiture so hard to evaluate consistently. The diverging fortunes of two recent spin-offs in the energy industry illustrate how financial markets value autonomy from the parent.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

pace in the first quarter of 2010. This is because firms operating in free markets are much more capable of employing emergent strategies than are governments. For the last century, America has operated on the world's technological frontier. That was down from 9.7% in the previous quarter and from its blistering 11.9%

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GDP Christensen Disruptive Innovation Business Model 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

When he ran for president in 2008, Obama made three big promises: end the Iraq War, extend health care coverage to all Americans, and take federal action to reduce the threat of global climate change. After 2010, climate all but disappeared from the national conversation. Start a clean energy race. He delivered on the first two.

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Cost Price Energy Proposal 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The argument for the inclusion of the business community went like this: corporations have the combination of skills, resources, motivation, and agility to implement changes on a global scale. Roughly half of the world’s hundred largest economic engines are corporations, not governments. But something happened on the way to the parade.

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PPM Policies Engineering Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

have dropped by billions — down 11% in 2010 alone, according to a recent report from the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Since 2010, we've been conducting an ongoing survey of managers' attitudes about the strategies of their organizations ( click here to take the not-for-profit version of the profiler). Why the disparity?

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Crisis Mayo Strategy Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

The transition to a global digital economy in 2014 was sporadic – brisk in some countries, choppy in others. This is happening in a country where online vendors largely operate on a cash-on-delivery (COD) basis. By year’s end, the seven biggest emerging markets were larger than the G7 , in purchasing power parity terms.

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Constraint Marketing Innovation Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

India love first peaked in July 2008 when India’s government of the time risked its very survival in support of a nuclear energy deal led by Washington. America’s largest insurer, Allstate, announced plans to invest $1 billion in its India operations. billion in 2010, predicting it would grow at 20% a year for a decade.

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Venture Capitalist Price Marketing Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The last official report on the April 2010 explosion at the Deepwater Horizon rig was issued on September 16th. It does not address issues of leadership, management and accountability above the level of immediate events on the rig, and above lower level operational managers. We may never know.

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Report Policies Risk Management Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

Although production is down because the companies operating in the country have evacuated most of their personnel, exports continue from ports under rebel control. One question is whether the Italian oil company Eni will be tainted by its association with Gaddafi — but that would provide an opportunity for other energy companies.

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Incentives Uncertainty Short-term Politics 13