Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

For an organization to endeavor to change its culture, it needs to take its cue from what changes in its strategy. They told us they were ready for a more horizontal, agile, “connect and inspire” model as compared to the “command and control” model the boomers are used to. Employee engagement.

Welch 8

Welch Six Sigma Agility Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

The only competitive advantage comes though agility, keeping ahead of the competition, moving on to the next technology wave. As with American Airlines, each competitive advantage with IT is temporary. Competitors copy or suppliers commoditize to erase these advantages. Now, instead, at ING they say, "Here''s your team.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Management Information Technology Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

Using the same 1 – 100 scale ask yourself: How well does our organization support the achievement of our strategy? If your organization is incapable of delivering its strategy, the strategy is effectively worthless and your company’s purpose will go more or less unfulfilled.

Banking 14

Banking Strategy Film Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In an ongoing global survey of senior executives , more than half of the respondents said they didn’t think their company had a winning strategy, and two-thirds said they didn’t think their organization had the right capabilities to execute its strategy. Finally, these companies are not trying to simply become agile.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Fashion Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

He cajoled, pushed, and pulled the company into a client-centric, agile structure able to customize delivery of IBM's software assets, hardware assets, and intellectual property. In contrast, IBM kept laser-like focus on building the global organization to execute its strategy, and financial results followed. It is not about you.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2013

Define Your Strategy. CIOs need to develop an affirmative IT strategy that begins by identifying old behaviors to give up, new behaviors to adopt, and remaining behaviors to do differently. These are the things that will create more value for the customer and enable the enterprise''s agility.

CIO 8

CIO Hamel Technology Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The company better aligned the workforce mix to its strategy, by optimizing different talent acquisition channels, manager spans of control (number of workers reporting to them), and worker mobility. Educate leaders on how and why to optimize a blended workforce. Extend the insights beyond talent acquisition decisions.

Strategy 8

Strategy Span of Control Finance How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2011

It's a strategy the company has used before, when it spun off its test and measurement business into a publicly traded company called Agilent. Probably the most powerful decision HP could make to shift its revenue mix would be to transform its consumer business into a subsidiary.

Software 12

Software Technology Intellectual Capital Marketing 12