HR Digest

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Businesses that operate as a collection of independent departments often struggle with cohesion and finding common ground but those with HR as a strategic partner become efficient, uninterruptible success stories.

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Strategic Planning Reputation Long-term Human Resources 98

LDRLB

MAY 25, 2012

McKeown uses several case studies to illustrate his thesis: Blockbuster’s inability to adapt to consumer demands, which led to being outpaced by Netflix. Border’s inability to see the way online retailing forced a change in business models led to closing its doors and admitting defeat by Amazon.

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Strategy Strategic Planning Case Study Retail 117

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Social media is beneficial for generating feedback, developing unique user-generated content, and addressing customer service issues. Mapping out the start-up costs beforehand will prove viable for the sustainability of your business model. Likewise, it also enables you to build a loyal community around your brand.

Webinar 117

Webinar Marketing Strategy USP Document 117

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Founded by entrepreneur Ben Kaufman, Quirky developed a platform that connected the company with outside inventors and project contributors. We have interviewed Quirky executives and studied each of the company’s product offerings, publicly available product reviews, and their development process. Marrion Barraud for HBR.

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Case Study Innovation Core Competence Business Model 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

We’re working hard to enable digital-first workflows across our Adobe employee experience—from onboarding new employees, virtual collaboration tools, and learning and development opportunities. Gloria Chen, CHRO, Adobe.

Software 98

Software Engineering Learning-by-Doing Diversity 98

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. She spent a year developing a prototype and finding a manufacturer in China that would work with her. ” “Who is she?” ” “Wow.

Case Study 8

Case Study Company Price Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2016

” Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. “I founded this company to give Peruvians stable, well-paying jobs and to help develop a new class of entrepreneurs. Tela had a social mission too.

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Case Study Price Brand Focus Group 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2018

When the shampoo was ready, she’d started selling it to local retailers and developing a loyal customer base. The Doghouse philosophy was similar to 2 Proud Pups’, but its business model was different. They had mixed early batches in her kitchen, and she’d tested the solutions on herself first.

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Case Study CEO Productivity Products 8

Management Craft

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Based in India, it is the world's largest provider of eye care and delivers results that equal or surpass those of any developed countries -- at less than 1% of the cost. We sometimes suffer from functional fixedness and can't think outside our business model box. Aravind accepts no donations, yet it is highly profitable.

Books 64

Books Newsletter Health Care Drucker 64

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Harvard Business School professor Mitchell Weiss debates the risks, rewards, and business models for mobile voting apps in his case study on “Voatz.”

Entrepreneur 10

Entrepreneur Case Study Business Model Productivity 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

But it was also potentially a business model weakness — it was the impossible problem that had prompted the contentious discussion at the office and then driven VV and Reza onto their bikes. Reza’s categorical opposition to charging fees was what had stalled the business-model conversation earlier in the day.

Case Study 8

Case Study Entrepreneur Business Model Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Technology has forced music artists to completely rethink the way they approach their businesses. The most successful artists in this new landscape have begun to look at new business models and new industries to strengthen their existing brands. We’ve all had to adapt. of course). .” and Harajuku Lovers.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

As a Corporate Strategist TM , Hank speaks and advises companies about growth strategies, visioning, planning, executive-leadership development, futurism and the Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate. These qualities make it invaluable for the corporate and small business markets.

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Drucker Senge Strategic Planning Newsletter 62

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2018

It is much less obvious, and usually harder, to change the design of a current service system, introduce new customer experiences, or build a better business model — but the return on those investments may be much higher. Nokia did have resources to develop a new operating system, but chose to stick with Symbian.

Budgeting 9

Budgeting Innovation Business Model Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In our view, while the proposal to ban dual-class shares raises important issues, its implementation would do more harm than good, given the challenges from the digital revolution and the growing imperative for established firms to transform their business models. While media companies, such as The New York Times Co., It declined to 7.6

Class 8

Class Maturity IPO Short-term 8

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Are we as an industry fulfilling the mission of developing great leaders capable of handling great challenges and accomplishing great things, or are the majority of those entering our ranks just here to make a quick buck? If you Google &# leadership development&# more than 4 million search results are returned. D from Columbia.

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Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 333

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Those successes come from two primary factors: First, Intermountain developed an ability to measure, understand, and feed back to clinicians and clinical leadership detailed clinical variation and outcome data. . … Intermountain has been identified as a low-cost, high-quality provider.1

Deming 28

Deming Health Care System Cost 28

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Africa’s Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World’s Next Big Growth Market. One compelling case study is that of SABMiller. With its equipment-supplier partners, SABMiller developed a standardized “brewery in a box” that it could quickly assemble. Strategy & Execution BOOK. Add to Cart.

Brand 8

Brand Case Study Globalization Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

When innovations threaten to disrupt an industry by replacing an old business model with a new one, incumbents need to invest in that model in order to survive. electric utility sector, in which the existing model for energy generation, which has prevailed for a century, may now be giving way to a new one.

Company 8

Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

To help shine some light on this topic, I've decided to do a series of blog posts of case studies of companies founded in the last 10-15 years that have made the transition from finding initial product-market fit to building a large, scalable, platform company. The first one I'll focus on is Akamai. Akamai: The Present.

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P&L Lewin EBITDA Ries 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

The group of companies held intensive discussions with stakeholders and experts to develop a collective understanding of the challenge and potential solutions. They formed national task forces to accelerate the development of specific commodities or geographic regions. Governments improved key policies and infrastructure.

Globalization 8

Globalization Company Decentralization Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

They also illuminated what could become a vast chasm between traditional privacy and security laws and regulations and rapidly evolving internet-related business models and activities. To help close this gap, technologists need to seriously reevaluate their relationship with government. Here are four ways to start.

Policies 8

Policies Long-term Ethics Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

But even a business model innovator like Zipcar must eventually respond to a changing world. Develop Talent to Develop the Culture. One of the greatest forms of employee recognition is an investment in someone’s personal growth and development.

Innovation 8

Innovation Business Model Incubator Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

We came together over a Skoll Foundation-funded project a few years ago to explore business models for social entrepreneurs. Your business model is stable. According to our research, social entrepreneurs seem to evolve their business models over five to 15 years, and income stability may take longer.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Business Model Case Study Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2011

A large division of this company had recognized the need to dramatically change its business model to survive and succeed in a changing market. The division head launched a major business reengineering effort, hired a leading consulting firm (and paid it millions), and dedicated his best people to the effort. What happened?

Process 14

Process Six Sigma Finance Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

When it comes to training and workforce development, lots of them. The business model of Generation, a youth employment nonprofit founded by McKinsey & Company, where we both work, is based on that assertion. Almost half (49%) said that it was difficult to ensure a return on investment (ROI). But it is possible to do better.

Training 8

Training ROI Attrition Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2012

Yet our business models have not changed to keep pace with these shifts. This five-part series has shared case studies and examples of how the social era affects all areas of the business model: how we create, deliver, and capture value. In particular some 80% of their business resources are fluid.

Christensen 15

Christensen Business Model Decentralization Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Innovation, in operations, products, business models and ecosystems, isn't merely a competitive advantage, it's the competitive advantage. It's the only antidote to margin-crushing competition, the only hope for out-performing a dismal economy, and the only way to truly amaze your customers.

Innovation 15

Innovation Process Competitive Advantage McKinsey 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

CEOs of large companies face a conundrum: they are confronted with a growing number of frugal consumers clamoring for affordable solutions, yet their existing corporate culture and incentive systems are designed to support a "bigger is better" business model — not to deliver more with less.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

And thank you for the master class in business. Thank you for the cannon of case studies that Apple has created across product innovation, retail innovation and business model innovation. Thank you for showing us that in all of what we do in business, that the mission can be more than just margin.

Loyalty 12

Loyalty Taylorism Taylor Case Study 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In Mexico, Farmacias Similares launched a disruptive, low-cost pharmacy model that has significantly improved access to drugs in underprivileged communities. Many consumer-facing enterprises in Africa have learned quickly that they can circumvent counterfeits by embracing innovative marketing and distribution to build strong brands.

Health Care 8

Health Care Disruptive Innovation Franchising Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Sesame Street , in fact, is a great case study of a brand that has managed to remain powerful over decades and across cultures. And while school enrollment is at an all-time high, UNICEF has reported that the educational system is "inadequately developed." "The Taking The Long View.

Globalization 8

Globalization Power Workshop Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Lois Kelly, co-author with Carmen Medina (see case study #1) of the upcoming book, Rebels at Work: Befriending the Bureaucratic Black Belts and Leading Change from Within , says the smartest people carefully calculate what’s worth their time and energy. Case study #1: Make it part of your job.

How To 9

How To Case Study Politics Reputation 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

million-strong army of advocates for this principled approach to business in its "consultoras" (direct sales agents). Their case study is a blueprint for building a cellular, social organization. Inside-Out Transformation: A Hybrid Business Model for a Converging World. It's not enough to change one company.

Organization 13

Organization Cooper McKinsey Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

While it’s clear that CEOs need to consider AI’s business implications, the technology’s nascence in business settings makes it less clear how to profitably employ it. Resist the temptation to put technology teams solely in charge of AI initiatives.

Survey 9

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Their business model is in full view, ready to be copied; they have spawned a whole host of aspiring disruptors coming up underneath and seeking to topple them; and the investors who have bestowed such a rich valuation on the company will be incredibly sensitive to any bumps in its growth performance.

Reputation 8

Reputation Disruptive Innovation Letter Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2016

“Sell higher and call on the C-Suite” is probably the most common refrain in business development, and you can see why. It’s up to you to prepare for the meeting and be ready with examples or case studies that demonstrate your awareness of the customer’s business context. Manage each minute.

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CEO Strategy Hotels COO 8