Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2011

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. One of their primary goals was to help regional customers avoid stock-outs of the company's most successful product: organic prewashed lettuce. In fact, it was losing money.

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Case Study Retail Transportation Niche Marketing 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

If all went well, Blue Sky would soon be using Prime's components in its energy-efficient cars and trucks. "At Editor's Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Lin could see that he was awed by the scale of the operation.

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Case Study Technology Tacit Knowledge Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

It’s time for sustainability to be a real goal for businesses striving to ensure a competitive future. The urgent challenge now is to drive the majority of businesses to take measures that will save energy and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. How can you make core business operations more sustainable?

Project 8

Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Inside you’ll find scenarios, case studies, tips, templates, and checklists that will help you capture and retain your company’s intellectual capital as Baby Boomers leave the workplace. How do your organization’s strategic and operational goals inform what work roles will be needed in the future?

How To 72

How To Tacit Knowledge Intellectual Capital Newsletter 72

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Through a well-structured operating process, partners expand and align their efforts and draw on comparative strengths.

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

” The goal here is to help your colleague accept her new authority over you and demonstrate that you trust her to do the job. This is a big moment for her, and she’s probably spending a lot of time and energy trying to figure out how to be effective in the role. Remember to be patient, too. It will — and should.

CTO 8

CTO Case Study Learning Curve Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Smart leaders make New Year resolutions and set quarterly milestones, charting progress against ambitious plans and goals. The case study written about Aravind has been required reading for all Harvard Business School students for over a decade. North Stars align our energy, emotions, and actions in the service of our vision.

Self-aware 15

Self-aware Franchising Quality Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Besides, your goal is to help your team “move beyond the labels.” Generation-based employee affinity groups are a waste of time and energy, he adds. Case Study #1: Leverage your young workforce’s expertise. I recognized that I had a lot to learn about operating in this new world,” says Ron, who is 51.

Management 9

Management Mentor Human Resources Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

“Sometimes you really do need people to perform a task in a specific way,” Batista says, and in those cases, you’re better off giving directions. Or you may not want to dedicate the time and energy to helping a chronic underperformer. I’m focusing on your performance because I want to help you meet your goals this year.”

Resistance 8

Resistance Case Study Executive Coaching Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The company would double the size of its business, he said, by channeling its efforts toward achieving eight ambitious goals by 2020 — among them, doubling the proportion of Unilever's portfolio that meets the highest nutritional standards, and halving the water associated with the consumer use of its products.

Globalization 14

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Review case studies and their patterns for repeating themselves. Good opportunities to compare successes, case studies, methodologies, learning curves and insights. Goal Inspiring. Innovative Then and Now… Still Creating. Applying Pop Culture to Today. Discern the differences between trends and fads.

Planning 60

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 60

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2017

” Your goal is to get “an objective view” of how much of the firing “was about you and how much of it was about external factors.” “You have a golden moment in your job search where you’re operating at peak confidence and energy. ” Keep it short and upbeat.

How To 8

How To Letter Learning-by-Doing PR 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Effective Crisis Handling, Case Studies. Devaluation of the Mexican peso and slumps in energy and ranching economies had taken tolls on a city whose population was losing faith. Crises can and will happen to good organizations. Most often (85% of the time), they can be heeded, planned for averted. Maquiladoras.

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Crisis Crisis Management Budgeting Risk Management 71

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2016

However, looking at the surveys and consulting reports, it is unclear what the precise use cases are that will drive this positive ROI from big data. Our goal in this article is to offer specific, real-world case studies to show how big data has provided value for companies that have worked with Microsoft’s analytics teams.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Price Airlines Advertising 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Most obviously, the Internet of Things has the power to profoundly change operations — that’s where much of the coverage of this burgeoning network has focused. These three mini case studies will show you just how profound those shifts will be. The goal is aligning closer to consumers and building ongoing relationships.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Software Marketing 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Most obviously, the Internet of Things has the power to profoundly change operations — that’s where much of the coverage of this burgeoning network has focused. These three mini case studies will show you just how profound those shifts will be. The goal is aligning closer to consumers and building ongoing relationships.

Industry 8

Industry Retail Software Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Of course, the advice and guidance may be richer and more relevant if it comes from someone who knows you well and understands your goals. Even the promise of future help, if and when it's needed, can be enough to convince a mentor to give up his time and energy. Case Study #1: Using multiple mentors.

Mentor 16

Mentor Career Long-term Advice 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

As the boss, your goal is to have all your employees operating at their peak level of energy, efficiency, and motivation—which can be a challenge when it comes to leading a team comprised of introverts and extroverts. Case Study #1: Talk to your team members about how they prefer to work and learn.

Management 8

Management How To Brainstorming COO 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

One can wake up, realize their energy has been zapped and experience setbacks in their business because he-she was spending disproportionate time on networking. There is no converting them to your more enlightened way of thinking and operating. If one is growing from networking and all parties benefit, it works well.

Committee 52

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

The Empowered Buisness

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Tatum discusses the 5 critical success factors for managing, driving and sustaining growth, along with case studies of companies that succeeded or failed during No Man’s Land. E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality. Funny, uplifting and profound ….

Books 113

Books Leadership Open-book Learning-by-Doing 113

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The company cried ‘case study’ from the very beginning, when it segued from the former Houston Natural Gas moniker. Yet, when the company shifted from being an energy supplier to the hucksterish energy trader, the charitable activities were dispensed with. The News Media. Accounting.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2018

As its victims know all too well, “death by PowerPoint,” the poor use of the presentation software, sucks the life and energy out of far too many meetings. For all intents and purposes, this software acts as manager and coach, setting goals and guidelines even as it offers data-driven advice to get the job done.

Software 8

Software Learning-by-Doing Technology Compliance 8