Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis. But the Council was not the typical think tank for brainstorming ideas.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

By being both market-driven and customer-focused, each Goodwill can be more effective. The Goodwill model benefits the global community because of the positive environmental impact of diverting two billion pounds of goods from landfills each year. It's also critical to make the greater good an essential part of your business model.

Business Model 10

Business Model Brainstorming Innovation Globalization 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2012

A company must get its sales, marketing, research and development, operations, and even customers and suppliers to work together. The natural tendency of organizations is to optimize locally — within a business unit or department, rather than optimizing for the global customer experience or the enterprise.

Team 13

Team Workshop Teamwork Operations 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It''s not hard to brainstorm a list once you think about it. The Chief Operating Officer: your inner Warrior. She wants them to explain plans to safeguard global markets in light of changing American economic policy. The right questions are: How do the Big Four operate in me today? or "Am I a Warrior?",

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Executive Officer Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Organizations need to be continually on the lookout for new market developments and competitive threats, identifying essential experts and nimbly forming and disbanding teams to help tackle those issues quickly. This insight produced the business case for holding brainstorming sessions to build connections and improve communication.

Agility 14

Agility Team How To Project 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2014

Collaboration is better not only among the reps selling into different parts of that customer organization but also across the product and marketing teams charged with building and positioning broader solutions for the customer. In one account alone, the improvements have driven $3.5 million in incremental revenue. An HBR Insight Center.

Team 10

Team Metrics Compliance Attrition 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Collaborative activity is the "secret sauce" that enables teams to come up with innovative new products or creative, buzz-worthy marketing campaigns. One solution is to use a flexible, fluid team structure that consists of three tiers : a core, an operational level, and an outer network. — can play a huge role in doing so.

Team 9

Team Succession Hypercompetition Teamwork 9

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2022

The idea for this product came from creative brainstorming by two Bosch associates, who secured leadership support to bring their idea to life. We all know that talent scarcity will continue to be a challenge for us for the next 10 years or more, especially due to rapid technological advancements in many of the markets we serve.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Education Resources Innovation 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

He was the head of operations at Parivar, a midsize Chennai-based IT services company. It’s the Indian labor market. Employees from all over the company — particularly new and young ones — were encouraged to join senior leaders in brainstorming and design sessions focused on how the firm could reach its goals for the year.

Case Study 8

Case Study Cost Proposal Attrition 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

Sephora, the cosmetics retailer, has been widely recognized as a leader in integrating its digital marketing efforts into its overall strategy. As one sign of that, Sephora has a single executive who serves as both chief marketing officer and chief digital officer. The impact that had on the operations and culture was significant.

Brand 10

Brand CTO Marketing Retail 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

However much brainstorming your employees do, it will come to naught if they don’t have access to the seed money they need to prototype and test their ideas. Balance: the mix of different types of innova­tion (product, service, pricing, distribution, operations, etc.); So it is with innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8