Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

They want to chug ahead, like the Little Engine That Could. Consider George, a CEO of a large building-engineering firm in Silicon Valley. They may not necessarily be happy with their firms' leadership or trajectories, but they are trying hard to hold up and appreciate what is, for themselves. They want to get on with things.

P&L 13

P&L Construction Survey Stress 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved? CEO Jeff Immelt declared in 2011 that GE needed to become a software and analytics company or risk seeing its hardware products become commodities as information-based competitors took over. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

While the first 787 was originally scheduled to be delivered back in 2008, a string of delays and cost overruns meant that deliveries didn't start until 2011. Unfortunately, things haven't quite worked out as planned. Lawyers will probably need to get involved. Two key questions remain: Has Boeing learned from the mistake?

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing P&L Airlines Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices. Was a year like 2011 possible in a world without climate change? Was a year like 2011 likely ?

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15