Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The goal is balance: A coherent company strikes a balance where the right product and service portfolio naturally thrives within a capabilities system consciously chosen and implemented to support a deliberate strategy or way to play. We believe coherence confers a substantial premium, and we’ve measured it.

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Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

” As a team, your collective goal is to come up with “agreed-upon norms that you’ll all operate within,” says Burkus. You should take full advantage of empty conference rooms, semi-private cubicles, and quiet alcoves, says Burkus. Case Study #2: Develop ground rules and find a way to quiet your brain.

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Open-book Conference Brainstorming Public Relations 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Our first goal was to understand how widely held the belief is that meaningful work is of monetary value. The magnitude of this number supports one of the findings from Shawn’s recent study on the Conference for Women. increase in annual operating profits. increase in annual operating profits.

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Creativity Report Conference Mentor 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2018

Your goal is to demonstrate that “you’re someone with a depth of knowledge but who also wants to learn and help.” ” These conversations needn’t be confined to conference rooms or cubicles, adds Jen Su. Case Study #1: Summon your inner confidence; make an effort to get to know your colleagues.

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How To Long-term Project Case Study 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Take stock of your needs and goals. Case Study #1: Establish expectations early on. When Debby Carreau was promoted from the operations side of a multibillion-dollar hospitality company to a high-level HR position, her boss assigned her a mentor to help with the transition. Case Study #2: Exit gracefully.

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Mentor How To Case Study Career 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Your goal is to weed out the superfluous and to make your words count. While you can accomplish this by being disingenuous, that is not the goal. When you truly focus more on what you leave behind than what you take away you will have accomplished the goal.

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Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. The end goal is to build awareness and improve health care practices, right?". "Do Gloria Londoño scanned the tables at the Opera restaurant. Why would an IPO be so bad?

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Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The agency, which provides health care to approximately 9 million veterans at over 1,700 locations, had set a top-down goal to increase the percentage of veterans who were seen within 14 days of requesting an appointment. The crisis that emerged in the Phoenix VA was triggered by the pursuit of a 14-day wait time goal for all appointments.

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Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Crisis Kotter 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Nowhere was this calculation (and its impact) more evident than in the recent US presidential campaign, where one party saw women as a key strategic lever to their goal, the other a non-essential side issue. Is having 80% women in HR and support functions and 80% of men in operational roles what you are after? The bottom line?

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