Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

To achieve that goal, however, we must innovate not only in terms of science and R&D, but also in how we run our business. For example, in 2017 we created the CATALYST fund, a combination of professional support (using Lean Startup principles) and money to explore larger business opportunities across the company.

Innovation 11

Innovation Company Agility Workshop 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Companies that are able to easily access and manage these workers will be able to unleash fresh energy and thinking inside their organizations, and quickly meet staffing needs when new opportunities arise. Adaptable Processes Identify and modify key business processes, policies, and procedures to align with the new ways of operating.

Content 9

Content Katz Forrester Budgeting 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

have been taking advantage of peer pressure to reduce energy consumption by including charts in electricity bills showing how energy efficient you are compared to your neighbors. Forecasts are calling for annual sales of activity trackers to balloon to more than 45 million by 2017. This is a tricky line to walk.

Discount 11

Discount Energy Motivation Wilde 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2018

Critics questioned Hyundai’s decision to spend $5 million to advertise the $15 million donated to its Hope on Wheels program in 2017 (although in fairness, it has donated $130 million over its 20-year history). The ultimate goal should be for all employees to find meaning in their daily work. Yet no one seems to notice.

Company 10

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Audience 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

India Business Council found that its large company members were prepared to invest $40 billion into India by 2017. India love first peaked in July 2008 when India’s government of the time risked its very survival in support of a nuclear energy deal led by Washington. But they need to be alert to the following four signposts.

Venture Capitalist 11

Venture Capitalist Price Marketing Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Companies are beginning to utilize their employees’ behavioral data — generally known as people analytics — to better understand and improve their sales operations , with strong results. Deeper analysis showed that investing more time and energy into partnering with some of these lower growth accounts could improve them.

Analysis 8

Analysis B2B Engineering Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

For example, Susan Fowler’s 2017 blog about Uber detailed not only her recollections of being repeatedly harassed, but what she described as a “game-of-thrones” environment, in which managers sought to one-up and sabotage colleagues to get ahead. Organizations can leverage other core goals to motivate reform.

Organization 8

Organization Cooper Bottom-up Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2018

This follows his summer 2017 announcement that he was withdrawing the U.S. For example, many American CEOs spent considerable energy in the weeks building up to Trump’s Paris announcement lobbying the President not to withdraw. Ultimately, long-term legitimacy, reputation, and license to operate are at stake. In the U.S.,

Globalization 10

Globalization Policies Supply Chain CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The context for sustainable business in 2017 may center on the competition between these two stories; that is, how will Trump and his team impact or impede progress on climate and other sustainability issues? Many invested heavily in renewable energy (see number five on this list), and some big companies dove into policy debates this year.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8