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Five Steps to Adopting a Beginner’s Mindset for Your Business

Strategy Driven

Through that understanding the team and I can then develop new solutions that save time and money or create greater efficiencies or develop better processes. If a business process seems broken, analyze each step. ” According to Clear, successful habits are developed gradually. Break it Down. Focus on the Why.

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3 Emerging Market Risks Companies Should Watch for in 2018

Harvard Business Review

This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda. They did not spend as much time thinking about local events that have implications for their emerging market operations. Latin American subsidiaries are being held to more-aggressive sales and profitability targets in 2018, given a rebounding 2.7%

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What U.S. CEOs Should Do with the Money from Corporate Tax Cuts

Harvard Business Review

The Economy in 2018. For example, well-managed consolidators such as Dell Technologies are doing well in this market. In a world of tight labor markets, where recruiting and retention are at a premium, investing to make frontline employees more productive should be a priority. Investing in the supply chain.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business Review

The possibility of a contentious renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has led to delayed or canceled investments in what has been one of Latin America’s most economically stable markets. Renegotiating NAFTA. So, if a company manufactures products in Mexico to export to Canada and the U.S.

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Every Organizational Function Needs to Work on Digital Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM GARTNER

Harvard Business Review

Digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 as organizations scaled their digital capabilities. Leading supply chain organizations, for example, are embedding agility and responsiveness into their DNA to catalyze the digital supply chain into action.

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The Dangers of Digital Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

Still others hope to create market barriers for global companies — a form of digital protectionism. These include access to digital goods and services, being part of global supply chains, accelerating and partaking in the fruits of innovation, and helping citizens access information, entertainment, and connectivity on a worldwide basis.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business Review

could become the world’s largest oil producer in 2018, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia. The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. This unpredictability may only intensify as the world’s oil markets continue to adjust to shifting realities.