Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless. Setting the growth target. But this is not cause for alarm.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Our goal is to fuel your fire, but that''s only the beginning. Thankfully now we have a growing team that can assist with many of the day-to-day operations, but at times, especially at the beginning, I found it challenging to be “among the chaos” while building the business. Every second. How did you know it was time to do that?

Entrepreneur 73

Entrepreneur Advice Apparel Audience 73

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2014

Deeply influenced by the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius , and ancient Stoic principles , Holiday shows leaders how to turn setbacks or problems into a platform for achieving goals by controlling perceptions through swift and energetic action and true force of will. I left college right as the financial crisis hit, which was scary.

Ryan 56

Ryan Apparel Crisis Learning-by-Doing 56

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

So it's no wonder that business started to wake up to the serious danger that storms and shortages present to their operations, both from direct damage to property and from massive production interruptions (i.e., Value chain and transparency partnerships growing: The apparel industry bands together. business continuity").

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

For decades, we’ve often thought of leadership profiles in unique buckets—two popular varieties were the “visionaries”, who embrace strategy and think about amazing things to do, and the “operators”, who get stuff done. Adam Pretty/Getty Images. It just does not work.” Execute the strategy.

Execution 15

Execution Strategy How To Budgeting 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

This principle has always been a priority for the leadership team at Vineyard Vines and it is still top of mind today. Like many competitors in the apparel industry, Vineyard Vines has kept their operations lean in order to preserve operating margins. Insight Center. Data-Driven Marketing. Sponsored by Google.

Retail 8

Retail Apparel Engineering Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

It’s 50 times Walmart’s 2010 supply chain goal , and it sets a high bar for others to aspire to. Apple, which already sources renewable energy for nearly all its operations, announced that three more suppliers were committing to 100% renewable energy. In apparel, this is more than aggressive.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Health Care Apparel Leadership 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Nine big brands with operations in Ohio publicly pressed the state to reinstate energy efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards. Big themes are great, but periodically a specific example of leadership seems worthy of extra attention. Renewables Kept Growing and Getting Cheaper. Levi’s Shared What It Knows about Water.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8