Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

For every Apple, there is an Atari, for every Fuji a Polaroid, and for every Zara an American Apparel. In today’s dynamic business environment, leaders of large established companies need more than ever to run and reinvent the business at the same time. It’s harder to stay on top than to get there. points p.a.,

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

When your “forward scouts” see something important, what mechanisms exist to set up collaborations with outside vendors or startups, or run a quick pilot test with a function or business unit? Too many companies wait for the annual strategic off-site to roll around before they address the changing dynamics of their market.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Budgeting Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Identifying this so-called “growth gap” is critical, because the bigger the gap, the more a company needs to look beyond its current offerings, markets, and business models to find growth opportunities. By reaching new customers in current markets? By stealing share from current competitors?

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2013

The third was around thought leadership. The business model changes. The marketing model changes. We looked at the three biggest segments — packaging, food waste, and apparel. How do you begin to address those? It's a huge challenge. The product design changes. We work with Renault.

Company 9

Company Apparel Engineering Welch 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. Business leaders will need to visibly embrace and take action on a new agenda to shape the future, both for the direction of our societies and for the sharing of benefits and opportunity within them. Toward a New Leadership Agenda. Essential background.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. The key is to look beyond just the obvious places like marketing. And they’re sure to have great ideas about how to improve your products and business. So find them, ask questions, and let them help you.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

While "running out" isn't really the right phrase, it's clear that delivering many commodities to market is getting harder and more expensive (we don't dig for oil a mile under the ocean for the heck of it). Markets have a remarkable way of sorting the wheat from the chaff. trillion market for clothes and shoes.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15