Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. As workforces hollow out, the remaining employees will be highly specialized and experienced business/technology hybrids—a new breed of professional who can work in highly distributed environments and shift from managing people to managing experiences and technology.

Early Adopters 8

Early Adopters Short-term Long-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2012

He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. In today's resource-constrained environment, Western firms are feeling the growing pressure to " do more with less " — that is, deliver more value to customers at less cost.

CEO 14

CEO Innovation Constraint Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

This was the case at Harman , which had achieved extraordinary success in the high-end automotive infotainment systems for luxury cars. Rich countries are the most technologically advanced. We should be able to meet their needs with cheap products based on older technology. Worse, we risk cannibalizing our premium offerings.

Chief Technology Officer 12

Chief Technology Officer CTO Constraint Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

Just as America''s visa rules enabled the rapid growth of India''s information-technology companies over the last two decades, the Obama Administration''s recent drive to reform immigration regulations could prove to be a turning point for them. In the same way, India''s information technology giants must bite the bullet today.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Information Technology Automotive Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2017

1 — Consistent Leadership Over Time Matters in This Market. Homegrown automotive companies such as Tata Motors can be formidable partners or competitors. GM will keep its technology center in Bangalore. India has the promise to be a low-cost laboratory in which to experiment with new business models.

CEO 8

CEO Long-term Short-term Mass Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2015

At the same time, Google and Apple have announced their intent to be drivers of digital transformation in the automotive sector. As the automotive sector digitizes with electric drivetrains (e.g., As the automotive sector digitizes with electric drivetrains (e.g., Important questions remain to be answered. value for data).

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Automotive Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

Classic leadership lessons apply. Developing and deploying new technology requires building a supportive ecosystem surrounding it. The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. Enter a coalition.

Project 8

Project Transportation Construction Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

People were asked about GM products, upholstery textures, colors, vehicle designs, and technology, and their feedback was incorporated into GM vehicles. How technology is changing the way we work. Weaver’s staff sent three million mailings a year to GM and non-GM customers, achieving a remarkable 25% response rate.

Media 8

Media Automotive Globalization Active Listening 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. Indeed, in a world where globalization and rapid technological changes are the norm, manufacturing, high-tech development, and innovation clearly require a different level of support.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

While they might be good at cutting costs, they rarely knew enough to manage growth and innovation. Far from drinking the company Kool-Aid, they had an understanding of why and how the company had to change to deal with new opportunities and challenges posed by changing markets and technology.

CEO 8

CEO Automotive Survey Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology. Toward a New Leadership Agenda.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

Emerging social networking technologies offer new ways to overcome these boundaries. It was far easier to create the technology than to get the management agreement to use it across functions and country units. Its tool and engineering cycle time dropped 50% from 2004 to 2009, costs went down and it produces higher-quality products.

Process 15

Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

But who is likely to assume leadership in creating and capturing economic value in Type 3 products: Digital natives or industry incumbents? Software talent: The IT talent in industrial companies can execute projects oriented towards process efficiency and cost reduction. Ford or Tesla? Rolls Royce or IBM? Caterpillar or Microsoft?

Industry 8

Industry Software Six Sigma Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I studied large-scale change and innovation efforts in 56 randomly selected companies in the high-tech, retail, pharmaceutical, banking, automotive, insurance, energy, non-profit, and health care industries. In the space of a year, the company cut costs by nearly $1 million. Change management Execution Leadership'

Middle Management 10

Middle Management Six Sigma Taylorism Taylor 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

You’re competing against platforms like Uber in transportation, Google in automotive, Airbnb in hospitality, LinkedIn in recruiting, Netflix in television, and the list goes on. In a world underpinned by ever more powerful, affordable, and public technology platforms, software is still king. Consider GE.

Software 8

Software Company Airlines Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

The linked system allowed for more insight into customers, and managers could use the information to coach employees, to assess whether they had the right tools and resources, and to identify people with innovative ideas and leadership potential. automotive, financial services, retail, telecomm, and hospitality sectors.

Survey 8

Survey Retail System Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom. Is the cost structure too high? Leadership Boards' Is the company’s portfolio too complex? Is management top-notch?

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

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. Can you improve profits by streamlining costs?

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Exploring cutting edge ways to lower costs and improve quality. Patients achieve their goals of staying in their homes, high-quality medical care is provided, and costs are reduced by avoiding unnecessary hospital care. This has lowered the cost of care by $452,000. The results have been remarkable. Insight Center.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

A fundamental problem at many American car companies is a legacy of reacting slowly, protecting executives from bad news, and focusing on cutting costs. “The phenomenal number of interacting parts, interacting people and continuing changes in technology mean that we will always have failures, full stop.”

Root Cause Analysis 8

Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8