Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

Making the right investments in learning and development programs has never been more important – or more of a challenge – for business leaders. billion dollars on learning and development programs, many executives still grapple with how to improve and enhance their effectiveness.

Development 8

Development Mentor Learning-by-Doing Restructuring 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

However, when performed together, your department, plant or organization will be transformed into a sophisticated retention machine that will be the envy of your fellow managers or competitors. Our discussion got me thinking about how we often fail to have discussions about development goals with our kids… or our employees.

Asset Management 50

Asset Management Career Goal Human Resources 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 29, 2011

However, when performed together, your department, plant or organization will be transformed into a sophisticated retention machine that will be the envy of your fellow managers or competitors. The following are several must-do actions items for retaining the high-value human assets you’ve worked so hard to acquire: Start at the top!

Learning-by-Doing 50

Learning-by-Doing Open-book Training Micromanagement 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

Although our short answer was "no," we believe that managing water will become a critical business skill for the 21st century. First, even large companies are carving out new niches to help businesses and communities manage water scarcity. Water Resources Management Co.

Innovation 15

Innovation Management Energy Asset Management 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2012

Recently, my colleagues at the Focus Consulting Group and I surveyed more than 100 asset management firms around the world, testing both for the strength of their cultures and for the effectiveness of their leadership teams. They make up the "secret sauce" of firms that are well managed and demonstrate strong culture.

Teamwork 13

Teamwork Industry Management Asset Management 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Eccles , a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School points out, that’s not because these issues don’t have financial consequences. This also enables the company to explain to its investors how it is managing the risks and opportunities of the material ESG issues that affect their ability to create value.

Asset Management 8

Asset Management Report Information Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

They are not interested in hearing about the technological, regulatory, and societal developments that will determine the long-term, strategic positioning of this company.". The board of directors and top management should spend the largest chunk of their time communicating with long-term investors. pension fund consultant told me.

Long-term 12

Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

As any compensation consultant will tell you, comp plans can address only so many metrics. Rather than aiming at all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals , for example, companies will likely tailor their sustainability efforts to their commercial priorities. It was an ambitious but concrete plan.

Execution 11

Execution Metrics Long-term Incentives 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. Connectors in the middle. High-potential future leaders.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. But when managers reduce prices, a fundamental question sometimes goes unasked: Will customers notice and respond as expected? Price wars have broken out in consumer industries around the world.

Price 14

Price Retail Discount Tactics 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2016

It has a “10-10-10” development approach, in which the goal is to build a rough cognitive application in 10 hours, customize it in 10 days, and go live within 10 weeks. Then it’s happy to supply consultants and even Ph.D. Some of Cognitive Scale’s customers, like M.D. Some Build, Some Buy. Go big with Watson.

Organization 8

Organization Software CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Small startup firms are already developing proprietary technologies — such as machine vision, deep learning, and other innovations —– that could help large investors evaluate opportunities and risks with far greater accuracy and efficiency than was previously possible. But right now that’s not happening.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

In low-income countries, according to World Bank data in a recent paper by the consultancy Dalberg, 43% of businesses with between 20 and 99 employees say that access to finance is a major constraint. The goal is "to develop sustainable banking products which are more accessible for qualified candidates and women in general."

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Globalization Microfinance Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

While minuscule amounts of program money are trickling out to small-scaled community-development institutions, billions of dollars are sitting in endowment funds. Tim Ferguson is the Founder, Chair, and Managing Partner of Next Street , a merchant bank for the urban enterprise.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Mass Marketing Banking Asset Management 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

For example, a product evaluating nonprofit organizations may be highly useful to a wealth manager seeking to help his client to select a charity as part of a value-added tax efficiency service. The innovation consulting firm Innosight often refers to “$50 million in 5 years” as a reasonable target for a brand new business.

Execution 8

Execution Metrics Content Christensen 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2015

A highly experienced nuclear power consultant, Mike joins StrategyDriven’s Power & Utilities Advisory Services practice. “We His hands-on knowledge and experience in performance improvement, regulatory inspection readiness, license renewals, and power uprates will be a great asset to our team”.

Power 50

Power Licensing Engineering Benchmarking 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). yagi studio/Getty Images.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Consider the Vitality program developed by the South African insurance company Discovery over 25 years ago. It invests $3 million per year in consulting services that reduced drowning deaths and reported instances of child abuse by 85% and 65%, respectively, in less than 10 years.

Insurance 10

Insurance Company Competitive Advantage Porter 10