In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

Never in the history of marketing has there been so much talk about branding. The conversation in the world of branding is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies. Wouldn’t you expect more innovation? This company lost $5 billion in 2012 and hasn’t made a profit since 2008.

Brand 260

Brand P&L Human Resources Brand Management 260

Rapid BI

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

They need to innovate , they need to meet the changing expectations of customers. To do this front line employees need to be trusted with the resources required. By not doing any of these things on a regular basis, in 2012 and beyond, can we really claim to be acting in a professional way? Professionalism. I don’t think so.

B2B 49

B2B Competitive Advantage Trends Learning-by-Doing 49

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2011

We stand today on July 27, one year away from the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Rather than panic, London's leaders have been both innovative and fearless in finding ways to "make more from less." Despite this, the 2012 Oympic Games has become a critical component for it. Britain is well ahead of schedule.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Tourism Banking Budgeting 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mateschitz spent considerable time overseas as a marketing salesman prior to founding Red Bull. between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant cofounder. Additionally, discrimination against immigrants in labor markets may exert pressure on them to seek self-employment. Musk migrated from South Africa to the U.S.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2014

Ericsson used Lego Mindstorm robots in a demonstration at the 2012 Mobile World Congress to bring to life its vision of how connected machines might change the way we live. This is more than just a smart marketing campaign. Education Human resources Technology' More specifically, Lego robots.

Education 10

Education Human Resources Participative Training 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

In 2016, former American Express CEO Ken Chenault tasked chief human resource officer Kevin Cox with finding new opportunities that would drive innovation and revenue growth. Their reasoning: Five years from now, successful companies will increasingly employ innovative business models that no one currently thinks are feasible.

Development 9

Development Participative Conference Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. GE started on one floor of a large office building in 2012 and has grown to take over all five floors. By June of 2012 we were close to 100.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2016

Nike is a leading example of how both anti-sweatshop campaigns and labor standards in trade agreements can be good for innovation and growth in developing countries. In May 2012, as part of our research , we gave out the new dies randomly to 35 of the 135 producers in Sialkot and sat back to watch. Not necessarily.

Policies 8

Policies Technology Bottom-up Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In most companies, marketers are in charge of assessing the competition. Because of this, close to 60 percent of all competitive intelligence professionals report to marketing. Yet the majority of marketers fail to use their competition analysts strategically, instead using them to gather more “recon” data.

Marketing 8

Marketing Competitive Intelligence Porter How To 8

HR Digest

APRIL 30, 2019

To foster collaboration among employees, we’re focusing on celebrating our differences so we can unlock fresh perspectives, new ideas, and innovations to help us succeed. We understand implicitly that this facilitates knowledge sharing among markets and combines unique perspectives to propel our business and smoke-free vision forward.

Globalization 40

Globalization Human Resources Long-term Diversity 40

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

A few weeks ago, I wrote up some of the trends that I'm going to be watching in 2012. While this obviously has downsides for the workforce — work that employees used to do can now be farmed out on the open market — it also has surprising positives.

Outsourcing 14

Outsourcing Retail Trends Project 14