Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

As a result, businesses are experiencing reduced output, reduced long term growth plans and decreased staff morale and wellbeing. Learning and Work Institute Short-term focus: Employers tend to prioritise immediate business needs rather than longer-term strategic requirements or broader economic needs.

Productivity 52

Productivity Products Short-term Proposal 52

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 13, 2020

I’m currently working with an MBA program to re-write and update case studies to include complexity and chaos into the cases and discussion points. This significant fall will reduce more staff – and increase the unemployment numbers — creating more fear and job pressure on people working.

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Disintermediation Short-term Maturity Case Study 114

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 15, 2013

By contrast, the two books reviewed below offer highly specific ways of engaging culture to build more effective, productive, and innovative organizations. He similarly questions the routine use of layoffs, which he describes as “trading skills, experience, future capability, and competitive advantage for short-term cash.”

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Open-book Books Competitive Advantage Participative 260

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Sam Walsh: The Rio Tinto business, in relative terms, is the strongest of the Mining Houses. Sam Walsh: At Rio Tinto, we had an innovation programme called “Mine of the Future”. Yes, I indeed introduced these innovations to Rio, however, I did not want to limit people’s view of the “Mine of the Future” by defining it in today’s terms.

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Gordon Restructuring Leadership CEO 150

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2018

Innovation is famously difficult — many projects end up losing money, frustrating employees, and going nowhere. And yet corporations and governments spend billions of dollars annually pursuing innovation. Innovation projects often fail because the resources are spent on the wrong kind of innovation.

Budgeting 13

Budgeting Innovation Business Model Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Bank of America convenes a local committee of bank leaders in each of its 45 Neighborhood Builders markets then uses a short application and lots of on-the-ground research to select two awardees per community per year. It focuses on both long-term investment and continuous improvement. It is both local and national.

Case Study 14

Case Study Banking Participative Training 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This entrepreneurial spirit allows the company to learn and innovate, collectively, in support of Huawei’s mission: “To improve quality of life through communication.” To meet these demands, Huawei has recently adopted a long-term incentive plan called Time-based Unit Plan (TUP).

Case Study 8

Case Study ESOP Incentives Long-term 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 8, 2011

In his groundbreaking new book, Brand Relevance : Making Competitors Irrelevant, David shows how any company can use the “brand relevance” strategy to achieve long-term, competitive success. Detailed with more than two dozen case studies, Brand Relevance lays out the four key tasks required to attain brand relevance: Finding New Concepts.

Brand 56

Brand Aaker Six Sigma Short-term 56

Deming Institute

MARCH 16, 2017

When organizations are short term focused or have executives making decisions based on data without understanding the processes generating that data in detail they will “hold people accountable” for bad data and drive fear into any thoughts of experimentation. Establish trust, that is going to lead to interest and focus.

Deming 28

Deming Short-term Engineering Incentives 28

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

In sum, CEOs need a frugal innovation agenda. Frugal innovation is the ability to innovate cost-effectively and sustainably under severe resource constraints. Carlos Ghosn isn't the only CEO spearheading the frugal innovation revolution. These visionary CEOs aren't caving in to Wall Street's demands for short-term gains.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

In my May 2012 HBR article "The Trillion-Dollar R&D Fix," which is part of the Spotlight on Innovation for the 21st Century, I show that if the top 20 firms traded on U.S. MORE ON KNOCKING DOWN BARRIERS TO INNOVATION. Free Your Frontline Workers to Innovate. How Introverts Can Become Better Innovators.

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Innovation Short-term Metrics Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

A Short History of Dell. How Dell went from dorm room startup in 1984, to the world''s largest PC maker in 2005, and then saw its stock plummet precipitously the next year, is the subject of a lengthy Harvard Business School case study by HBS professor Jan Rivkin. The Case of IBM.

Rivkin 15

Rivkin Succession Short-term Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

In sum, CEOs need a frugal innovation agenda. Frugal innovation is the ability to innovate cost-effectively and sustainably under severe resource constraints. Carlos Ghosn isn't the only CEO spearheading the frugal innovation revolution. These visionary CEOs aren't caving in to Wall Street's demands for short-term gains.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Because Best Buy's flexible work program is not just any flex policy, but the groundbreaking Results Only Work Environment (ROWE), one of the most innovative and celebrated examples of a company redesigning work to focus on results and boost performance through motivation-enhancing trust and autonomy. At Best Buy, these results produced $2.2

Human Capital 17

Human Capital Short-term Long-term Human Resources 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When we launched the Harvard Business Review/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation last year, we aimed to enlist the most progressive practitioners and thinkers in the collective effort of reinventing what we call "the technology of human accomplishment." Innovating Innovation. Vote on your favorite challenges.

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Innovation McKinsey Management Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

When innovations threaten to disrupt an industry by replacing an old business model with a new one, incumbents need to invest in that model in order to survive. But what if an innovation poses a threat, and you can’t yet tell whether it has genuinely transformative potential? These are rarely studied questions.

Company 8

Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

But we recognize that, in many businesses, resources are often allocated according to short-term, bottom-line pressures. We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. million (0.01% to 0.6%

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2016

Research we conducted at the Center for Talent Innovation reveals a remarkable correlation between inclusive leadership, innovative output, and market growth. Case studies we did for our report give weight to these findings. Her insight? Today, Standard Chartered is the go-to bank for women in South Asia.

Diversity 8

Diversity Globalization Case Study Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Because Best Buy's flexible work program is not just any flex policy, but the groundbreaking Results Only Work Environment (ROWE), one of the most innovative and celebrated examples of a company redesigning work to focus on results and boost performance through motivation-enhancing trust and autonomy. At Best Buy, these results produced $2.2

Human Capital 10

Human Capital Short-term Long-term Human Resources 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Through a study of AI that included a survey of 3,073 executives and 160 case studies across 14 sectors and 10 countries, and through a separate digital research program , we have identified 10 key insights CEOs need to know to embark on a successful AI journey.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

The term “paradigm shift” is a well-worn term. Overlooking this practice results in missed opportunities to foster and encourage motivation, creativity, and innovation. If that is the case – that in fact there is nothing you can do to change the pessimistic behavior – your choice is to either soldier on or find another job.

Leadership 133

Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 133

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

Cautiously, we called it problem-led leadership, and launched into all the interviewing, case studying, and literature review that goes into a leadership research project. To make a long story very short, we found several common threads in the work of problem-led leaders.

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Power Charisma Learning-by-Doing Project 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

For organizations seeking to become more adaptive and innovative, culture change is often the most challenging part of the transformation. Innovation demands new behaviors from leaders and employees that are often antithetical to corporate cultures, which are historically focused on operational excellence and efficiency.

Company 15

Company Agility Innovation Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2014

Upon reading about the study, I wondered if the idea of such long-term research could be attempted in another field that touches all of us: work. Inspired by the Framingham research, our People Innovation Lab developed gDNA, Google’s first major long-term study aimed at understanding work. Innovation?

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Long-term Survey Short-term Human Resources 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

Short-term rewards too often take precedence over the longer-term interests and viability of a company. We’ve enlisted prominent thinkers and leading CEOs who understand that sustainable business practices are in a company’s long-term interests. Climate Change on HBR.org. by Forest L.

Project 8

Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

For more than two years, we and others have been talking about the need to shift the prevailing view among managers, boards of directors and investors from "quarterly capitalism" to what we call "capitalism for the long term". There can be no contradiction, or so the theory goes.

Marketing 11

Marketing Power Short-term Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2011

Each one apparently accompanied by a breathless press release describing how it represents genuine innovation, not to mention fabulous design. But this as the face of modern day innovation?". Consider a mini-case study: America. Elevate the numerator. Make it worthier: more meaningful, enduring, significant.

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Press Release Short-term Globalization Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Some of the nation’s most innovative, high-performing non-profit health care organizations use this formula. The involved companies will face short-term pressure to prove the profitability of the new arrangements. Both CVS’s planned $69 billion acquisition of Aetna and UnitedHealth’s $4.9

Health Care 8

Health Care System Insurance Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2015

However, case studies conducted to tight specifications in other journals, such as one on PepsiCo or another on Barnes Hospital in Health Affairs , have confirmed losses as well. Other recent data points are consistent with these case studies. It is no surprise, then, that only one wellness vendor out of some 1,000, U.S.

Health Care 8

Health Care ROI Case Study Morale 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

In a recent Corporate Executive Board survey, sales executives' top terms for their marketing colleagues included "paper pushers," "academic," and perhaps worst of all, "irrelevant." Yet much of the sales support marketing provides falls short because it's focused on teaching customers about the supplier's business, not the customer's.

Marketing 14

Marketing ROI Short-term Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

With not much more to do than stare at the ceiling and reflect on his company’s present and future, he realized that although they had declared innovation to be key in their strategy, the underlying organizational architecture was wholly unsuited for the job. What might be the long-term consequences? Why do you do it this way?

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Short-term Mintzberg 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2011

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. The management team was running short of patience for results and wanted me to help them bring changes to fruition. What happened?

Process 14

Process Six Sigma Finance Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I wrote a case study about this for my book and it ended up on the cutting room floor, but it's still a fascinating story and one that has valuable lessons for today. The Japanese don't use the term "strategy" to describe a crisp business definition or competitive master plan. market in 1959 to 63% of the market.

Strategy 15

Strategy Automotive Short-term Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

People are also being asked by their bosses or HR to attend conferences, read case studies, watch videos, and try their hand at simulations, all with the goal of picking up new ideas and techniques. As valuable as these experiences can be, they’re all at least one step removed from practice.

Project 8

Project Parcell How To Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2016

In other words, leadership development begins with a real business challenge that leaders need to solve, instead of with a hypothetical case study or simulation. ” As an alternative, the manager began to test other ways of collaborating, short of a full joint venture.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2015

But even if you’re adhering to principles of data-driven management , why not instead conduct controlled, randomized experiments to find out which practices are the best at promoting productivity, worker satisfaction, and innovation? After all, companies seem well-versed in running all sorts of other experiments. Here are some examples.

Company 8

Company Policies Attrition Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The short conference brought together public and private sector managers working on environmental and social issues. The wisdom of such a strategy has been discussed in business circles for years, most notably in the work of Harvard's Clayton Christensen ( The Innovator's Dilemma ). That's a big shift in business as usual.

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Productivity Products Christensen Document 15