Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The enterprise sales practice has been highly affected by technological change, in a mostly positive manner. I began my sales career in the late 1970s when there were no personal computers or mobile telephones. However, the best sales pros will still provide value in the form of the latest technology industry trends to buyers.

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Dunning Supply Chain CPA Compliance 102

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Specific to remote work, our Global Tech team will use a primarily virtual work environment post-pandemic, and they will innovate on practices, schedules and technology that will inform our ability to maintain connection, productivity, speed and innovation. It is exciting what the team has established, including the ability for our U.S.-based

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Environment Diversity Leadership Supply Chain 98

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

CEO Insider

AUGUST 25, 2021

I learned a few leadership lessons from my living room in 2020 – where I raised my nine-year-old daughter as I worked alongside her – that other executives might find useful in their careers. 2020 was a year of many firsts for almost all of us. For me, it was my first year as a […].

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Magazine Leadership Career Execution 111

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

We are now in the era of “do-it-yourself” career development. Unfortunately, organizations today are unknowingly leaving employees with skill gaps and blind spots that can derail careers and organizational effectiveness. Here are six things you can do to take control of your own career. Drawn Ideas/Getty Images.

Career 15

Career Development Company Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Managers often think about their careers in terms of winning and losing. But what about those whose careers are sidetracked or derailed when passed over for a key assignment or big promotion? Are these “losers” out of the running for career advancement, or can they regain their footing, refocus their sights, and continue to rise?

Career 10

Career Examples Supply Chain CFO 10

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true…Moreover just because “Company A&# had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B&# can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome. That compilation of tasks that go from time sheet to paycheck?

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

Amazon, for example, has learned that same-day delivery could increase revenues significantly, and it is also aware that new insurgent start-ups such as Instacart and WunWun are focusing on the instant delivery of certain products, so it has invested in its own delivery fleet, drone technology and more. “It is big.”

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Supply Chain Company IPO Talent Management 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Software quickly sifts through thousands of job applications and shortlists candidates who have the credentials that are most likely to achieve success at the company. Smoother supply chains. Machine learning enables contextual analysis of logistics data to predict and mitigate supply chain risks.

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Process Company Supply Chain Software 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology.

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Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2013

Tough Supply-Chain Choices. Suddenly, companies and consumers across the world are finding themselves in a moral quandary: How can you make (or purchase) clothing cheaply without compromising supply-chain ethics? I Would Give This Five Stars, But. Why Women Aren''t Interested in Tech Jobs Fortune. Just a myth, apparently.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Health Care Letter Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

He learned both industries under high-risk conditions where his own wealth was at stake and success highly uncertain. Tim Cook's career followed a very different path. Cook had been running Compaq's supply chain with cutting-edge efficiency when Apple's supply chain was in a shambles.

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Supply Chain Retail PR Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2014

This is a boss you remember for years, one who has a lasting impact on your career. Several years ago, she was asked to build and run a small team that would invest in start-ups aimed at bringing new technology into the company’s supply chain. Howard ended up with a bigger job in a different part of the organization.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain CFO Performance Review Construction 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

It’s a weekday and Jeff, the director of technology at Economical Insurance, kisses his daughter and waves goodbye as she enters the doors of her public school. Joe Granato, the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Mountain Equipment Co-op, told me that he believes it should be mandatory to find the budget to gather in person.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Policies Insurance Learning-by-Doing 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Scenario planning is as essential for strategy formulation as it is for the design of next generation technologies and industries. As Moneyball and the rise of quants in professional sports worldwide attest, the ability to relentlessly improve the quality and specificity of performance analytics is key to success. Everybody eats.

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Class Education Supply Chain Sports 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

.” The interesting thing here is not so much the question of whether Uber should curb its aggressive recruitment, but the phenomenon that, for all companies, strategic success increasingly depends on competitive advantage in talent markets as much as in product, service, and brand markets.

Industry 8

Industry Supply Chain Engineering Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

In this excerpt from their new book, Strategy That Works , Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi explain why distinctive capabilities are vital to success, and address a fundamental question that many companies overlook: How to bring these capabilities to scale, so that every part of the enterprise can call on them.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2014

Our research on boards of directors and corporate governance has shed new light on many board practices and reveals the need for improvement in several areas including skills and selection , succession planning , and diversity. Succession. Just 41% of FOB directors said their boards had an effective CEO succession planning process (vs.

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FOB Diversity Talent Management How To 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. The business press puts a tremendous focus on technology and innovation, but what it doesn't do is put it into context.

Innovation 13

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Cook, of the profound productivity difference between employees who just punch the clock to get their daily pay and those who engage in learning to make productive contributions through which they can build their careers and thereby reap future returns in work and in retirement. That’s just 2.1% Employee incentives. Social innovation.

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Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 11

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

There were no checks and balances for members of the supply train. This archaic mindset flies in the face of progressive supply chain management, which successful companies now embrace. Technology companies must now learn the lessons that steady-growth companies in other industries absorbed. Communications.

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Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57