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. Growth strategy Innovation'

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

Procter & Gamble did this when it recently set a goal that, by 2050, zero per cent of its packaging would wind up in landfills. After a terrible fire killed many workers in Bangladesh apparel factories, European retailers Primark and C&A worked to establish long-term compensation funds for victims and their families.

Golden Parachute 10

Golden Parachute Apparel Trends Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. It had been a long day at the company’s Birmingham, England, headquarters, and in the early evening the two were going over the evaluations of each of Lance’s direct reports.

Case Study 13

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Their goal was to help entrepreneurs and those inside established companies adopt a new approach, “one better suited to high-potential projects whose prospects are uncertain at the start.” Before the venture is launched, decide what success will look like in concrete terms. Define success.

Planning 8

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2014

They decipher where society is going in the long term and figure out how their brand adds value to that direction. As the company releases a constant stream of videos, conferences, apparel, equipment, and music, the brand has become a phenomenon. That’s why they outlast fads like cronuts, Silly Bandz, and Angry Birds.

Long-term 8

Long-term Trends Brand Succession 8

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Our goal is to fuel your fire, but that''s only the beginning. However long it takes," he adds. Jake : Learning to wear multiple hats while maintaining focus on the long-term. Jake : We always had that goal on the board as a focal point and will continue to grow the customer base and audiences over the next year and more.

Entrepreneur 74

Entrepreneur Advice Apparel Audience 74

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. The list of "once-in-a-century" storms, floods, and droughts this year is too long to list. China, China, and China. The greening of the supply chain.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

They are realizing it can no longer solely be the charge of HR executives or even of the CEO and top management — and that they must integrate talent management with the long-term strategic goals of the organization if they are to have any hope of claiming competitive advantage.

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2014

It turns out there’s both good news and bad news when it comes to the answers: Our research found that, among multitaskers, certain types of ads are more (or less) effective in terms of driving TV viewers online. We also focused on five industries that represented $4.2 billion in U.S. So what does all this mean for advertisers?

Advertising 9

Advertising Brand Apparel Audience 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

We're delighted to announce the winners of the Long-Term Capitalism Challenge , the third leg of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation. The athletic apparel giant has also engaged a broad base of partners (and competitors) in innovation toward that goal. Story by Juan Carlos Rojas Serrano, DaviPlata.

Organization 14

Organization Cooper McKinsey Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock — the world’s largest asset owner — followed up his 2015 letter to S&P 500 CEOs with another treatise against short-term focus. In this case, Levi’s had spent a decade identifying great ways to cut water use in the apparel value chain. ” Millennials feel even stronger.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8