Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

Unless people understand why innovation is necessary, it always loses to core business or the performance engine in the battle for resources. The performance engine is bigger, is the center of power, and can justify resources based on short term financial results. A compelling case for innovation.

Critical Success Factor 15

Critical Success Factor Innovation Stage-Gate Succession 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

And the more growth opportunities stretch beyond a company’s current capabilities, the more the company needs to build systems to manage the unique nature of these opportunities (the kind we describe in more depth in our recent article “ Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days ” and our 2012 e-book Building a Growth Factory ).

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Realistic : Adopting a new idea should be based upon solid business logic that drives corresponding financial engineering and modeling. Deliverables, benchmarks, deadlines, and success metrics must be incorporated into the plan. Champion : Senior leadership must champion any new idea being adopted.

Blog 373

Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 373

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Banner’s leaders made a conscious choice to eschew industry benchmarks in the cost initiative. Finally, the leadership team, in partnership with Booz & Company, invited people from across the system to collaborate in cost reduction. All of Banner’s C-suite leaders served on the leadership team for the G&A project.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

How have the firm’s growth, profits, and stock performance compared to a relevant benchmark (NASDAQ for a tech company, for example, or DAX Index for a German firm) during the transformation period? As any manager knows, a generic-sounding list of values won’t move the culture needle unless leadership brings it to life.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

Always keep up with emerging trends and technologies in your specific sector. Set career goals and understand salary benchmarks. However, it's also the MOST CRITICAL skill in senior management and leadership positions. Continually assess how happy you are in your current role. This will keep you competitive and relevant.

Career 74

Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

Sponsored by DXC Technology. Consider how Nest is networking its thermostats, smoke alarms, and cameras to create home security solutions, or how Caterpillar and GE are each networking their equipment and engines to save millions in maintenance costs. Everyone on the leadership team has a role to play in making this pivot.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Technology constitutes less than 1% of any organization’s overall Big Picture. Computer activity constitutes less than 1% of the technology picture. This approach costs six times that of doing things correctly on the front end… meaning planning, sequential execution and benchmarking progress. About the Author.

Planning 50

Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2013

Technology is but one tool of the trade. The Old Became the New Again… The original speed for phonograph records, as invented in 1888, was 78-RPM, which engineers determined to be the most ideal for sound quality. Benchmarking. When we see how far we have come, it gives further direction for the future.

Planning 61

Planning Learning Curve Budgeting Learning-by-Doing 61

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Technology is but one tool of the trade. The Old Became the New Again… The original speed for phonograph records, as invented in 1888, was 78-RPM, which engineers determined to be the most ideal for sound quality. Benchmarking. When we see how far we have come, it gives further direction for the future.

Planning 60

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 60

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2018

In achievement-oriented domains, women rate themselves no lower than their male counterparts in leadership-related dimensions. Yet, perhaps challenging common wisdom, recent research shows no evidence of a female modesty effect. Moreover, studies are finding no consistent gender differences in self-reported self-confidence.

Self-aware 11

Self-aware Chief Operating Officer Document Influence 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Less than three months into the WATTx journey, we had hired a team of 20 amazing people with impressive resumes and personalities across four main domains: data science and software engineering, IoT engineering, digital marketing and sales, and business development. How technology is changing the way we work. Insight Center.

Company 8

Company Benchmarking Storytelling Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Take architectural and engineering firm EYP as an example. The educational concepts developed in that program have since evolved into a larger learning program called EYP University, which provides an average of 20 courses a year for architects, engineers, and a combination of the two.

Organization 8

Organization Development Mentor Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

Situation One: It’s a Technology in Search of a Need. Instead of selling the concept of the “connected home,” Nest focused on specific problems their customers wanted to solve in addition to good technology. In a way, this is the opposite of a technology in search of a need. billion in 2014. Fix or kill?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Long-term Marketing 8