Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

Editor's Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. The previous night, Luisa had met with Maria Alva, Superado's finance vice president. Shifts were stable, benefits were generous, and salaries were well above market levels.

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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?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 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. During the design phase you will also establish the goals and objectives of your program. What are their preferences?

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How To Tacit Knowledge Mentor Intellectual Capital 62

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2015

“Make it known you want more challenges that fit your goals and talents,” says Gulati. Meeting new people committed to their careers and explaining your own goals and passions to them can help renew your sense of mission and expose you to aspects of your job that you may not have previously appreciated. Move on hastily.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. ” When we talk with corporate executives around the country, they almost always ask the same question: Can managers and CEOs really accomplish their business goals while also advancing society’s goals? We believe the answer is yes.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

Is there a market opportunity the company is overlooking? Make sure you also show how that the need aligns with corporate goals and strategies,” Sheen says. If the finance person frets about keeping expenses under control, discuss expense numbers,” says Sheen. “If Case study #1: Build buy-in ahead of time.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

At the recent Nexus Global Summit on Innovative Philanthropy at the United Nations, which we attended, 600 largely millennial-aged participants from 41 countries representing nearly $750 billion in private and family wealth spent three days exploring and sharing case studies of social investments. These opinions matter.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

From the start we asked: What are the complexities of financing these homes? Bhalla used the case study of the chulha stove, co-created by businesses, NGOs, and slum dwellers, to make his point. And David Smith's entry on the financial challenge shows that flexibility can be born out of financing options as well.

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Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

Tackling maintenance backlogs, future-proofing infrastructure to cope with climate change, and meeting development goals such as access to clean water and all-weather roads to transport goods to markets would cost a great deal more. There are ways of cutting the bill down to size and meeting the challenge.

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Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Rogier has set some ambitious growth goals this year, and without oversight I’m worried they’ll incentivize the wrong behaviors. Now Vera was getting worked up.

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Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company. They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. What made their ascent possible?

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Term loans , SBA loans , lines of credit and invoice financing are just a few of the options available to small business owners. Develop your Expertise Daily ​ Becoming a true expert in any field doesn’t come overnight, it takes months and sometimes even years of consistent study and practice.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Yes, they are closer to the business and should know better what they need to do so they can meet their business goals. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Yes, they are closer to the business and should know better what they need to do so they can meet their business goals.

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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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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

If your new initiative involves, say, improving employee health, zero in on a particular goal, such as decreasing employees’ back pain or helping workers quit smoking. Your colleagues are more likely to respond to specific initiatives rather than lofty, ambiguous goals. Pick precisely where you want to focus. Gather feedback.

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Project Restructuring Hotels Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Informational interviews “give you exposure — a way to get yourself known in the hidden job market,” he says. After all, your goal is to come across in a way that inspires others to help you. Study up on industry lingo. Instead, ask for advice on how to position yourself in the job market.

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Information How To Career Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

Outline key goals and analyze your team’s capacity to execute on them. Apprise your direct reports of the team’s progress in meeting its goals; this holds people accountable and lets them know what others are doing. Case Study #1: Create open lines of communication and respect your team’s downtime.

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Productivity Products How To Micromanagement 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

The goal is to start your business with “a group of people who really care about you” and who are ready to support you along the way, says Horowitz. Horowitz suggests asking your fellow freelancers what the market is like for your skills and what their rates are. Case Study #1: Get your ducks in a row first.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

“You want to have specific, concrete goals to shoot for, including revenue targets and [desired] social impact.” Or pay a freelance consultant to do market research? Your goal, adds Gulati, is to make the case: “This side project is a form of learning that helps me do my day job.” Patch weak spots.

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Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

For example, if you enjoy connecting with people, you could use that skill to be a psychologist or a marketer. Of course, you have to answer more immediate questions about what you want in your current job or your next, but do so only in the context of your longer, larger career goals. Buckle down on your finances.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 29, 2016

Sales force transformation can be the key to driving market-leading profits and top-line growth. Vision : Define a picture of the desired future tailored to the unique needs and specific goals of the organization. Case : Build a case for change, which we summarize as an approach to treat your sales transformation like an internal sale.

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Metrics Marketing Strategy Case Study 50

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Validating proof of concept around social media ROI is a discussion that may have had a bit of relevance 24 months ago, but unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last couple of years you know that numerous case studies abound which validate social media beyond any reasonable doubt. Best wishes Justino.

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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. I'm not a finance person, but that seems too soon to me.". The end goal is to build awareness and improve health care practices, right?". "Do Diana asked. "I

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Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 14

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Niche consultants place emphasis in the areas where they have training, expertise and staff support for implementation… and will market their services accordingly. Marketers might contend that the latest advertising campaign is equivalent to re-engineering the client company (though the two concepts are light years apart).

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Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 59

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

” Your goal is to determine “where this company is on the growth curve,” he says. “Whatever your risk profile, career goals, sector interests, and how left-brain/right-brain you are, you will find something that works for you.” Case Study #1: Get to know the founder and spend quality time with the team.

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Due Diligence How To Learning-by-Doing Case Study 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

The answer is to create networks of organizations that can act together to reach common goals. Any solutions would depend on diverse stakeholders — such as governments, companies, farmers, investors, and NGOs — who in many cases had a history of conflict or distrust. Cultivate a shared vision for change.

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Globalization Company Decentralization Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Machine Shop began to offer its grassroots marketing services to other bands, film studios, TV networks, and brands. I had experience in marketing, business, and finance — all of it outside the traditional music business. Over the course of a year, we built strong case studies in fashion, design, and technology.

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Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

Come armed with ideas for how your job could adapt in ways that are better aligned with your skills and goals. Make sure you develop thoughtful responses to future questions in interviews about your short tenure at the job, emphasizing that you felt it wasn’t a good fit for your skills and goals. Case study #2: Know your strengths.

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Short-term Career Long-term Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Some of the largest companies of recent times by market capitalization, such as Facebook, Alphabet, and Alibaba, carry dual class-shares. Firms with growth opportunities as well as the need for external equity financing often convert to dual-class shares. So do some older, family-controlled firms, such as Ford Motor Co.

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Class Maturity IPO Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Most of us spend most of our time chasing the immediate reward, the short-run "objective," the near-term "goal — in short, the expedient and the convenient. Or is there a bigger, more resonant, and fundamentally worthier goal we could — and should — be pursuing, like ensuring no human being goes thirsty?"

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Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

To make the most of social media to further your career, you need to make a conscious choice to use it for professional purposes, understand what your goals are, and then actively manage your digital footprint. Clark says the goal is to build an army of ambassadors who pass on your content to others. Case study #1: What boundaries?

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Media Career Tips Content 17

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

being pushed into the market is reaching truly overwhelming proportions. It’s been my experience that regardless of the subject, it is precisely when the noise becomes the loudest, that it’s most difficult for the consumer to extract quality and value from the market. D from Columbia. And he was considered an expert!

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The market for smart technologies is predicted to be worth up to $1.6 To answer these questions, we began with a simple premise: Neither “smartness” nor the technology to be deployed is the end goal. It used technology to build out its government services and embrace a market economy. trillion by 2020, and $3.5

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