Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

In 2016, former American Express CEO Ken Chenault tasked chief human resource officer Kevin Cox with finding new opportunities that would drive innovation and revenue growth. On arrival, participants knew only that the CEO had invited them to tackle pressing business challenges. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

Development 12

Development Participative Conference Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

And, starting now, they must create the organizations and web-based business models that can turn these ideas into reality. Gallen in Switzerland ( Service Business Development: Strategies for Value Creation in Manufacturing Firms ) concludes that these services are most definitely lucrative for traditional manufacturers.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Business Model Software Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2016

Entrepreneurs today who practice digital bricolage can construct amazing companies and organizations from existing pieces, many of which offer capabilities once available only to large businesses. How Digital Business Models Are Changing. No strategy is static. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Airlines Construction Short-term 9

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

The CEO’s principal aim therefore is not necessarily to judiciously allocate financial capital but to allocate precious scientific and human resources to the most promising projects and to pull back and redeploy those resources in a timely manner when the prospects of specific projects dim.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

But sustainability needs to be viewed as much more of a how concept, like quality or innovation. Of course companies have distinct quality or R&D departments and professionals, but the most committed companies drive the thinking into every aspect of the business. But most companies are missing a big step.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

By living in different cultures, they encounter new products, services, customer preferences, and communication strategies, and this exposure may allow the transfer of knowledge about customer problems or solutions from one country to another. Cross-cultural experiences may also stimulate creativity.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

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. Those declines reflect changes in strategies and the basic business model of investment banks, post-crisis. The New Face of Investment Banks.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Bottom-up Compliance 8

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 22, 2015

More importantly, change should not consume every aspect of a business at the same rate or to the same degree. Leaders ought to be wary about bringing change to vibrant cultures, the positioning of brands, and effective business models. I consider Google a tier-one innovator. When Should You Revamp Products and Services?

Brand 100

Brand Core Competence Retail Advertising 100

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 23, 2011

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Download 75

Download Resources Article Human Resources 75

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. Uber reliably provides cheaper and more convenient rides. Who could resist?

Hotels 8

Hotels Price Tactics Operations 8

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

CEOs who invest their time advancing their company’s business model or seeking a new one are adding value to their organizations. Advancing the model’ is just another way of saying improving or fortifying the company’s competitive advantage. Innovation starts with insight and progresses through disruptive hypotheses.

CEO 207

CEO Chief Executive Officer Business Model Competitive Advantage 207

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

To have the influence to help set business strategy for the company, CMOs need to translate customer insights into terms meaningful to senior leadership. She knew that to have a role in steering strategy, she had to earn the trust of her CEO and board. “To Deborah DiSanzo, the CEO of Philips Healthcare, was once a CMO.

P&L 10

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

Data has enabled strategy, but, with few exceptions, neither driven strategy nor sat at its heart. Improved data quality also lies at the root of the second strategy, which I call “ content is king. The strategy has deep roots in science and is beginning to prove itself across a broad spectrum.

Business Model 8

Business Model Price Competitive Advantage Strategy 8

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

The elements of strategy.). To organize – Build up the structure, both material and human, of the undertaking. Business planning (analysis, forecasting, budgeting…). Capital raising strategies. Human Resource Management : this is the management of the people you have hired. Risk assessment.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2012

Human Resources" have changed when most of the people who create value for your organization are neither hired nor paid by you. Yet our business models have not changed to keep pace with these shifts. Many of you know of Clay Christensen's iconic work the Innovators Dilemma. From centralized to distributed.

Christensen 16

Christensen Business Model Decentralization Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

When your company is in trouble — a new competitor or technology threatens your business model, your cost structure changes, the economy tanks — you have one job as a leader: to get the company back on track. The crisis provides compelling reason for change and, if companies can weather it, they can emerge stronger.

Crisis 8

Crisis Banking CEO Business Model 8

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 10, 2015

In the last 40 years of the 20 th century, strategy was the champion of business supremacy. As a critical success factor, strategy turned into a lucrative industry for a host of consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company , and the Boston Consulting Group. How many times have you read or heard that “culture trumps strategy?”

Strategy 100

Strategy Critical Success Factor McKinsey Retail 100

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. The number of people affected by an innovation.

ROE 12

ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 12