HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

The CHRO of IBM, Diane Gherson however, has different views and she has translated the term “human+machine interaction” into HRM practices. Human Resources has traditionally been very process driven. Diane Gherson is a trailblazer when it comes to introducing agile technologies in the gamut of Human Resources.

Agility 90

Agility Self-aware Innovation Human Resources 90

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Pioneers of new business models, such as Alibaba and Amazon, are launching innovations in rapid succession, such as voice ordering and real-time pricing, while simultaneously building scale and driving down costs. Danita Delimont/Getty Images. Few industries are being disrupted as drastically as the retail industry. Insight center.

Retail 10

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 10

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. Each of the potential business benefits of 3D printing carries tax implications that could alter the equation for any anticipated operating efficiency or return on investment. Are there operations you would shed?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2016

Meanwhile, Zenefits modernizes human resources workflows with slick software to replace outdated paper. In April’s Harvard Business Review , we offer a menu of options for concerned incumbents. So how might a hotel operator respond to the rise of Airbnb? Uber reliably provides cheaper and more convenient rides.

Hotels 8

Hotels Price Tactics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

Our research shows that companies with platform- and network-based business models are exponentially better at creating value. Building a successful platform business is hard enough when you have an original idea, ample capital, no core business to cannibalize, and a team of top talent. Human capital.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

For them, sustainability is a thing to tackle, a functional area; it's a what , like marketing or product development. It's a way of operating that creates the most value when it's embedded throughout the organization. And these issues require a full-court press from all aspects of operations.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Energy, agriculture, insurance, retail, human resources — no industry is unaffected. The new business model has yet to solidify, and the leaders have yet to emerge. Medical device companies have begun using predictive analytics and other big data technologies in certain areas of their businesses. But not for long.

Health Care 8

Health Care Pharmaceuticals Information Technology Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Fortunately, demonstrating your skills in this area doesn't demand that you singlehandedly develop a new breakthrough product or revise the company's overall business model.

Innovation 15

Innovation Merchandising How To Proposal 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource. Many traditional companies realize the potential for disruptions in their business models from the likes of Alphabet and Amazon.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Perhaps it's easier to start by discussing the pathologies of a dysfunctional Chief of Human Resources Officer (CHRO). The language of business is a foreign language. When the staff conversation turns to operating margins, cash flow, inventory, or revenue, does the CHRO tune out? How do you know you have the right person?

Metrics 14

Metrics Human Resources Attrition CEO 14

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Business leaders striving to stand out from the competition need to reinvent their business model to marry digital and human experiences in the best way possible. It’s clear that developing a customer-obsessed organization extends well beyond your customer service team.

Company 70

Company P&L Bottom-up Advertising 70

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The banks that have nearly completed their regulatory agenda have a head start, since they can free up more financial and human resources to address evolving technology. They are subject to more rigorous stress testing by regulators and have to develop plans aimed at ensuring that they can recover from a crisis.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Bottom-up Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

For any strategy to be successful and sustainable, an organization must develop an offering that attracts buyers; it must create a business model that enables the company to make money out of its offering; and it must motivate the people working for or with the company to execute the strategy.

Blue Ocean Strategy 8

Blue Ocean Strategy Strategy Execution Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

That means churning through data to find insights that others haven’t seen and then developing the organizational capability to act on them faster and better to drive above-market growth. Even simple-seeming tasks, such as browsing or buying, often involve several steps, each touching a different part of the business.

P&L 10

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

Sue Decker, Yahoo’s former president, describes how the deal came about and what Yahoo learned from doing business in China. With the ad market under $70 million, many of our local competitors were rapidly experimenting with new types of revenue and business models and were far ahead of us.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

Organizations have always depended on data — to manage operations, to communicate with customers, to pay employees and suppliers, to plan their futures, and so forth. More practically, the strategy aims for a series of small discoveries, a few larger insights, and, maybe, just maybe, the occasional big one.

Business Model 8

Business Model Price Competitive Advantage Strategy 8

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

They develop action plans. If the person(s) responsible for managing are able to look at the eighteen points above and determine they are more or less in place, they are operating at the most fundamental or beginner’s level of management. Business planning (analysis, forecasting, budgeting…). Training and development.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

In a parallel development, the number of companies listed on U.S. The number of listed firms can decline because of three developments: 1) bankruptcy, failure, or closure of listed firms, 2) delisting of firms going private or acquired, and 3) decrease in number of initial public offerings (IPOs). westend61/Getty Images.

IPO 10

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

One of the biggest obstacles is that traditional functional departments often can’t meet the needs of IoT business models and have to evolve. Operations. When product-based companies add services and connectivity, operational requirements increase. Human resources. and design and user experience.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Others lack the processes and operational capabilities to target them with personalized communications and experiences. To build a customer-centric culture, business leaders should take six actions: Operationalize customer empathy. The volume, velocity, and variety of customer data that now exists overwhelms many organizations.

Short-term 12

Short-term Learning-by-Doing Participative Human Resources 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

Greg Koch tells the story of how plant managers around the world have absorbed their connection to the communities in which they do business, and work hard to earn the "social license" to operate. million-strong army of advocates for this principled approach to business in its "consultoras" (direct sales agents).

Organization 13

Organization Cooper McKinsey Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

First, fixating on ROE fails to maximize the benefit of business to society because it measures value in terms of returns to only one stakeholder; second, it allocates human resources as if maximizing the efficiency of financial capital were critical to growth of social welfare.

ROE 12

ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 12