The Practical Leader

APRIL 17, 2024

The CEO and second generation owner of this family business was completely frustrated, very unhappy, and hated coming into work every day. Often, they pay lip service, perhaps even passionate lip service, to the importance of customers, quality, teams, innovation, engagement, leadership development, new technologies, safety, and the like.

Teamwork 104

Teamwork Restructuring Project Micromanagement 104

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The most important job of the CEO and the Board is to pick the next CEO. The next CEO, or the next leaders, are about the future. What are the chances that the typical current CEO, most likely a baby boomer, is well positioned to identify all the characteristics of the organizations’ future leaders? Think about it.

Leadership 189

Leadership Globalization CEO Telecommunications 189

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Risk-averse CEOs find comfort in the ‘ doing more of the same’ strategic mode. Optimists favor ‘ doing more with more ,’ placing bets that higher sales and profits will pay for the added investments in headcount or technologies; we’ve all been there at one time or another.

Human Resources 183

Human Resources Restructuring Competitive Advantage Marketing Strategy 183

Coaching Tip

APRIL 23, 2014

Clearly, regulatory restructuring on a global scale is underway. This is not a trivial task in and of itself, but add to that the "need for speed," driven by the continued advancement of technological capabilities, and this generation of business executives just may be facing the greatest management challenge of the postindustrial era.

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Reference Execution Chief Executive Officer Books 121

Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 13, 2014

Two factors making global thinking a key variable for the future are the dramatic projected increases in global trade and integrated global technology, such as e-commerce. New technology is another factor that makes global thinking a requirement for future leaders. Technology can help break down barriers to global business.

Competitive Advantage 140

Competitive Advantage Globalization Diversity Technology 140

HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2019

Apple on its pay-roll has incredibly talented team members who are working on autonomous systems and associated technologies. It is meanwhile believed internally that the dismissals from the group this week is a restructuring anticipated under every new leadership.

Project 40

Project Restructuring Automotive System 40

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Restructuring has led to fewer layers of management, also to fewer opportunities for promotion. Innovative high-technology corporations are currently paying employees large bonuses to recruit top talent. The CEO of a leading telecommunications company recently embarked on an innovative approach. Employee Engagement Leadership'

Bureaucracy 151

Bureaucracy Intellectual Capital Kotter Telecommunications 151

Skip Prichard

JANUARY 14, 2021

Never in the history have so many technologies matured at the same time from social, mobile, cloud, artificial intelligence, sensors, quantum computing, and more. The combinatorial effects of these technologies have suddenly accelerated progress exponentially toward the hyperconnected world, we live in today.

Brand 95

Brand Insurance Participative Open-book 95

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

CEOs of large companies face a conundrum: they are confronted with a growing number of frugal consumers clamoring for affordable solutions, yet their existing corporate culture and incentive systems are designed to support a "bigger is better" business model — not to deliver more with less. In sum, CEOs need a frugal innovation agenda.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

For me businesses are as much or more about the people than they are about the products and markets …so those tough restructuring calls (or sometimes the shut it down calls) are the hardest things ever. The CEO has all of that intellectual property and those secrets in his arsenal to guide the business forward. And guess what?

Open-book 272

Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

CEOs of large companies face a conundrum: they are confronted with a growing number of frugal consumers clamoring for affordable solutions, yet their existing corporate culture and incentive systems are designed to support a "bigger is better" business model — not to deliver more with less. In sum, CEOs need a frugal innovation agenda.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. As the CEO you have final say, but your employees can provide thoughts that you may have overlooked, which can actually add to your business plans.

Press Release 100

Press Release Motivation Discount PR 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Being a CEO is harder than ever. The rapid pace of change in business and technology means that more and more companies will find themselves being disrupted. What’s a CEO to do? And their CEOs are leading the charge. The 21st-Century CEO. Being a CEO is a tough job. Insight Center.

CEO 8

CEO Metrics Leadership Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

And we have figured out why: analytics forces changes on the C-suite that the CEO has to anticipate and manage, but many don’t. Frequent restructurings of the analytics function. The CEO has to work on four things: Actively manage C-suite dynamics. CEOs must anticipate this reaction. But that is not always the case.

CEO 8

CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2018

My recent paper , coauthored with Naoshi Ikeda and Sho Watanabe of Tokyo Institute of Technology, empirically tests this quiet life hypothesis with Japanese data. Nissan rearranged business relations with them under the strong leadership of Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan from 1999 to 2017.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Management Marketing Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2018

The GE model dates back at least to the reign of Reginald Jones as CEO in the 1970s. The model was honed by Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, with new portfolio restructuring strategies and a headlong expansion into finance. Silicon Valley and the rise of information technology.

Welch 8

Welch Software Industry Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2011

CEOs of average companies, in comparison, scored at about the 68th percentile. Jobs was so impressed that he took his entire programming team on a tour of PARC and returned to Apple hell-bent on developing a personal computer that both incorporated and improved upon the technologies he and his team saw. Lafley became CEO.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Disruptive Innovation Restructuring 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2011

As Steve Jobs steps down as Apple's CEO — and Tim Cook takes over — many folks are wondering whether Apple can keep its innovation engine humming. But the key question is whether Cook can sniff out technology and market opportunities while knowing intuitively (or with the help of others) what risks to take. Before A.G.

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Innovation Disruptive Innovation Restructuring Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

The CEO of a large telecommunications firm announced an enterprise-wide cost-reduction and simplification effort as a way of responding to rapidly changing technologies and new competitive threats. A month later, the CEO delayed the meeting again due to a customer problem. Consider this example. You probably get the picture.

Delegation 8

Delegation Management Telecommunications Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Today’s young professionals grew up in an age of mind-boggling technological change, seeing the growth of the internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the development of machine-learning systems. John Fedele/Getty Images. These advances all point toward the total automation of our lives, including the way we work and do business.

Skills 12

Skills Morale Ethics System 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Technological innovations have radically transformed the business landscape in many ways over the last two centuries, from the introduction of steam power to the market conquest of radial-ply tires. Experiment with frontier technologies. Digital reinvention only works if companies master the right digital technology architecture.

Succession 8

Succession Industry McKinsey Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2015

Most refer to organizational changes such as restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, downsizing or moving locations, all of which may result in abrupt shifts in reporting lines, job responsibilities, or the physical environment. I was sure my fellow CEOs would share their own experiences with executives who were hesitant about hiring.

Company 8

Company Resistance CEO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Perhaps one — in which she suggests restructuring job responsibilities to make sure they don't require more technical qualifications than they really need — might bear some thought today.). Technology in the carpal tunnel era changes at the speed of our flicking fingertips, but equal opportunity merely plods along.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Disruptive Innovation Health Care Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

With former CEO A.G. P&G is in the midst of a major restructuring, and has laid off thousands of people. P&G''s board has been under a great deal of pressure from an activist investor who has made his views on the pace of the restructuring clear and vocal. She holds the Ernest L. Why switch horses midstream? Asking A.G.

P&L 8

P&L Restructuring Price CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

There is a palpable sense of systemic instability in the face of political, economic, technological, social, and indeed meteorological uncertainty. They are infrastructure, technology, internationalization, communication, and the balance of continuity and change. 2) Technology. From News Corp. 1) Infrastructure.

Uncertainty 14

Uncertainty Politics Restructuring Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Consider Zappos CEO Tony Hseih, who announced layoffs for 8% of the company’s workforce on Zappos’ external blog immediately after sending an internal email. When Pfizer undertook a major restructuring in 2007, they turned to ten employees to tell their stories. Next, convert your leaders.

Media 8

Media Management CEO Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. From my practice working with bank clients in the continent, here are a few suggestions to make that happen: Restructure staff. A director that reports directly to the CEO will be optimal. Data consolidation.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2013

The next few product launches were not nearly as successful and Ed Zander , a CEO who came in during the successful period, was unable to come up with any more hits. Moreover, firms are often investing in venture capital-type organizations with the hope of striking it lucky with a new technology or offer. Take Motorola, for instance.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Restructuring Competitive Advantage Short-term 8

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

And perhaps more importantly, anyone occupying a position of authority plays a followership role at times, as first-line supervisors report to mid-level managers, mid-level managers report to vice-presidents, vice-presidents report to CEOs, CEOs report to Boards of Directors, etc. from the University of Washington.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

For example, Google’s restructuring into Alphabet highlighted just how much the company is spending on new businesses, from self-driving cars to space exploration and more. economy is not just the opportunity for raw innovation, but the ability to scale new technologies within large global companies.

Company 9

Company Supply Chain Retail Bureaucracy 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

And as Clayton Christensen described in The Innovator’s Dilemma , it can be very difficult for management teams and their organizations to acknowledge that the paradigm around them has changed, and instead of responding in an adaptive manner, too many organizations redouble their investments in legacy business models or technologies.

Groupthink 8

Groupthink Team Consensus Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

Sponsored by DXC Technology. Perhaps sooner than we think, CEOs could be asking, “Alexa, what is my product line profitability?” Even though markets change dramatically every year, products become obsolete and technology advances, and most businesses allocate their capital the same way year after year.

Consultative 8

Consultative Budgeting Advice Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

After yet another painful discussion about what to do, the late Andy Grove, then Intel’s president, turned to CEO Gordon Moore and asked , “If we got kicked out and the board brought in a new CEO, what do you think he would do?” ” Moore answered without hesitation: “He would get us out of memories.”

Levitt 8

Levitt Disaggregation Kaizen Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

’ the questions must be asked, ‘WHY did we start doing WHAT we’re doing in the first place, and WHAT can we do to bring our cause to life considering all the technologies and market opportunities available today?’” We all love a good comeback story, and corporate turnarounds can turn CEOs into stars.

Brand 8

Brand Merchandising Retail Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

Although its readership was at historic highs, the CEO was determined to double its subscription base over the next five years. When Lee Iacocca became CEO of Chrysler, here’s what he found: “Chrysler didn’t really function like a company at all. This kind of approach to special challenges that companies face is new.

Leadership 8

Leadership Diversity Committee Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

It’s hard to say, since a lot of other things happened in those same decades: the decline of unions, an explosion of information technology, a new round of globalization, and the dramatic rise in CEO pay. Why did big firms stop paying so much more than smaller ones?

Company 8

Company Core Competence Outsourcing Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2016

Second, researchers have documented at length why it matters and why everyone, not just CEOs, should care. Most people are used to thinking about inequality as the pay gap between a CEO and an administrative assistant, or a software developer and a manufacturing worker. The competition story revolves around digital technology.

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McKinsey Document Engineering Outsourcing 8