Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

There’s a growing consensus that companies need strong, independent boards full of qualified directors if they are to sidestep risks and seize opportunities in our complex and dynamic international economy. But are the boards of these companies similarly “globalized”? since the index was first developed in 2008. and 8%, respectively.

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Globalization Committee Telecommunications Consensus 14

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Others might find that the successful resolution of these conflicts opens them up to new ways of relating to their families and careers. For example, starting a lawn service with a mower and a truck will demand far less investment and risk than borrowing a lot of money to buy an existing landscaping company. Family Questions.

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

For many, a corporate directorship is a career capstone. We know this approach can work because we''ve seen it: We studied a large corporation that was being split into two public companies for which two new boards had to be created. This approach led both companies to recruit board members that were diverse in needed strategic skills.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Does your company have a COO today? That's what we found when we studied the top management teams of companies in Europe over the past three years. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing.

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COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Many companies extol the value of work-life balance for their employees, but the reality for senior executives? Frequently, stressed and harried managers look up the organization hierarchy and assume that they'll have greater control of their time when they advance to the C-suite. Many managers are "sprinters" early in their careers.

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Stress Telecommunications Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Greenberg , Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies headquartered in New York, presided over a firm of 58,000 people worldwide. I think in our careers the same thing can happen. Here are a few of those thoughts: Change is primarily an emotional and people-centred event Here’s a story that, to me, illustrates that point.

Performance Review 43

Performance Review Blog Learning-by-Doing Contingency Plans 43

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

But corporate learning management systems remain slow, hard to use, and difficult to maintain. Consider, for example, the challenges that one telecommunications company faced with high turnover in its retail stores. Another company wants to build skills among financial analysts.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Retail Human Capital Class 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We have reviewed hundreds of corporate announcements and websites, interviewed numerous leadership experts, and conducted an analysis of CEO changes and successions over the past five years at S&P 500 and Global 100 companies. Attuned to the times, he or she has a stronger chance to uncover and release a company’s latent potential.

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CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Khazanah recognized that Malaysia needed future national leaders with a wide variety of experiences that were far more varied than any of the individual companies in their portfolio could offer alone. Khazanah convinced their portfolio companies to trade their leaders. The main driver for me was to be CFO of a quoted company.

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Its the managers responsibility to lead their employees, manage performance, and provide guidance. Yes, managers often interview job candidates or identify the most talented employees as part of a talent management program. Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR.

CIO 15

CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Ask them if they apply much else from else from economics in their actual business careers, and you’re likely to hear “not much.”. and other governments to help them design these often complicated auctions and by telecommunications companies trying to figure out the best strategies for bidding. Here a few notable examples.

Strategy 12

Strategy Black-Scholes Airlines Price 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." Follow him on Twitter at @GreenAdvantage. In the U.S. Its another thing to see the green focus up close.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I also argued in my last post that the CEO has a critical and unique role to play in process improvement, enabling a companys activities to be redesigned across functions and divisions. But if board members conclude that their companys vitality depends on process improvement, what kind of CEO should they choose?

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market. If we hope for better management of large-scale endeavors, our models will have to look beyond what it takes to inform individual, or even organizational, moves.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

I used to work in the red-hot center of one of the most youth-oriented companies on the planet, Nickelodeon. An obsession with youth is not a phenomenon unique to a company like MTV Networks, focused on programming for people under 30. In California companies, "people over 40 are out to pasture." I should know.

COO 13

COO Chief Financial Officer Telecommunications Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Divani (not her real name) is a senior analyst at a large telecommunications firm. And they are by no means confined to management roles. Do you spend time behind the scenes, managing politics and influencing decisions so others are protected? His manager was a star with a great track record.

Stress 8

Stress Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing Politics 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

Men highly self-rate their own leadership skills and their ability to tackle management and business challenges. The research shows that men are 16 percent more inquisitive than women, possibly due to their tendency to gravitate towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers that reinforce inquiry.

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Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

Many senior managers desire — and are qualified — to join a board. And many companies around the world would greatly benefit from infusions of fresh talent and insight into their boards. Or perhaps expertise in managing clinical trials you learned in biopharma? Boards Leadership Managing up Managing yourself'

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence CEO Health Care 8

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 10, 2011

Pursuing Entrepreneurial Companies: Grad Advice. When a company has clout, there isn’t much incentive to re-invent. To ‘entrepreneurs in waiting’ who want to begin their careers in a corporation, I suggest the following: 1. The leaders of these companies aren’t ‘managing the store’; they’re building new stores.

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CEO Advice Company Competitive Advantage 170

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

What most companies (and economies) dont do is to stop doing — and thats a self-defeating problem. The catch is that most companies dont know how to reflect. When many companies reflect, they choose to use third-, fourth-, or fifth-hand data. Theyve been finely engineered, instead, to do.

Short-term 15

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 15

HR Digest

JULY 22, 2019

Automation in Maritime industry is turning crew members into system managers. More people are becoming skeptical about choosing certain careers, while employers in some sectors are getting more assurance of not having to push so hard on talent management in the future. Mining automation market will reach $3.29 billion by 2023.

Industry 87

Industry Operations Transportation Technology 87

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

And this will only happen if we align the interests of workers and investors such that companies focus on worker well-being to deliver better financial results. Companies have a role to play in addressing this challenge, and doing so needn’t come at the expense of performance. America needs to become a great place to work again.

Skills 8

Skills Engineering Telecommunications Incentives 8