Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

In one scenario, traditional manufacturing collapses under the strain placed on it by 3-D printing and heightened speed-to-market practices and is largely replaced by local manufacturing networks. At the low end of the market, new products are churned out as beta tests, released with little prior market research.

FAQ 9

FAQ PR Productivity Products 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

They invest significant resources in research, marketing, and distribution. Our research suggests that, on average, more centralized decision making structures are more likely to pull poorly performing products from the market. Firms might leave products on the market well past their prime. Killing products isn’t easy.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Decentralization Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In malleable environments, such as in newly created or disrupted markets, they will need to envision and realize new possibilities. For example, the presence or absence of a trade deal or an interest rate cut can potentially have a bigger impact than reducing cost or increasing marketing. Invest in Resilience. Adaptation.

Strategy 9

Strategy Uncertainty Long-term Politics 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Does your organization have the “market power” to implement the scenario? Identify whether your organization has the ability, based on market size and/or influence, to get other parties to participate in a consortium. He’ll need proof of a driver’s license, a loan, and insurance.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content Power Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba in March 2016 drove excitement for businesses considering the market that the island could become. With many state-run enterprises dependent on public subsidies, Cuba has attempted to shift workers to the much more agile private sector, but progress continues to be slow.

Policies 8

Policies Short-term Long-term GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

We don’t expect Amazon or Microsoft or IBM to design, make, and market agricultural tractors, aircraft engines, or MR scanners. That’s much different than digital natives like Airbnb where marketing is more important than technical expertise. The Challenges for Digital Natives. These are very complicated machines.

Industry 8

Industry Software Six Sigma Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

McDonald’s has been the market leader in its sector for decades. ” How Disney creates happiness is by offering a range of consumer products (Disney Store, publishing, licensing), entertainment (Walt Disney Studios, Pixar, Marvel), and experiences (parks and resorts). This is what enterprise alignment looks like.

Organization 8

Organization Strategy Short-term Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2015

The new approach encourages flexibility and agility. Our business, the Turbomachinery Solutions unit of GE Oil & Gas, provides solutions and services to upstream and mid-stream customers in seven vertical markets. As managers, we need to be more vulnerable and show our teams we are growing to give them the license to do the same.

Development 8

Development Engineering Benchmarking Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

We have been told that participative leadership, rather than prescriptive leadership, is what we should aim for; that organizations should be agile, with “change the only constant”; and that empowerment is critical for employee satisfaction and long-term value. I agree with the third point: Empowerment is critical.

Micromanagement 10

Micromanagement Constraint Middle Management Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2016

issuing driver’s licenses) as well as complex applications such as cybersecurity (lower cost, more agile) and weapon systems (safer, more humane). The government can use AI itself to serve the public faster, more effectively, and at lower cost. This includes mundane tasks such as faster bureaucratic processes (e.g., and China.

Policies 8

Policies Report Technology Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

If that’s the case she recommends providing your team with reading materials about the quiet power of introverts , pointing to high-profile, successful introverts, such as Beth Comstock , chief marketing officer at General Electric, or “identifying a leader in your organization who is an introvert and willing to talk about it publicly.”

Management 8

Management How To Brainstorming COO 8