Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2016

In our most recent Breakthrough Innovation Report , Taddy Hall and I cite that 49 percent of the growth in U.S. Their actual advertising budget went down, but their spending worked harder for them as they had a hit innovation that created news energy and clarity around their super consumer—teen boys—to maximize their creative.

Brand 9

Brand Hammer Advertising Budgeting 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We also analyzed the top 50 ranked HBR articles of all time (by reprint sales). The breadth of article topics was large and the sample of rhetorical styles diverse. Shifting from Drucker's erudition and measured tone to Hammer's revolutionary and provocatively violent declarations ("don't automate, obliterate") was a bit dizzying.

Prahalad 15

Prahalad Hamel Core Competence Leadership 15

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

The author’s Harvard Business Review articles are among the most highly read in the magazine’s history. Because innovation requires it. But if your employees take a risk and fail, and you come down on them like a hammer, guess what? Please consider the environment before and after printing this article.

CEO 57

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2018

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape…That’s what this degree of yours is — a blunt instrument. Think about how your company can start institutionalizing wisdom and leveraging it, along with creativity and innovation, for greater inspiration and success.

Wiseman 10

Wiseman Mentor Hammer Learning-by-Doing 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

This wonderfully written article puts the reader in the shoes of Bernie Coyle, who wants to hire 40 people to work in a new egg-white-extraction factory in the aptly named town of Fort Recovery, Ohio. But unless you''re on hiring Ground Zero, it''s tough to understand exactly what this puzzle looks like, let alone how to put it together.

Hammer 8

Hammer Automotive Morale Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

With the AI field recently picking up its pace of innovation after the decades-long “AI winter,” technical expertise and capabilities are in short supply. They add that strong support comes not only from the CEO and IT executives but also from all other C-level officers and the board of directors.

Survey 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Looking at LVMH’s efforts, I’ll highlight three areas where I see great impact and innovation: managing carbon and energy, building a connection with customers around brand purpose, and working closely with suppliers. The most innovative part of LVMH’s carbon strategy is the use of an internal carbon fund.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

Rushing towards an “AI strategy” and hiring someone with technical skills in AI to lead the charge might seem in tune with the current trends, but it ignores the reality that innovation initiatives only succeed when there is a solid understanding of actual business problems and goals.

Technology 8

Technology Hammer Analysis Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent. ” Such innovative solutions have paid off: Fortune magazine recently named Highfive to its list of the 10 Best Small Workplaces in Technology. Don’t keep relying on the same old social media platforms.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

But I think the interesting part comes when they start to see it as an opportunity for innovations that are financially beneficial as well as socially beneficial. When we asked them about why they care about sustainability, they did mention the business case we’ve all been hammering home for years — and they do believe it.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

They used new technology to hammer ad-supported media. In the cities that have taxi medallions, their prices are plummeting, reflecting investors’ views that these old matchmakers don’t have a bright future. Uber and the other ride-sharing companies have disrupted them.

Technology 8

Technology Hammer Operations Magazine 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2015

Concerned about the company’s lack of focus, Wall Street hammered the Starbucks stock, resulting in a drop in share price of 28% in one day – a $2 billion loss in the company’s market capitalization. Think of the equity of a brand in terms of a bank account.

Brand 8

Brand Banking Apparel Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2016

There’s also a saying in China: “The nail that sticks up is the nail that gets hammered down.” You could certainly apply that to the fateful photograph of Xi Jinping and the top technology CEOs — the one where Kalanick is out of the picture. ” Here is the takeaway.

Marketing 8

Marketing CEO Mass Marketing Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Don’t think you’re going to sit down and hammer it out in an hour. Business Writing Article. . “There’s nothing quick or easy about crafting an effective resume,” says Jane Heifetz, a resume expert and founder of Right Resumes. ” Here’s how to write a resume that will be sure to win attention.

How To 14

How To Career Sample Case Study 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

Nineteen days later, as rescue crews grew desperate, a 24-year-old field engineer named Igor Proestakis decided to travel to the site with what he hoped was a breakthrough idea: using a particular drilling technology, called cluster hammers, to cut through the collapsed rock. Innovation in Cities. Insight Center.

Engineering 8

Engineering Project Benchmarking Hammer 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

In addition to laying out an approach for making one-time improvements, Reengineering's high priest (the late Michael Hammer) had advice for organizations wanting to sustain improvement. What's more, the company helped develop Hammer's PEMM concept and is now training Lean managers.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Others, most notably money managers and former Fama students Cliff Asness and John Liew in an epic Institutional Investor article , have done a lot recent to clarify how Fama’s ideas and Shiller’s can at least co-exist peacefully. It’s a quite technical article, and while our conversation was formula-free it got pretty wonky as well.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discount Price Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2017

To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations. If your employees aren’t behaving well, and you’ve already gone through the trouble of hammering home the organization’s civility message, ask yourself, “Have I equipped them to succeed?” You and Your Team Series. Collaboration. Amy Jen Su.

Cooper 8

Cooper Hammer Training Film 8