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. Make sure you have a project manager in place to mind the details and ensure the program doesn’t veer off course.

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How To Tacit Knowledge Mentor Intellectual Capital 62

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

What’s the best way to get your passion project moving? ” Next, make a timeline based on what you think you can reasonably accomplish toward your project in the time you have. As you chip away on your project, continue to give your job the attention it needs. Or pay a freelance consultant to do market research?

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Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

Even at top-tier schools, first-year students spend fewer hours in class than in the past, as field trips, student consulting projects, international excursions, CEO visits, club events, and more crowd the calendar. And teaching methods have changed. Too many students are distracted and disengaged. Other fields do this.

Education 15

Education Organizational Behavior Case Study Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

“You need to be seen as credible” when you’re talking about the financial implications of your initiative to the finance group, for instance. “That’s the language of marketing,” says Butman. Case Study #1: Gather feedback and, if necessary, adjust your message. ” Propose a pilot.

Project 8

Project Restructuring Hotels Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2011

A large division of this company had recognized the need to dramatically change its business model to survive and succeed in a changing market. Two years later the company was the poster child for reengineering success — the subject of speeches, a Harvard Business School case study, articles, and book references.

Process 15

Process Six Sigma Finance Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Finally, even large projects can be broken up into what a banking client of mine calls "human bites." IT as Process Creator.

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Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

You’ve already put a great deal of work into preparing a solid business case for your project or idea. How do you present your case so that it’s clear and straightforward while also persuasive? With a business case, odds are that you’re trying to insert change,” says Duarte. What the Experts Say.

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IPO Audience Chief Information Officer Case Study 9

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. We need to make better choices about the projects we''re investing in. We need to streamline delivery.

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Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

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Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Yet a fundamental tenet of our project and the blog series about it is that slums present complex challenges that can't be fixed with a clever shack alone. From the start we asked: What are the complexities of financing these homes? The $300 House project is a housing ecosystem project. Triple the U.S.

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Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Others end up as their own bosses because they’ve left jobs and are trying to figure out what’s next, or they start doing a few projects on the side and realize the work is enough to be their main gig. Horowitz suggests asking your fellow freelancers what the market is like for your skills and what their rates are.

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Succession How To Consultative Project 8

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.

Banking 9

Banking Commitment Class Entrepreneur 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2015

Volunteer to take on a new project to give yourself exposure to tasks and departments outside of your normal role. Case Study #1: The power of enthusiastic peers. ” Case Study #2: Taking on new tasks. ” She took over the launch of the temporary marketing site, and really enjoyed the experience.

How To 8

How To Mentor Case Study Career 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. And without centralized oversight of projects, any single subsidiary’s missteps risked taking down the entire company. Now Vera was getting worked up.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2017

“Before you respond to a request or knock on a door in a marketing capacity, you need to establish that the company can pay you and will pay you,” he says. Before you start working on an assignment, you need a contract that lays out the scope of the project , the payment terms, and enumerates the expectations for both sides.

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Long-term Follow-up Project Due Diligence 8

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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Tips Franchising Cost Travel 95

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

Adds Fernández-Aráoz: "You need a clear and explicit plan for the future, whether you are thinking of a promotion, a lateral move, or a new project altogether. In cases where the boss is insecure, "you should not bring that new hire in without a plan to promote him in the near term," says Fernández-Aráoz. Pay what they are worth.

Finance 17

Finance Learning Curve Skills Learning-by-Doing 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. 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. Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR.

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CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

Be smart about how you allocate the hours of your own workday—the meetings you attend, the emails you respond to, and the projects you sign on for—so your team can follow your lead. “The last thing you want is for someone to begin his day thinking, ‘I have seven projects to work on, where do I start?’”

Productivity 8

Productivity Products How To Micromanagement 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. In turn, this will foster better social outcomes and create new markets and consumer segments. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale. This initiative will soon connect all 1.3

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

Do you have a marketable skill? These are typically specific, functional abilities like project management, web development, financial analysis — or advisory skills that come from years of experience. “If you’re 22 and you’re not a web developer, you probably don’t have marketable skills,” he warns.

Planning 8

Planning Outsourcing Case Study Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

For example, marketing optimizes its activities for its own benefit and the sales and customer service functions do likewise. The end-to-end process of customer acquisition and retention — getting rid of duplicate activities and information across marketing, sales and customer service — isnt touched.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

Perhaps a customer pushed for a steeper discount than you wanted to give, or a potential client went with a competitor’s approach to a project. But it does mean thinking about how, for example, the lower profits you’re accepting might be balanced out by opening up new markets. Case Study #1: Acknowledge your missteps.

COO 8

COO How To Long-term Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

They are projected to make up the majority of all women by 2060, which means they’ll also likely become the majority of the U.S. 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. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images.

Management 13

Management Tacit Knowledge Diversity Leadership Pipeline 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2018

In 2017, CIO magazine reported that around one-third of all customer relationship management (CRM) projects fail. CRMs today also serve a lot of masters, from executives in the C-suite, technology, marketing, finance, and, oh yeah, sales. Integrate your marketing efforts with sales activity. PM Images/Getty Images.

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CRM Project Succession CIO 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

We came together over a Skoll Foundation-funded project a few years ago to explore business models for social entrepreneurs. Is your potential market big enough? If not, can you make a case for future profitability based on similar business models used by others in different sectors or geographies? Are you profitable?

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Business Model Case Study Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The staggering capital requirements of todays projects — think billion dollar semiconductor factories — dwarf those of yesteryear. The staggering capital requirements of todays projects — think billion dollar semiconductor factories — dwarf those of yesteryear.

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The map projected on the screen had a dot for every location where a BrainGame volunteer lived. Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. We’ve barely spent anything on marketing, because they do it all for us.”

Company 9

Company CFO Proposal Engineering 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Guidelines 14

Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 14

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. 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.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

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NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

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 60

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Airlines 14

Airlines Report Guidelines Discount 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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Retail 14

Retail Price Comparison Nalebuff 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Many respondents stressed that, during a startup’s early stages, its founders must gain a deep understanding of customer needs, and then must build on that understanding through rapid iteration and testing to prove product-market fit. ” Finance is less important. ” Always be closing?

Engineering 13

Engineering Finance Survey Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

Observation will “give you a better data set,” but if possible, you might also “do a project with the startup on the side” before you formally commit. Case Study #1: Get to know the founder and spend quality time with the team. ” Case Study #2: Determine what you want out of the experience.

Due Diligence 10

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

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

In fact, the whole Euro project looks like a pretty badly thought-through plan. If you want a good case study on this, have a read of The Pope's Children by the irreverent David McWilliams , which did a great job of unpicking the Irish bubble (and it was written before the crash). It's just a question of what form that takes.

Banking 15

Banking Construction Politics Case Study 15