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. Witness Chris Lazslo's work on sustainable value , and Michael Porter's theorizing about shared value. So in one sense, Polman is only being a good businessman.

Globalization 14

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

Michael Levie, a seasoned hotel executive, and Rattan Chadha, a successful retail entrepreneur, were having dinner. In both 2010 and 2011, TripAdvisor voted citizenM “The Trendiest Hotel in the World.” The topic of conversation was the hotel industry. As they put it, “a mix of explorer, professional, and shopper.”

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The first is from a Google executive; the second, from an exec at Cisco. Many organizations still operate by Porter's Value Chain model , where Z follows Y, which follows X. Case in point: Gap missed many of its performance numbers in 2011 by believing that their only interaction with their customers happened at the cash register.

Banking 15

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Nearly every criticism the authors levy in their op-ed is answered in 12 blog posts , a magazine article from January/February 2011, a video interview , and a slideshow that integrated community and commentary, which were published between last October and this May. The authors have an implicit negative view on business.

Suri 14

Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2011

It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. I sensed early-on that Bacharach would belong in that upper echelon on Tin Pan Alley icons. He has advised two U.S.

Learning-by-Doing 63

Learning-by-Doing Leadership Strategic Planning Open-book 63

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2018

Six years ago, Harvard’s Michael Porter and FSG’s Mark Kramer made the bold statement that shared value — the idea that the purpose of a company is to achieve both shareholder profit and social purpose — would “reinvent capitalism.” Andy Roberts/Getty Images.

Marketing 11

Marketing Porter Metrics Brand 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

Indeed, from 2011 to 2017, the GAFAM companies (Google/Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft) acquired more than 65 leading-edge European technology companies. If Europe could produce more companies such as Spotify to serve as role models, for instance, then other entrepreneurial executives may be less likely to sell early.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8