Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

In my work in competitive intelligence I have met many managers and executives who made major decisions involving billions of dollars of commitments with only scant attention to the likely reaction of competitors, the effect of potential disruptors, new approaches offered by startups and the impact of long-term industry trends.

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Company Drucker Review 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

But Vanguard’s robo-advisor platform hit the ground running in its May 2015 debut and by the end of the year had $31.1 The company delayed entering the robo-advisor market until it had results from two years of testing. GE is another firm that has committed its size and deep pockets to innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

By 2015 we'll have more Americans over 60 than under 15 — and that's just the beginning. Consider Prudential's recent marketing campaign, prominently featuring Day One stories — tales of the first day of retirement. We'll need new ways to help individuals finance the frequently costly transition to what's next.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Finance Human Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

companies in 2014 and show no signs of letting up in 2015. In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom. Activist investors waged a record number of campaigns against U.S.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

As of February 2016, the top 10 unicorns for market capitalization are: Uber, Xiaomi, Airbnb, Palantir, Meituan-Dianping, Snapchat, Didi Kuaidi, Flipkart, and SpaceX. HelloFresh has also had impressive growth rates, with revenues reaching about $300 million in 2015, a huge increase from its $3 million in 2012. Financed by VC firms.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2016

But by the turn of the millennium, the German automaker needed a new product for the mass market to jumpstart sales, and decided to make a vehicle for the burgeoning SUV segment. When the Cayenne came to market in 2003, it was an instant hit. By 2015, it generated about half of Porsche’s total profit. .”

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Development Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

We’ve found that CEOs of big pharmaceutical companies, for example, are more likely to have a background as company lawyers, salespeople, or finance managers, than one in medicine or pharmaceutical R&D. Most of our top tech CEOs created value by rolling out earlier breakthrough innovations in a newly high-growth market.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Many governments play too interventionist a role, and forget that to succeed, entrepreneurship requires an entire ecosystem, each aspect with its own committed stakeholders, not just government reform and support. Opportunities and markets are global. We don't innovate in entrepreneurial finance enough in the U.S.:

Venture Capitalist 14

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Microfinance Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2017

To the firm, I was the “ ideal worker ” — a phrase sociologists use to describe a problematic archetype of a fully committed employee with no personal “entanglements.” As an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in the 90s, work came before everything else. It was just the industry and firm norm.

Team 10

Team Conference Restructuring McKinsey 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

An offshoot of We Mean Business, the RE100 group — which launched with founding members including Philips, Nestle, Mars, Swiss Re, and IKEA — committed to using 100 percent renewable power. also committed to 100 percent renewables by 2020 (Disclosure: I’m on advisory boards for both RE100 and for Unilever U.S.).

Chemicals 10

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2017

Shareholders have benefited greatly from bigger product markets, lower production costs, and the judicious use of head office domiciles to reduce tax bills. Since 1990, the market capitalization of multinational corporations has grown at more than three times the average rate of listed companies around the world, our research shows.

Politics 8

Politics Globalization Business Model Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

and European companies have spent the past 20 years concentrating more and more of their manufacturing in East Asia to reduce costs by exploiting labor-arbitrage opportunities and address the promise of that rapidly growing market. It’s time for them to rethink their supply-chain strategies. Advances in manufacturing technology.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Specifically, it has allowed for significant expansion of insurance coverage and it is accelerating the move from a financing system that pays for the volume of services provided to one that rewards care providers for delivering higher-quality care. The ACA legislation addressed this by establishing different financing models.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Incentives Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Several blue-state governors have already announced their commitment to emissions reduction, while red states are considerably less likely to prioritize climate action. greenhouse gas emissions peaked in 2007, and by 2015 had declined by 10%. Will President Trump’s decision to walk out from the Paris climate accord mean that U.S.

Energy 8

Energy Transportation Policies Politics 8