HR Digest

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

With the way trends and technology keep adapting, having strong control over the human resources invested in a company and planning for the long term can be just as crucial a decision as planning a new product launch or seeking a profitable business deal.

Strategic Planning 98

Strategic Planning Reputation Long-term Human Resources 98

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In today’s digital era, you need to convey your product or service in a way that inspires your target market. Being able to grab someone’s attention in today’s age is an asset in marketing. According to a case study , an explainer video of less than a minute has a 77% retention rate. Diversify Your Marketing Channels.

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Video Outsourcing Audience Engineering 109

Chart Your Course

JANUARY 20, 2015

And while CEO Tim Dagenais says that’s pretty good for a company that size in those Upper Peninsula markets, he wanted to do better. Riverside already had good customer service but Tim wanted to create an even higher level of customer service, what we termed Premier Customer Service,” Chart Your Course International’s Smith says.

White Paper 100

White Paper Case Study Human Resources Hotels 100

Eric Jacobson

MAY 11, 2021

Rapidly scaling startups need lots of capital and talent, but they can make mistakes that leave them suddenly in short supply of both. In short, “ If you want your startup to succeed, you need to understand why startups fail ,” explains Eisenmann. Help Wanted. Cascading Miracles. Silicon Valley exhorts entrepreneurs to dream big.

Succession 65

Succession Entrepreneur Case Study Apparel 65

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. Sam Walsh: The Rio Tinto business, in relative terms, is the strongest of the Mining Houses.

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Gordon Restructuring Leadership CEO 150

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 15, 2013

In the new edition, updated and expanded, Weisbord recasts some of his stories from management history, describes his recent work with collaborative teaming, and offers both updated and new cases. Weisbord sees an inherent tension between top-down management and participative cultures.

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Open-book Books Competitive Advantage Participative 260

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2018

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. But Riku worried that it would be only a short-term fix and fail to establish the Kenko brand in the United States. My store managers and stockers would kill me.

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Case Study Marketing Company Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The market for electric bikes had exploded in the past few years, especially in China, and it showed no signs of slowing down. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. His two direct reports were split.

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Case Study Company Price Long-term 9

Strategy Driven

APRIL 8, 2011

There are two ways to compete in existing markets – gaining brand preference and making competitors irrelevant. Most marketing strategists perceive themselves to be engaged in a brand preference battle. Whole Foods Market. Defining and Managing the Category or Subcategory. Brand Relevance.

Brand 56

Brand Aaker Six Sigma Short-term 56

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Seven years ago, Bank of America launched Neighborhood Builders ®, a program that provides grants and, more importantly, leadership training to managers of "high-potential" non-profit organizations in the communities where the bank does business. There was this whole world out there of nonprofit management practices."

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Case Study Banking Participative Training 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2017

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Now the term had become something of a catchphrase with the network suits. But Michael, I can’t manage three shows without delegating. “What’s wrong?”

Case Study 10

Case Study Succession Long-term Delegation 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The facilitator, Caroline Dvorjak , was a marketing professor and a seasoned consultant. Like most of the big hoteliers, however, Otto owned few of those properties; instead it franchised and managed them, with the bulk of the real estate owned by independent companies that licensed Otto’s brands. No pruning necessary.

Hotels 8

Hotels Case Study Brand Price 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 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. The talent market was so tight that strong employees were often poached from small companies by bigger-name, more successful ones. “Why is he calling you on Holi?

Case Study 8

Case Study Real Estate Travel Consultative 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 14, 2016

Case Study of Partnership Lost. Case Studies of Prospects Lost. Here is a short list of ways to alleviate this problem (and take a look at What? Stop trying to qualify in terms of what you sell. Obviously, this interpretation process puts relationships and communication at risk. About the Author.

Succession 50

Succession CRM Case Study Efficiency 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2015

As general manager of the Noida, India, office of KGDV, a global knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) company, she had always encouraged healthy debate on her team, but she was surprised that her head of human resources, Vijay Nayak, and her top project manager, Matt Parker, were going at it in the hallway.

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Case Study Morale Policies Library 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". 1) Believe in your power to make markets efficient — but abandon the efficient market dogma.

Marketing 11

Marketing Power Short-term Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

It's no secret that sales and marketing executives don't always see eye to eye. 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." Here are four rules Challenger marketing organizations live by: 1.

Marketing 14

Marketing ROI Short-term Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2016

” Of course, your first step as a manager should be to avoid hiring toxic people in the first place , but once they’re on your team, it can be hard to get rid of them. “A manager can use this information to coach the person, or suggest resources to help address the root of the problem.”

Management 13

Management How To Document Case Study 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

And last year, he decided that the answer was to take the company private, to escape the hectoring of the public market. A Short History of Dell. Competitors like IBM and Compaq struggled with the politics of managing their various channel partners and lagged Dell in inventory management. Dell returned as CEO in 2007.

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Rivkin Succession Short-term Case Study 15

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

It is usually technical or sales/marketing in nature. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. Ask for case studies which were directly supervised by the person who will handle your training.not stock narratives from affiliate offices or a supervisor. Training is rarely allowed to be extensive.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

When your business is facing declining sales, a potential buy-out, or even certain closure, how do you manage people who are likely panicking about their future? The short answer is yes: Even when it’s clear that a company’s in trouble, there are ways to help team members stay focused, deliver results, and weather the storm.

Management 12

Management Edmondson Crisis Uncertainty 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Ressler and Thompson's case studies as well as independent scholarly research find that ROWE increases productivity, employee well-being, and work-life balance while decreasing turnover. Why such notoriety among management thinkers and educators? At Best Buy, these results produced $2.2

Human Capital 16

Human Capital Short-term Long-term Human Resources 16

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

“Information overload and the pace of our digital lives have [led to short attention spans].” “When you adopt a certain [slumping] posture, you think in subordinate terms and you talk in subordinate terms, and it increases the likelihood that you’ll be seen as less authoritative,” Morgan says.

Influence 20

Influence How To Case Study Learning-by-Doing 20

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. Brazil’s Beef Industry.

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. Today, Standard Chartered is the go-to bank for women in South Asia.

Diversity 8

Diversity Globalization Case Study Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

But the rules and expectations are different when you’re managing a freelancer who isn’t fully employed by your company. Many managers assume that they don’t need to tend to freelancers as much as they do regular employees—and there’s some truth to that, says Dan Pink, author of Free Agent Nation and Drive.

Management 8

Management Tips Performance Review Project 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Since the mid-2000s, however, this model has been under threat from a new, decentralized model, in which electricity is generated on a much smaller scale near or at the point of use, often through a combination of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, batteries, and the digital management of the electricity grid.

Company 8

Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Ressler and Thompson's case studies as well as independent scholarly research find that ROWE increases productivity, employee well-being, and work-life balance while decreasing turnover. Why such notoriety among management thinkers and educators? At Best Buy, these results produced $2.2

Human Capital 9

Human Capital Short-term Long-term Human Resources 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2018

Conversations focus mainly on negotiating price and payment terms. Digital natives who grew up with the Internet and smartphones have transformed the way B2B buyers research purchases, qualify vendors and make purchases—changing the rules of the game for marketers and product managers.

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B2B Schein Forrester CRM 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

But I'd like to suggest that one critically important factor in this story is Facebook's ubiquity and its starring role in so many people's personal lives — what psychologists might term the "availability bias.". Creating and marketing a tablet is quite expensive. Pursue a long-term strategy. An HBR Mini Case Study.

IPO 10

IPO Bond Long-term Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. Enrollment in learning programs has surged over the last few years to generate a global executive education market of over $70 billion a year. Managers learn how to articulate a business opportunity in ways that energize team members.

Project 8

Project Parcell How To Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Is free-market magic finally bringing Amazon-style convenience, quality, and efficiency to health care? This tends to focus doctors, nurses, and other health professionals on the value of what they do — finding the most cost-effective approach to managing their patients’ problems. Could this be it?

Health Care 8

Health Care System Insurance Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

These visionary CEOs aren't caving in to Wall Street's demands for short-term gains. Rather, they are boldly restructuring every function in their organizations to boost their firms' long-term ability to deliver affordable and sustainable solutions to increasingly cost-conscious and eco-aware consumers.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

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. Furthermore, early AI adopters are 3.5

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 10

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. In the 1950's, the American market was quite small and dominated by entrenched players such as Harley Davidson, Indian, and imports like Triumph and Moto Guzzi.

Strategy 15

Strategy Automotive Short-term Marketing 15

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

MAY 23, 2011

The data, case studies, and personal anecdotes to this effect abound. The challenge is that, at both a philosophical and a practical level, the Hierarchy (with its management processes) opposes change. And in a world with an ever-increasing rate of change , it is impossible to thrive without timely transformations.

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Organization Kaizen Budgeting Short-term 15