Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 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. Certain managers tend to churn thru people… even the ones the managers hire themselves. And, no one is happy in their departments.

Company 72

Company Asset Management Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 72

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

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In fact, both the sectoral and the geographic diversity of superstar firms is greater today than 20 years ago. These “superstar” sectors include financial services such as banking, insurance, and asset management, professional services, internet and software, real estate, and pharmaceuticals and medical products.

Industry 13

Industry Company GDP Bottom-up 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Just look at Uber to understand the importance of diversity and product safety or at car manufacturers scrambling to develop a competitive advantage in electric cars as countries seek to decarbonize their economics and fight pollution. First, large index asset managers, such as Blackrock, State Street, and Vanguard.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Morgan Asset Management’s Head of Diversity Gordon Cooper told me his firm is now introducing a Legal ReEntry Program. (In At Credit Suisse, firm representatives characterized their Real Returns program as an “opportunity to connect with a highly skilled and untapped diversity pool.”. And last week J.P.

Ulrich 8

Ulrich Cooper Gordon Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, recently said , “Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors relevant to a company’s business can provide essential insights into management effectiveness and thus a company’s long-term prospects.” had a diversity metric.

Execution 12

Execution Metrics Long-term Incentives 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

Few CEOs realize that their companies' "supplier diversity programs" might be self-defense exercises for an urbanized future. And it's easier to sell to a monolithic mass market than to the diverse and dynamic collection of markets that we call a city. Institutions aren't stupid. They're not mean-spirited.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Mass Marketing Banking Asset Management 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

But three years after the financial crisis broke, I remain more convinced than ever that the fundamental cure for restoring economic growth and repairing societal trust in business is to deepen our ability to manage companies for the long term. Here again, CEOs can and should manage that process actively.

Long-term 8

Long-term CEO Short-term McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

To better understand this problem, my consulting firm did a thorough review of recent research into learning and development programs, followed by a structured survey with top training executives at 16 major corporations in a diverse set of industries, ranging in size from $1 billion to $55 billion in annual revenues.

Development 8

Development Mentor Learning-by-Doing Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. ” When we talk with corporate executives around the country, they almost always ask the same question: Can managers and CEOs really accomplish their business goals while also advancing society’s goals?

Company 11

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As Julie, a high profile investment manager, told me, “instead of wives who raised children and managed the home waiting for their spouses to finally retire so they can travel around the world together, there are now a slew of husbands waiting for their wives to retire.”. This subject has been on my mind for years.

Travel 8

Travel Career CEO Report 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2015

“Increasing demand for clean, affordable electricity combined with an aging infrastructure, retiring workers, growing regulations, rising capital costs, and intensifying budget pressures challenge utility executives and managers now more than ever. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and EUCG Peer Advisor.

Power 50

Power Licensing Engineering Benchmarking 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

That’s just the beginning of the confusion—even if you accepted that such diverse investments should all be grouped into one category, how do you even measure and compare impact anyway? Ultimately, asset managers can develop a matrix with financial asset classes (e.g., cash, fixed income, private equity, etc.)

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

Executives of the “old economy” are certainly aware of their own vulnerability, as they witness the impact of Uber on the taxi industry, Airbnb on hospitality, and automated asset management on financial services. A portfolio approach can take many forms.

Innovation 13

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13