Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

Worshipping at what Christensen calls the “church of finance” hollows out a company’s competitive advantage, as it loses the capacity to invest in innovation that drives the perpetual reinvention so necessary in today’s world of temporary competitive advantage. Innovation Leadership Strategy' And short-term numbers at that.

Levitt 10

Levitt Christensen Competitive Advantage Welch 10

Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2014

The best Healthcare Executive Resumes outline human capital management, profitability successes, market share increases in addition to their impressive academic and association credentials that will generate the most calls for interviews. Provide examples on how you attract top talent and manage teams to achieve results.

Tactics 51

Tactics Execution Pharmaceuticals Human Capital 51

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

” Is management research a folly? There can be little doubt that a lot of activity goes into management research: according to the Web of Knowledge, over 8,000 articles are published every year in the 170+ journals in the field of “Management,” adding more and more new rooms.

Management 8

Management Retail Construction Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2015

So what are the crucial strategies when preparing a budget? This advice, adapted from the book Finance Basics , will help you better understand how to create a useful budget. As the table shows, the Standard Upright and the Moose Antler Standard exceeded sales expectations in 2014. Finance Basics (20-Minute Manager Series).

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Finance Cost Price 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

We don’t stop at interviewing and choosing good candidates; we give them detailed insight into the company’s finances, strategy, individual consultant performance, and implications on compensation so they can make a fully informed decision about whether to join us.

Team 9

Team Organization Management Consultative 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Multinational companies do have their work cut out for them, and should take a second look at their 2014 plans — but this requires separating the signal from the noise to focus on their most important management challenges. Corporate executives would be well served to turn off the television.

Crisis 8

Crisis Marketing Contingency Plans Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 9

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Companies acquire to accelerate their overall strategy and digital transformation, as Publicis Groupe did when it acquired Sapient for $3.7 billion in 2014 to help it make the leap from a traditional advertising company to a digital one. Let’s start with financing the deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Learning Curve Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

and European elections, to management of the Syrian War, it’s clear that relations between the West and Russia have become increasingly hostile. For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.-Russian Jennifer Maravillas for HBR. From the conflict in Ukraine, to Russian meddling in U.S.

Policies 8

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 6, 2014

“It’s a new financial world on the verge of a complete reorganization,” said Peter Kenny, managing director at Knight Equity Markets in Jersey City, New Jersey. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. But was it a new financial world? Both crises proved it’s not. Consider leaving a comment!

Insurance 52

Insurance Banking Crisis Discount 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988. Each of these shifts have consequences for how today’s multinational corporations should manage themselves. And in 2014, Pfizer, the U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Policies Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Its directors have turned over many times, of course, but Trian Fund Management, led by activist Nelson Peltz, is pressing for far more than a routine remake, demanding four seats of its own choosing at the table. companies in 2014 and show no signs of letting up in 2015. has renewed its product lines many times. Here’s why.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Conversely, the business may be an “unpolished diamond” that was neglected by its former management for too long and whose value is just waiting to be unlocked. Does the business have a complete, balanced, and cohesive management team? Are the management team and owners prepared to abandon business as usual?

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

Franchising 14

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

In 2014 a graduate student at Stanford named Etosha Cave and two colleagues began their entrepreneurial journey. Disappointed, but still determined, Etosha got a break when she attended a cleantech event hosted by the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy in the summer of 2014. The Hard Road of Hard Tech. ” An Alternative Path.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

In July 2015, Novartis launched its new heart failure drug, Entresto, which Forbes in 2014 predicted would be a blockbuster — with expected sales of $10 billion annually — as the potential market in the US exceeds 5 million people with a heart failure condition. What builds management perspectives? Laura Schneider for HBR.

Planning 8

Planning Competitive Intelligence Pharmaceuticals Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

There is a lot at stake here for GE’s operations strategy. They built 75 of version 6 in January 2014 and response so far has been positive. To make FastWorks work, changes have been made in several areas, including supplier relations, finance, and roles and responsibilities: Supplier relations. and compete successfully.

Ries 9

Ries Waterman Finance Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

” A quarter century later, not much seems to have changed: fewer than five out of the 100 CEOs on HBR’s 2014 list of best-performing CEOs even mention “return on capital” on their official biography — and none of those five lead companies listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or in the EuroStoxx50.

CEO 8

CEO ROIC Cost of Capital Merton 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The “turnaround plan” recently announced by McDonald’s includes an aggressive program to manipulatively boost its stock price via stock buybacks, an activity that has become the major focus of its corporate strategy over the past decade. ” In 2014, McDonald’s expended $3.2 million in 2014 to a high of $12.6

Price 8

Price Franchising Short-term CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2016

In every organization and every sector, hiring managers want to find the best people they can. ” The World Economic Forum’s “21st Century Skills” report illustrates “a problem in skill supply,” with “more than a third of global companies report[ing] difficulties filling open positions in 2014.”

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Report Skills Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

I recently conducted an extensive research project involving more than one-hundred vice presidents of sales at top technology companies (software, cloud, computer hardware, and telecommunications) to better understand the art and science of managing a sales organization today. Vertical Sales Adoption. SMB Specialization. Sales Preparedness.

Metrics 9

Metrics Telecommunications Telemarketing Software 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Even before announcing his new cabinet, Mnangagwa installed a key reformist, Patrick Chinamasa, as acting finance minister, tasked with tackling corruption and re-engaging with international institutions to unlock funds to ease liquidity shortages. Mnangagwa’s first actions in office underscore how important he views economic recovery.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

New, nontraditional entrants are bringing fresh alternatives to the bureaucratic and autocratic management systems of traditional hospitals. To lower the cost of premiums, Aetna and CVS, UnitedHealth and Optum, and undoubtedly others are creating a marriage of the financing and delivery of care.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Incentives Venture Funding 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

We find that over the last decade, global flows of goods, services, finance, people, and data have contributed at least 10% of world GDP, adding $7.8 trillion in 2014 alone. Corporations generate a large share of internet traffic through private networks used to share information and manage their international operations.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain GDP Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

Yahoo’s forays into China started with a build strategy, which later became a buy strategy and ultimately morphed into a partnership strategy. content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. Build, Buy, Partner.

Chief Financial Officer 9

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. The country’s tourism sector attracted fewer than five million visitors in 2014 while neighboring Turkey attracted 39 million people. A comprehensive compliance strategy is the essential bedrock for building and implementing a successful Iran plan. The Opportunities.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

They set up a digital payment network and mechanism for a merchant to accept digital payment, and then they offer Business OS tools to manage everything from analytics to credit to marketing to supplier payments. Finance Global business Technology' But the possibilities for ecommerce and consumer marketing are enormous.

Banking 8

Banking Retail Wireless Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Here are the philosophies and strategies that Merck’s EB group has used successfully, and each has implications for companies seeking new routes for profitable growth. To do that, Merck formed a Strategy & Innovation Council with people from across the company. It’s not just products.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

billion in 2013, making him the fifth highest-paid fund manager in the land. After using borrowed money in the 1980s and 1990s, then opening up a hedge fund in 2004, he has since 2011 basically just been managing his own money. Simplicity: As activist investors go, the Carl Icahn of 2014 really isn’t all that active.

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

But while performance goals are always top of mind for managers , many overlook the role of employee work-life balance in driving that performance. 88% said the more actively managed their work and life. This supports research that shows managing the fit between work and off-the-job activities improves performance.

Project 8

Project Participative Goal ROI 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. Now, however, students’ college and pre-MBA experience is more likely to be in a finance area or perhaps in coding. Each group has its own operating procedures.

Education 8

Education Levitt Retail Training 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Trish Costello, founder of Portfolia, knows her “why”: assist starts-up in growth and financing. I’ve been grappling with this personally, as I have pursued two important goals for 2014: to run a marathon and to organize a conference on pursuing dreams. Career planning Managing yourself'

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Conference CRM Career 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

A hallmark of skilled leaders and teams is that, as their organizations grow larger and older, as the footprint of a change program expands, they keep looking for signs of once useful but now unnecessary roles, rules, traditions, processes, products, strategies, and services. Entrepreneurship Strategy Time management'

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Brainstorming Proposal CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The first two paths, up and over , occur when CEOs make the shift to a customer-focused growth strategy, and CMOs step up to drive enterprise-wide transformation around the customer experience. This is a break from the traditional paths of finance, sales, and operations to the top spot. Up : CMOs are promoted into new roles.

CEO 8

CEO Marketing Span of Control Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Companies deliver superior results when executives manage for long-term value creation and resist pressure from analysts and investors to focus excessively on meeting Wall Street’s quarterly earnings expectations. This has long seemed intuitively true to us. The returns to society and the overall economy were equally impressive.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Create a strategy. Leave your job without a strategy — plan your transition so that you’re not taking a heedless risk. ” Kate left her job at PerkinElmer in February 2014; the next month, she and her business partner started ORIGƷN, a Boston-based biotechnology company. Is it a large, scalable company?

Project 8

Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

One day in December 2014, Sergey, the Russia general manager for a multinational consumer goods company, was up early in the morning, watching the ruble’s value slide by the minute. In a survey of 77 of my company Frontier Strategy Group’s global clients, 88.3% in anticipation of interest rate hikes by the U.S.

Price 8

Price Globalization Depreciation Marketing 8