Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

They believe big companies are weighed down by their own success, too invested in the past to create and execute new ideas. In fact, a lot of big companies have proven they are better positioned than emergent firms to create and execute innovation, however on-fire a startup may be. ” I disagree.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

Something reassuring happened Monday after EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy unveiled the Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan , arguably the most important step the U.S. Renewables are growing faster than any other kindof of power generation, with more solar panels installed in the U.S.

Power 8

Power Planning Proposal Energy 8

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 26, 2014

UNUM, the insurance company, ran an ad some years ago showing a powerful grizzly in the middle of a roaring stream, with his neck extended to the limit, jaws wide open and teeth flaring. It might be your skillfully crafted memo that the CEO praised and routed to everyone in the company. Why We Resist Change. Leadership'

Succession 181

Succession Commitment Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 181

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Few major economies have been so critical to global companies’ top-line—and then stumbled just as abruptly. For example, scandal has severely limited the investment capacity of state-oil company Petrobras and many of the most important construction companies in the country that were also involved in its kickback scheme.

Strategy 8

Strategy Depreciation EBITDA Price 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

He radically transformed the company from a classic conglomerate that did everything to one that focused on its core industrial businesses. Andreessen’s article helped accelerate the company’s digital transformation. Are lean innovation and the startup way a failure in large companies? of the company.

Ries 8

Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

If you’re not turning your company into a “math house” you’re headed for serious trouble. Every industry will soon be driven by digitization and every winning company will be using algorithms, or mathematical rules for processing information, to shape the end-to-end customer experience. Insight Center.

Short-term 8

Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

At the time, BMW had no dedicated, company-spanning unit to leverage the creative power of startups. From 2012 to 2015, the number of global corporate venture capital deals almost doubled, and their investments quadrupled, to $29.1 Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

After the toppling of Dictator Ben Ali in January 2011, whose stifling reign lasted nearly a quarter century, the country faced a rocky start to a new ruling order. After a general election that saw an Islamist-led coalition rise to power, the country witnessed two political assassinations in February and July 2013.

Politics 10

Politics Chief Information Officer Tourism Environment 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

But just as valuable is the company''s ability to energize and empower front-line employees. Bain & Company recently surveyed about 750 employees across industries in Brazil, China, India, Germany, the UK, and the U.S. Yet many companies are missing the opportunity to fully engage their employees on this issue.

Metrics 9

Metrics Chemicals Simon Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

The video below, for example, shows a side-by-side time-lapse comparison of a GE technician wiring a wind turbine’s control box using the company’s current process, and then doing the same task while guided by line-of-sight instructions overlaid on the job by an AR headset. A 2015 Deloitte study estimates that there will be 3.5

Video 11

Video Technology Education Industry 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

Speed bumps stem from a classic tension between entrepreneurs who found companies or change them and established organizations, whether industry incumbents or government entities. It’s not surprising that taxicab companies feel threatened by on-demand car services such as Uber and try to mobilize local authorities to keep them out.

Transportation 8

Transportation Entrepreneur Wireless Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Despite the fact that Niantic, the American software development company that developed Pokémon Go, has failed to maintain high levels of engagement on the game (its current user base is now 30 million users), the phenomenon demonstrated AR’s potential to be adopted by mainstream culture. Phase 2: Trying on products at home.

Tourism 9

Tourism Technology Content Fashion 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

For example, a 2009 analysis of 506 companies found that firms with more racial or gender diversity had more sales revenue, more customers, and greater profits. A 2016 analysis of more than 20,000 firms in 91 countries found that companies with more female executives were more profitable. Success has so far been marginal.

Diversity 8

Diversity Team Bottom-up Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Since 2011, General Electric has publicly stated it would spend more than $1 billion on developing sensors, wireless devices, and related software to install on its aircraft engines, power turbines, locomotive trains and other machinery. Companies such as Ford, Toyota, and Caterpillar have invested heavily as well.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Wireless Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

The latter promptly announced plans to launch a third trilogy of Star Wars films in 2015, a move that will keep the brand alive and serve as a platform for selling products to a new generation of fans. It's a powerful economic engine, and it propels a whole fleet of income statements. While the movies pulled in some $4.4

Franchising 8

Franchising Licensing Merchandising Film 8

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

I think the work that Duane Trammell and Ann McGee-Cooper and their associates have been doing with companies like Southwest Airlines and TDIndustries are stellar examples of what can be done within organizations once they make a commitment to servant-leadership. Donnelly had been the CEO of Magna Donnelly company in Michigan.

Greenleaf 125

Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 125

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

For a long time, the Silicon Valley funding model has been hailed as a powerful alternative to the stifling way corporate America works. Fortune counted more than 170 of the mythical creatures , with an average of one unicorn born every week during 2015. Back in 2009, there were just four companies that fit the bill.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Metrics 8

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

I think the work that Duane Trammell and Ann McGee-Cooper and their associates have been doing with companies like Southwest Airlines and TDIndustries are stellar examples of what can be done within organizations once they make a commitment to servant-leadership. Donnelly had been the CEO of Magna Donnelly company in Michigan.

Greenleaf 100

Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

the technology research and advisory company. The number of attacks on critical infrastructure jumped from under 200 in 2012 to almost 300 attacks in 2015. Safeguarding your company in a complex world. An estimated 2.3 billion connected things will be used in smart cities this year, according to Gartner, Inc., Insight Center.

Decentralization 10

Decentralization System Technology Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

With production costs rising in China, some companies are bringing their manufacturing back to the U.S. Made in the USA, some companies are finding, could be a better option. increase in manufacturing in July 2011, with a year-on-year gain of 3.8%. Companies have been discovering that the U.S. A resurgence of U.S.

Cost 13

Cost Report Marketing Engineering 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A 2015 Harvard Business School study showed that CEOs’ schedules typically leave them with as little as 15% of their time for working alone. A survey of 267 C-level executives at Fortune 500 companies suggests that they dedicate as little as 30 minutes per day for “personal development,” usually late in the evening.

How To 13

How To CEO Kahneman Armstrong 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Consumer markets in the developing world are an enormous but still-untapped opportunity for companies seeking new sources of growth. The challenges – market development, product design, logistics, communication — deter many companies from even considering rural markets in developing countries. Tap women to power sales.

Marketing 8

Marketing Brand Cost Retail 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 14, 2015

The company announces a major organizational change. As a result, the company requests you assume new, additional or high-risk responsibilities, or, potentially, work for a different company. Even when employers call a blitz, employees retain power and the ability to negotiate. Resume control. What needs to happen?

Strategy 50

Strategy Company Succession How To 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

That company was a pioneer in the audio component market, having entered the MP3 market before Apple. Fast forward to 2015, and you see an island transformed. But others have been larger, such as the $200 million price Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten put on Viki, a video-streaming provider. A hospitable environment.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 19, 2017

An increasingly divided political climate has had many companies—large and small, new and legacy—across industries stepping up and taking positions on issues typically outside the realm of business. Rather than decreasing the call for companies to behave responsibly, government policy appears to be increasing the pressure.

Brand 250

Brand Politics Letter Participative 250

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The world’s five largest companies (by market capitalization) are all American and compete in the digital sphere: Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook. As most of us know by now, we have an increasingly internet-powered economy. based companies plan to innovate to meet the competitive challenges of tomorrow.

Politics 9

Politics McKinsey Katz Technology 9